Fijiana win Oceania 7s

While their main team was in Cape Town in the SVNS, Fiji’s development team were more than strong enough to win the region’s sevens championship.

Eight national teams took part alongside the Fijiana, including Kiribati making their sevens debut, and Niue returning to international sevens after 16 years away.

Kiribati – the 153^rd national team to play sevens – had a tough debut with two 50 point loses, but Niue – who did not score a point in their previous incarnation – finished second in their pool after beating American Samoa.

Predictably, perhaps, the three pools were won by Fiji, Samoa and Tonga who all reached the semi-finals alongside the hosts, Solomon Islands.

Fiji powered through to their place in the final 36-5 against Tonga, while Samoa were too strong for the hosts.

The final was by far the closest game for Fiji’s second strong, but they were still too good for Samoa.

Results

Pool A: Fiji Development 46-0 Vanuatu; Solomon Islands 17-5 Vanuatu; Fiji Development 39-0 Solomon Islands

Pool B: Samoa 46-0 Niue; American Samoa 7-29 Niue; Samoa 48-5 American Samoa

Pool C: Tonga 54-0 Kiribati; Cook Islands 59-0 Kiribati; Tonga 31-0 Cook Islands

Quarter-Final: Tonga 43-0 Niue; Cook Islands 0-15 Solomon Islands; Fiji Development 48-0 Vanuatu; Samoa 50-0 American Samoa

5th-8th Place Semi Finals: Niue 31-5 Vanuatu; Cook Islands 43-0 American Samoa

Semi-Finals: Fiji Development 36-5 Tonga; Solomon Islands 0-24 Samoa

7th Place: Vanuatu 0-29 American Samoa

5th Place: Niue 12-17 Cook Islands

3rd Place: Tonga 41-5 Solomon Islands

Final: Fiji Development 14-5 Samoa