Aminiasi Tuimaba scored two tries for Fiji against Kenya
Fiji had to fight hard to beat Kenya 24-17 in their first pool match of the London 7s.
Aminiasi Tuimaba scored the first try to give Fiji a 7-0 lead but Kenya replied back and made it 7-5.
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Meli Derenalagi made it 12-5 before Kenya’s Bush Mwale levelled scores to 12-12 at the breather.
Tuimaba scored his second try to give Fiji a 17-12 lead but Kenya bounced back again and made it 17-all.
The national 7s captain Paula Dranisinukula scored the final try to give Fiji a 24-17 win.
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Final score: FIJ 24-17 KEN pic.twitter.com/8o9yTuFHRd
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Fiji’s next game is against France at 12:42am tomorrow and plays its final pool game against Samoa at 3:48am.
You can watch all the matches live on FBC TV.
MATCH | TIME | TEAM 1 | SCORE | TEAM 2 | POOL |
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SAT MAY 25 | |||||
M1 | 08:30PM | Australia | 28 - 10 | Wales | Pool D |
M2 | 08:52PM | USA | 29 - 5 | Spain | Pool D |
M3 | 09:14PM | Samoa | 14 - 22 | France | Pool B |
M4 | 09:36PM | Fiji | 24 - 17 | Kenya | Pool B |
M5 | 09:58PM | Argentina | 12 - 14 | Canada | Pool A |
M6 | 10:20PM | South Africa | 49 - 0 | Japan | Pool A |
M8 | 10:42PM | New Zealand | 12 - 0 | Scotland | Pool C |
M8 | 11:04PM | England | 17 - 21 | Ireland | Pool C |
M9 | 11:36PM | Australia | 21 - 12 | Spain | Pool D |
M10 | 11:58PM | USA | 26 - 19 | Wales | Pool D |
SUN MAY 26, 2019 | |||||
M11 | 12:20AM | Samoa | 20 - 21 | Kenya | Pool B |
M12 | 12:42AM | Fiji | 31 - 10 | France | Pool B |
M13 | 01:04AM | Argentina | 36 - 7 | Japan | Pool A |
M14 | 01:26AM | South Africa | 45 - 14 | Canada | Pool A |
M15 | 01:48AM | New Zealand | 34 - 7 | Ireland | Pool C |
M16 | 02:10AM | England | 24 - 21 | Scotland | Pool C |
M17 | 02:42AM | Wales | 14 - 17 | Spain | Pool D |
M18 | 03:04AM | USA | 19 - 17 | Australia | Pool D |
M19 | 03:26AM | France | 31 - 17 | Kenya | Pool B |
M20 | 03:48AM | Fiji | 26 - 17 | Samoa | Pool B |
M21 | 04:10AM | Canada | 31 - 12 | Japan | Pool A |
M22 | 04:32AM | South Africa | 40 - 21 | Argentina | Pool A |
M23 | 04:54AM | Scotland | 12 - 41 | Ireland | Pool C |
M24 | 05:16AM | England | 17 - 12 | New Zealand | Pool C |
QUARTERFINALS | |||||
M25 | 08:30PM | Argentina | 28 - 19 | Spain | CTQF |
M26 | 08:52PM | England | 19 - 24 | Samoa | CTQF |
M27 | 09:14PM | Wales | 17 - 0 | Japan | CTQF |
M28 | 09:36PM | Kenya | 21 - 24 | Scotland | CTQF |
M29 | 09:58PM | South Africa | 22 - 29 | Australia | Cup QF1 |
M30 | 10:20PM | New Zealand | 14 - 19 | France | Cup QF2 |
M31 | 10:42PM | USA | 24 - 14 | Canada | Cup QF3 |
M32 | 11:04PM | Fiji | 33 - 24 | Ireland | Cup QF4 |
M33 | 11:36PM | Spain | 21 - 40 | England | 13th Place SF |
M34 | 11:58PM | Japan | 26 - 17 | Kenya | 13th Place SF |
MON - MAY 27 | |||||
M35 | 12:20AM | Argentina | 5 - 14 | Samoa | CT SF |
M36 | 12:42AM | Wales | 7 - 28 | Scotland | CT SF |
M37 | 01:04AM | South Africa | 17 - 21 | New Zealand | 5th Place SF |
M38 | 01:26AM | Canada | 14 - 33 | Ireland | 5th Place SF |
M39 | 01:48AM | Australia | 31 - 24 | France | Cup SF |
M40 | 02:10AM | USA | 10 - 17 | Fiji | Cup SF |
M41 | 03:07AM | England | 14 - 29 | Japan | 13th Place Play-off |
M42 | 03:32AM | Samoa | 26 - 17 | Scotland | CT Final |
M43 | 04:07AM | New Zealand | 35 - 14 | Ireland | 5th Place Play-off |
M44 | 04:32AM | France | 7 - 29 | USA | Bronze Final |
M45 | 04:57AM | Australia | 7 - 43 | Fiji | Cup Final |