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Baber banks on talented players

November 27, 2017 3:32 am

The Fiji Airways National 7s coach Gareth Baber is confident they will give their best shot to come out victorious in the opening round of the 2017-18 World Sevens Series which kicks off in Dubai this weekend.

Baber says with the amount of talented players he has in his squad, he is hoping they will deliver on game day.

“With the experienced level, quality and physicality and how they will be placed individual and that’s why I’ve picked this squad to go to Dubai 7s and I know every coaches are doing the same but that’s my mentality. We’ll need to stick to what we need to do to create the momentum."

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Fiji kicks off the Dubai 7s campaign against Russia on Friday at 7.06pm; they then play Wales at 10.06pm and face Australia on Saturday at 4.06am.

The final will be played on Sunday at 4.33am.

You can watch the Dubai 7s live on FBC TV and also catch commentary of Fiji’s games on Radio Fiji One.