Fijians thrill in Hong Kong Sevens win over Kiwis
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FIJI produced a trademark flair-filled display to beat holder New Zealand 33-19 and win the 40th edition of the Hong Kong Sevens in front of a packed celebratory crowd yesterday.
The Pacific Islanders’ brute force and extreme pace, coupled with eye-catching goose steps and deft offloads in the tackle, proved too much for the Kiwis, with the impressive Savenaca Rawaca scoring two of the Fijian’s five tries in the final.
The victory, their third in China’s Hong Kong in four years, moved the Fijians up to second in the standings on 108 points with three legs to go in the campaign. The top four after the final legs in Scotland and Twickenham, London, in May will qualify for the sport’s Olympic return at the Rio de Janeiro Games next year.
South Africa still leads the way on 110 points after thrashing Samoa to take third having lost to the impressive Fijians 15-21 in the semifinals.
New Zealand, held to a humbling 24-24 draw by Portugal in the pool phase, dropped to third on 107 after collecting 19 points in Hong Kong in its pursuit of a 13th overall title in 16 years.
Australia, edged out by South Africa 5-7 in the quarterfinals of the main Cup competition, is fourth on 84 after winning the second-tier Plate tournament which padded its lead over fifth-placed England to six points.
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