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Baber confident of topping the pool in Sydney

January 22, 2018 12:18 am

Fiji Airways mens 7s coach, Gareth Baber is confident that his side will top the pool in the Sydney tournament this weekend.

Baber says the has the right set of players who can compete at high level and beat the teams like New Zealand, Samoa and Russia in the pool matches.

“We know that we are capable of going through the pool. Our intension s to go through the pool as number one and that’s what we are aiming at.”

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They kick off their campaign against Samoa at 8.28pm on Friday.

The side then plays Russia at 5.09pm on Saturday before facing New Zealand at 8.42pm.

The Cup quarter-final kicks off at 12.28pm on Sunday, semi-final begins at 6.36pm and the final is schedule for 9.48pm.

You can watch the tournament live on FBC TV and catch the commentaries of Fiji’s game on Radio Fiji One.