"I like the tournament format that we've played previously and obviously for me the big one was why the question marks about why we do it this year [leading into the Olympics] to change up on that consistency.

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Former Fiji 7s player, Livai Ikanikoda has been recalled in the Fiji Airways Men’s 7s training squad as preparations have begun for the upcoming HSBC World 7s Series tournaments in Hamilton and Sydney. The Fiji women's Sevens team are getting stuck into training as they prepare for the New Zealand leg of the World Series in Hamilton at the end of the month. "I think the issue is going to be more about the recovery following potentially those five games between tournaments because you're not finishing until late on Sunday night...and you're in a plane on Sunday morning and travelling over to Sydney so I think there's a lot of unknowns to be quite honest with you.". Further tries from Aminiasi Tuimaba and Apenisa Cakaubalavu sealed the win for Fiji. Men's day one highlights.

Fiji now needs to beat Argentina to seal its place in the semifinal. By Navitalai Naivalurua.

Will they complete the three-peat in Hamilton on 25-26 of Jan? Minimising discipline issues is a key factor in turning seasons fortune around - Baber (Thursday 23/01/2020) Meanwhile, Fiji’s second match is against Australia at 6.35pm today and they’ll play Argentina at 11.57am tomorrow. Fiji will play their first pool match in the Hamilton 7s against Samoa at 12.57pm this Saturday, they will take on Australia at 6.35pm Saturday and play Argentina at 11.57am this Sunday in their last pool match.

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World Rugby announces rugby sevens funding boost of US$2.5 million to optimise teams’ Olympic preparations for Tokyo Games. Here’s a detailed live stream guide . It was better in South Africa but it needs to be better again to go across great teams like Samoa, like Australia and Argentina.".

Speaking to World Rugby, Derenalagi says he feels there will be some pressure but they will try to play their hearts out. It was a tough tournament where we played Australia, NZ, Spain, Wales, South Africa and Samoa and were lucky to take the win against Samoa. Tuwai and Derenalagi will share the captaincy in the absence of Paula Dranisinukula.
But I'm sure there's other teams that are probably thinking the same thing...but it's all new to all of us. The semi-final will start at 3.20pm Sunday while the final will start at 7.56pm Sunday.
With New Zealand also hosting an official leg of the Women's World Series for the first time the men's competition has been cut back, with the four pool winners now advancing directly to the semi-finals. By Navitalai Naivalurua. Baber says they will be evaluating their games this week and will try to improve in the Sydney 7s next week. The Fiji Airways Men’s National 7s survived a late scare as they held on to beat Samoa 19-12 in their first pool match of the Hamilton 7s.

Fiji Airways National 7s coach, Gareth Baber says he has faith in Jerry Tuwai and Meli Derenalagi to lead the team during the second leg of the HSBC 7s Series.

Fiji 7s hopeful of semi-final qualification at the Hamilton 7s (Sunday 26/01/2020) Former Fiji captain and assistant coach, Mosese Rauluni, knows firsthand what it’s like to be part of one of the most exciting teams in rugby.

We have to be on top of our game to outplay Samoa - Baber (Friday 24/01/2020)

"What we don't want to do is create a mindset that it's just going to be physical," he said. Baber says it is a new format and they know that they need to win the group to get through to the semi-final.

“We have fond memories of Hamilton last year.

Tomorrow and Friday's training sessions will based on Hamilton 7s tournament format - Baber (Wednesday 08/01/2020) The Fiji Airways Men’s National 7s are out of the Hamilton 7s cup competition after being beaten 26-10 by Argentina.

The Fiji National Rugby Sevens Team has competed in the World Rugby Sevens Series, Rugby World Cup Sevens and the Olympics.They won the gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil, the country's first Olympic medal in any event. About. Head Coach Baber said that after a solid 5 weeks of training selection was extremely competitive and the squad are prepared for the challenge ahead. According to World Rugby statistics, Fiji sits on number one spot for yellow cards with 12 cards in 10 games. It was a tough tournament where we played Australia, NZ, Spain, South Africa, Wales and Samoa and were lucky to take the win against Samoa. "We needed to have some good consistency in...our training environment and to make sure that we were getting the training sessions done with the accuracy that we needed and that has been a big focus.". Fiji will play their first pool match in the Hamilton 7s against Samoa at 12.47pm today, they will take on Australia at 6.35pm today and play Argentina at 11.57am tomorrow in their last pool match.

Them. Meanwhile, in the first semi-final, England will play France at 3.20 pm.

Fiji Airways Flying Fijians coach, Gareth Baber has opted for a balance between forwards and backs to tackle the strong opponents in their pool.

Twenty-eight teams will take part in the first fully integrated men's and women's World Series tournament in New Zealand.

Jerry Tuwai and Meli Derenalagi will share the captaincy.

Asaeli Tuivuaka scored the only try of the first half as Fiji led 5-0 at the break.

Kalione Nasoko will continue as the Captain for the next two tournaments.

Baber adds that they will need to improve on their mistakes and play as a team to retain their Hamilton 7s title. By Navitalai Naivalurua. Fiji’s first pool match in the Hamilton 7s is against Samoa at 12.47 pm this Saturday, we then face Australia at 6.35 pm Saturday and battle Argentina at 11.57am this Sunday in our last pool match. Photo: Mike Lee - KLC fotos for World Rugby. Fiji play Argentina in their last pool match at 11.57am today. Fellow joint series leaders South Africa, who were victorious in Dubai, will take on Kenya, England and invitational team Japan in Pool B. Third-placed France will be looking to keep their strong run of form going as they face Ireland, Canada and Spain in Pool C, while reigning Olympic and Series Champions. Out! Winning the 9th place play-offs, Fiji has collected another 8 points to add to their HSBC World Rugby 7s Series points. Baber makes two changes to his team for the 2nd leg of the HSBC 7s Series (Friday 17/01/2020) Fiji Rugby Sevens coach Gareth Baber has named an experienced 13-man squad for the upcoming New Zealand tournament in Hamilton.

The Hamilton 7s final will be played at 7.56 pm. Barring any upsets, Fiji will either take on New Zealand or USA in the semi final and South Africa or England in the Hamilton 7s final.

Tuwai now sits with 126 tries, one try ahead of former Fiji 7s player Nasoni Roko. "It's a bit strange," he said. Other players included are Sevuloni Mocenacagi, Josua Vakurunabili, Kavekini Tabu, Apenisa Cakaubalavu, Vilimoni Botitu, Waisea Nacuqu, Alasio Naduva, Aminiasi Tuimaba and Napolioni Ratu. Teams. Baber says Tuwai is a natural leader, and Derenalagi did captain the side in the last leg. Notable inclusion for the side looking to add to their Cape Town success is the return of Paula Dranisinukula who has passed all necessary fitness and medical tests and has trained very hard following the fracture to his leg on November last year. The national side will be aiming to return to the form that saw them crowned HSBC New Zealand Sevens champions in 2019 when they overcame USA in the final. Defending Hamilton 7s champions Fiji has been drawn in Pool D for next month’s tournament.

Fiji celebrate their second straight Hamilton 7s title. Hamilton Sevens 2020: ... Ben Francis. Only the winners of the pools will go to the semi finals as there will be no quarter finals in Hamilton, Sydney and Paris. Tuwai last captained Fiji in 2017 and 2018.

Fiji finished third in its pool and will now have to wait once the fixtures are finalized for the next round to find out which team they’ll meet next. He also says that they always had a plan as to how the training will look like through this block.

It was a tough tournament where we played Australia, NZ, Spain, Wales, South Africa and Samoa and were lucky to take the win against Samoa. Former Fijian 7s national rep Viliame Maya is optimistic that competitions in his Island home of Taveuni will rise to another level after the introduction of integrated rugby development courses at the Island for the first time. They are the only country in the world to have won the three major achievements in Sevens. We are looking forward to the Fijian support as always and will be playing as always for the people at home, our country and of course the Lord.”. Meanwhile, Fiji Airways Mens's National 7s team coach, Gareth Baber has opted for a balance between forwards and backs to tackle the strong opponents in their pool. By Naveel Krishant and Navitalai Naivalurua. © 2018-20 Fijian Broadcasting Corporation Limited. ADVERTISEMENT Fun. The Fijiana, on the other hand, are in pool A with reigning series champions New Zealand, England and invitational team China. There it is. Dranisinukula out of Hamilton 7s tournament while Tuwai managing an ankle injury (Friday 10/01/2020) He adds they are trying to remove deliberate knock-ons from their game which is a yellow card offeBaber says that there needs to be a change of mindset in the local 7s tournaments.

Meanwhile, Jerry Tuwai was not present in the training session yesterday at the Uprising ground in Pacific Harbour.

Fiji Airways National 7s Coach Gareth Baber has made two changes to his team for the 2nd leg of the HSBC 7s Series. Tickets. “You go two tries behind we didn’t tidy up kickoffs on that and it hurt us badly but I always thought we could score two quick tries we made line breaks two or three times but we didn’t finish them off and we didn’t create the momentum in the game to get us back into it.”, “We were not good enough in that we knew we were going to have to be on top of our game in the three games everybody comes out to play as if it’s the cup final and as I said we were not good enough in that last game.”, The kick pass kings | @LosPumas7s. Tuwai has scored 125 tries for Fiji and is the joint highest try scorer with Nasoni Roko. Meanwhile, Fiji’s first pool match in the Hamilton 7s is against Samoa at 12.57pm next Saturday, they will take on Australia at 6.35pm the same day and play Argentina at 11.57am next Sunday in their last pool match. https://t.co/Y7C7r1GV1w.

Baber has made two changes to his team making way for Livai Ikanikoda and Asaeli Tuivuaka. The Fiji Airways Men’s National 7s Team will tomorrow and Friday have their training sessions based on the timings of their games in Hamilton 7s.

By Shanil Singh.

Hosts and current joint series leaders the All Blacks Sevens drawn with Scotland, USA and Wales in Pool A. France defeated Ireland 17-7 to force its way into the semifinals. Coach, Gareth Baber has made two changes to his team for the 2nd leg of the HSBC 7s Series.

According to statistics from World Rugby, Fiji received 12 yellow cards in the first two tournaments. Fiji Sevens coach Gareth Baber has questioned the change in format for this weekend's tournament in Hamilton.

Coach Gareth Baber admitted yesterday the players were physically fit but mentally depressed on game day in the first two tournaments in Dubai and Cape Town last month. With Captain Paula Dranisinukula set to miss the next leg with a hand injury, Baber will have another decision to make on who will captain the side in Hamilton. Fiji beats Samoa 19-12 in their first game of Hamilton 7s (Saturday 25/01/2020)

Fiji were unstoppable at the #NZSevens in 2018 and 2019.

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