Rugby

Fiji men's 7s finishes fourth in Spain

June 1, 2026 7:54 am

Fiji Airways Men's National 7s halfback, Terio Tamani in action at the recent Valladolid 7s.[Photo: WORLD RUGBY SEVENS/ FACEBOOK]

The Fiji Airways Men’s National 7s side finished fourth at the Valladolid 7s in Spain after going down 17-28 to Argentina in the 3rd place playoff this morning.

Apete Narogo, Jeremaia Matana and Isaia Rugu scored for Fiji.

Argentina speedster Marcos Monetta scored twice, and they were leading 21-12 at the break.

Fiji earlier lost 21-14 to Australia in the cup semifinal.

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Australia was clinical in attack and looked after the ball well.

The Australians scored three converted tries to Fiji’s two.

Captain Henry Hutchinson led from the front and scored a double while James Turner added another.

Fiji’s tries were scored by Kavekini Tanivanuakula and George Bose.

Australia went on to win the title after beating South Africa 26-19 in the final.

It was a double celebration for the Aussies as their women’s team defeated the USA 27-14 to win the women’s title.

Meanwhile, the Fiji Airways Fijiana 7s finished 7th following their 14-5 win over hosts, Spain.