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Seven players to debut for Fiji at Oceania 7s

Seven players to debut for Fiji at Oceania 7s
Fiji 7s players training in Uprising.

Seven new players will make their debut for the Vodafone Fiji 7s team at the Oceania 7s next weekend.

The Fiji Rugby Union released the team list last night and it  only includes four Olympic Gold Medalists.

The new players are Sevuloni Tawake, Timoci Sinate and Risiate Tadulala from the Wardens 7s team, Setareki Bituniyata from Uluinakau, Kalioni Nasoko from the Newnet Yasawa Stingers, Lepani Kurimudu from Nadroga and Nacanieli Labalaba from the Malolo Rugby team are the new players.

Tawake and Sinate also play for Namosi while Tadulala has joined the Suva rugby 15s team.

Making their comeback into the side are Nadroga centre and wing, Joeli Lutumailagi, Waisea Nacuqu and Donasio Ratubuli from Westfield Barbarians.

The four Olympians selected are captain Osea Kolinisau, Kitione Taliga, Jasa Veremalua and Samisoni Viriviri.

The tournament will be held at the ANZ Stadium next Friday and Saturday.

Fiji is pooled with Tonga, Papua New Guinea, American Samoa and Nauru in Pool A.

Australia is in Pool B with Samoa, Cook Islands, Solomon Islands and New Caledonia.

The Selected Players are:

Forwards

1. Setareki Bituniyata

2. Risiate Tadulala

3. Jasa Veremalua

4. Kalioni Nasoko

5. Sevuloni Tawake

6. Timoci Sinaite

 

Backs

7. Waisea Nacuqu

8. Kitione Taliga

9. Osea Kolinisau

10. Donasio Ratubuli

11. Samisoni Viriviri

12. Joeli Lutumailagi

13. Lepani Kurimudu

14. Nacanieli Labalaba

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