Lavenia Tinai scored the only for the Telecom Fijiana 7s team as they went down 17-5 to Australia in the third cup quarterfinal of the Sydney 7s women’s competition this morning.
Australia led the Fijiana 5-0 at halftime after the opening try by Elia Green.
This lead was soon extended by Australia’s Charlotte Caslick at the start of the second half when she scored an unconverted try.
The women’s Olympic champions were leading 10-0 until Fiji’s Lavenia Tinai crossed over for a try to make five points the difference between the two sides.
Australia's captain Sharni Williams put the icing on the cake when she used her pace to break Fiji's defence and cross over for the final try of the match.
The Telecom Fijiana 7s team will now meet Russia in the fifth place semifinal at 2.50pm today.
In the women’s cup quarterfinal draws, New Zealand will face USA while Australia will clash with Canada.
