Fiji Airways Men’s National 7s coach Gareth Baber says they will have to stay ahead of the other teams if they want to win the Paris 7s this weekend and the World Sevens Series title.
All eyes will be on Fiji after winning their fourth straight title this season and Baber believes their high risk game is working well with their combination.
Captain Jerry Tuwai says they have a lot of respect for their pool opponents New Zealand, Samoa and Kenya.
The Fiji 7s team just needs a third place finish at the Paris 7s this weekend to win the 2017/2018 World Sevens Series.
Fiji is in first place with 167 points and a third place finish will earn them 17 points and will take their total tally to 184.
A tournament win is 22 points therefore South Africa will get 182 points if they win the Paris 7s. This will not be enough to beat Fiji on the table.
Barring any upsets, they are likely to meet Argentina, USA or England in the quarterfinals.
Fiji is likely to face Australia, Canada or Scotland in the semifinals and South Africa or New Zealand in the final.
Fiji will take on Samoa at 8.50pm Saturday in their first pool match of the Paris 7s.
The national side will then face Kenya at 11.46pm on Saturday in their second pool match while the final pool match is against New Zealand at 5.14am on Sunday.
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