The Fiji Airways 7s side will play New Zealand in the Singapore cup-quarterfinal after finishing second in its pool, despite a 17-7 loss to South Africa in its final pool match.
It was a tough match between the two rivals with Blitzbokke’s Stedman Gans scoring the only try of the first half to lead Fiji 5-0 at the breather.
Fiji’s winger Aminiasi Tuimaba set up a beautiful try for playmaker Livai Ikanikoda in the second spell to claim the lead from South Africa 7-5.
Fiji plays New Zealand in its cup quarterfinal at 4.14pm tomorrow.
In the other quarter-final matches, South Africa takes on Samoa at 3.30pm, USA meets Argentina at 3.52pm, and Australia plays England in the last quarter-final at 4.36pm.
-FBC
Pool A
| POOL A | P | W | D | L | PD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RSA | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 9 |
| FIJI | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 5 |
| SCO | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -42 | 5 |
| CAN | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -51 | 5 |
The second quarterfinal will be between USA and Argentina at
Pool B
| POOL B | P | W | D | L | PD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 9 |
| ARG | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 7 |
| FRA | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 5 |
| HKG | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -92 | 3 |
Pool C
| POOL C | P | W | D | L | PD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 9 |
| ENG | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| WAL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -12 | 5 |
| KEN | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -27 | 5 |
Pool D
| POOL D | P | W | D | L | PD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NZL | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 9 |
| SAM | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 7 |
| JPN | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -83 | 5 |
| ESP | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -91 | 3 |
Fixtures and Results
| MATCH | TIME | TEAM 1 | SCORE | TEAM 2 | POOL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M1 | 02:00PM | New Zealand | 43 – 0 | Japan | Pool D |
| M2 | 02:22PM | Samoa | 40 – 14 | Spain | Pool D |
| M3 | 02:44PM | England | 36 – 7 | Kenya | Pool C |
| M4 | 03:06PM | USA | 31 – 12 | Wales | Pool C |
| M5 | 03:30PM | Argentina | 17 – 22 | Australia | Pool B |
| M6 | 03:54PM | France | 26 – 7 | Hong Kong | Pool B |
| M8 | 04:14PM | South Africa | 36 – 10 | Scotland | Pool A |
| M8 | 04:36PM | Fiji | 50 – 12 | Canada | Pool A |
| M9 | 05:28PM | New Zealand | 53 – 0 | Spain | Pool D |
| M10 | 05:50PM | Samoa | 50 – 5 | Japan | Pool D |
| M11 | 06:12PM | England | 0 – 12 | Wales | Pool C |
| M12 | 06:34PM | USA | 17 – 14 | Kenya | Pool C |
| M13 | 06:56PM | Argentina | 31 – 5 | Hong Kong | Pool B |
| M14 | 07:18PM | France | 12 – 24 | Australia | Pool B |
| M15 | 07:40PM | South Africa | 36 – 0 | Canada | Pool A |
| M16 | 08:02PM | Fiji | 12 – 19 | Scotland | Pool A |
| M17 | 08:54PM | Japan | 17 – 5 | Spain | Pool D |
| M18 | 09:16PM | Samoa | 22 – 26 | New Zealand | Pool D |
| M19 | 09:38PM | Kenya | 19 – 14 | Wales | Pool C |
| M20 | 10:00PM | USA | 22 – 7 | England | Pool C |
| M21 | 10:22PM | Australia | 47 – 0 | Hong Kong | Pool B |
| M22 | 10:44PM | France | 7 – 19 | Argentina | Pool B |
| M23 | 11:06PM | Scotland | 5 – 28 | Canada | Pool A |
| M24 | 11:28PM | Fiji | 7 – 17 | South Africa | Pool A |
