The Fiji Airways Fijian 7s interim coach Saiasi Fuli has restructured his game plan and approach towards the second leg of the Dubai 7s tournament this weekend. After an impressive outing during the first leg of the last weekend, the 11 new players who made their debut for the national 7s team are expected to […]...
The Fiji Airways Fijiana 7s side finished second after going down 22-7 to Australia in the final at the Dubai 7s today. The side defeated Great Britain 28-5 to top its pool and set up the fixture against Australia. This was the first time the Fijiana 7s side played at a final of the World […]...
The Fiji Airways Fijian 7s team is set to face Kenya in the Cup quarterfinal after finishing on top of its pool with three wins on day one of the competition at the Dubai 7s today. The Saiasi Fuli-coached side defeated Australia 17-12 in the final pool match. Two tries from Iowane Teba and one […]...
A dozen men’s teams and 10 women’s teams come together in the Middle East this weekend for the opening tournament of what promises to be a blockbusting year of rugby sevens.With Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 and the 2022 Commonwealth Games on the horizon, there is much for rugby sevens fans to look forward to […]...
The Fiji national rugby union team is a member of the Pacific Islands Rugby Alliance (PIRA) formerly along with Samoa and Tonga. In 2009, Samoa announced their departure from the Pacific Islands Rugby Alliance, leaving just Fiji and Tonga. Fiji are ranked tenth in the world by the IRB as of 16 June 2014.
Despite the relatively small size of their represented country, in the 2007 Rugby World Cup Fiji defeated Wales 38–34 to claim a quarter final spot (theoretically placing them in the top 8 teams in the world) and proceeded to give eventual winners South Africa a scare eventually going down 37–20.
