Former Saint Joseph’s Secondary School sprint queen Heleina Young will be making her HSBC SVNS World Series debut for the Fiji Airways Fijiana 7s at the upcoming Vancouver 7s tournament.
Young was named in the Saiasi Fuli-coached side for the third leg of the series.
Young says her first tournament will be a nerve-wracking one knowing there will be a lot of pressure from the fans.
The 23-year-old says she will take things as they come and will try to execute the things she learned during training.
Young says she will use her speed to her advantage and says that in sevens speed is an asset and it is something she is blessed to have.
When questioned by fijivillage News on how she is coping with the transition from fifteens to sevens, she says she is adapting well.
The Fijiana are in pool B alongside Australia, Japan, and the USA.
They will take on the USA at 7.30 am next Friday in their first match, they will then play Australia at 12.46 pm Friday before playing Japan at 6.15 am Saturday in their final pool match.
The Women’s quarter-finals will kick off at 11.55 am Saturday, the semi-finals will kick off at 7.59 am Sunday and the final will be at 12.43 pm Sunday. Meanwhile, the Fiji Men will take on Spain at 11.20 am Friday in their first match, they will then play Canada at 4.44 pm Friday before taking on Argentina at 10.33am Saturday in their last pool match.
The Men’s Cup quarter-final will kick off at 2.22pm Saturday, the cup semi-finals will kick off at 8.43am Sunday and the cup final will be at 1.23pm Sunday.
