Fiji Airways Men’s National 7s Coach Gareth Baber showed his gratitude to the Fijian community in New Zealand who came out in numbers to support the team during their campaign to defend their Hamilton 7s title.
At a gathering last night hosted by the Fijian community in New Zealand, Baber says that with the presence of the Fijian community in Hamilton and the amount of supporters makes Hamilton feel like home to them.
Baber says the team knows that some fans use their own money to travel around the world and support the team, so it is important for them to pay that back when they put on the white jersey.
He adds that he has never experienced this type of expectations in other sport’s and the team knows they have a huge responsibility which they try to live up to.
The community also gave the players gifts and some cash.
Meanwhile, the Sydney 7s will be held this Saturday and Sunday.
Fiji will face Japan in their first pool match at 12.34pm Saturday and meet England at 6pm while Fiji will play their last pool game against Samoa at 10pm Saturday.
The Cup quarterfinals start at 1.16pm Sunday, the semifinals start at 5.16pm while the final will start at 9.56pm Sunday.
