Vilimoni Botitu on his way to scoring a try for Fiji [Source: World Rugby Sevens]
The Fiji Airways 7s side is set to face Argentina in the Hong Kong Cup quarter-finals today after thrashing New Zealand 24-5 last night.
Fiji will play Argentina in the second quarter-final at 3:20pm while South Africa will face USA in the first quarterfinal at 2:58pm.
In other quarter-final matches, England will meet Samoa at 3:42pm while NZ will play France in the last quarterfinal at 4:07pm.
The Gareth Baber-coached side showed a classic performance winning all their pool matches.
Fiji showed their respect for New Zealand before the match and those affected by the Christchurch tragedy with a special gift at the Hong Kong 7s.
Fiji show their respect for New Zealand and those affected by the Christchurch tragedy with a special gift at the Hong Kong Sevens. pic.twitter.com/77VdC67lGQ
— World Rugby Sevens (@WorldRugby7s) April 6, 2019
Fijian captain Paula Dranisinukula’s two incredible offloads created tries for Aminiasi Tuimaba and Vilimoni Botitu.
A third try from Livai Ikanikoda extended their lead to 19-0 at the half time mark.
Apenisa Cakaubalavu then extended Fiji’s lead 24-0 before Joe Ravouvou scored New Zealand’s consolation try.
| POOL C | P | W | D | L | PD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIJ | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 9 |
| NZL | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 7 |
| AUS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -24 | 5 |
| KEN | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -69 | 3 |
New Zealand took their offloading game to a new level and their defensive pressure forced Clark Laidlaw’s side into uncharacteristic errors.
RE:LIVE: Two players isn’t enough to stop the offload from Meli Derenalagi. Awesome skill. #DHLRugby #HK7s pic.twitter.com/nPJeCxypdo
— World Rugby Sevens (@WorldRugby7s) April 6, 2019
In other matches, Australia beat Kenya 28-12, England defeated USA 28-22, Spain upset Wales 25-10, and South Africa beat Samoa 21-7.
It’s @fijirugby v @AllBlacks7s in Hong Kong. It’s BIG and Fiji fans know it!#HK7s pic.twitter.com/3fhSYfl7q1
— World Rugby Sevens (@WorldRugby7s) April 6, 2019
The Cup quarter-finals start at 2.58pm tomorrow, Cup semifinal final begins at 7.41pm and the cup final kicks off at 11pm.
? After the final round of matches on day two at the #HK7s it’s @OfficialKRU Jeff Oluoch who leads the @DHLRugby Impact Player table with 32 points. Will anyone catch him tomorrow? #DHLImpactPlayer #DHLRugby pic.twitter.com/qZPT0f2PZ1
— World Rugby Sevens (@WorldRugby7s) April 6, 2019
You can watch the entire tournament live on FBC TV.
After their win over Wales, @ferugby felt like busting some moves….#HK7s pic.twitter.com/ab2FiAQWRm
— World Rugby Sevens (@WorldRugby7s) April 6, 2019
| MATCH | TIME | TEAM 1 | SCORE | TEAM 2 | POOL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M1 | 09:42PM | Samoa | 17 - 7 | Scotland | Pool A |
| M2 | 10:06PM | South Africa | 22 - 7 | Japan | Pool A |
| M3 | 10:31PM | England | 29 - 19 | Wales | Pool D |
| M4 | 10:53PM | USA | 36 - 7 | Spain | Pool D |
| M5 | 11:15PM | New Zealand | 40 - 14 | Australia | Pool C |
| M6 | 11:37PM | Fiji | 22 - 5 | Kenya | Pool C |
| M8 | 12:01AM | Argentina | 19 - 14 | Canada | Pool B |
| M8 | 12:26AM | France | 40 - 7 | Portugal | Pool B |
| SAT APR 06, 2019 | |||||
| M9 | 03:16PM | Samoa | 31 - 21 | Japan | Pool A |
| M10 | 03:41PM | South Africa | 26 - 10 | Scotland | Pool A |
| M11 | 04:03PM | England | 54 - 5 | Spain | Pool D |
| M12 | 04:25PM | USA | 19 -21 | Wales | Pool D |
| M13 | 04:51PM | New Zealand | 36 - 0 | Kenya | Pool C |
| M14 | 05:13PM | Fiji | 31 - 12 | Australia | Pool C |
| M15 | 05:35PM | Argentina | 26 - 21 | Portugal | Pool B |
| M16 | 05:59PM | France | 24 - 12 | Canada | Pool B |
| M17 | 07:00PM | Scotland | 19 - 19 | Japan | Pool A |
| M18 | 07:22PM | South Africa | 21 - 7 | Samoa | Pool A |
| M19 | 07:44PM | Wales | 10 - 26 | Spain | Pool D |
| M20 | 08:08PM | USA | 17 - 28 | England | Pool D |
| M21 | 08:33PM | Australia | 28 - 12 | Kenya | Pool C |
| M22 | 08:55PM | Fiji | 24 - 5 | New Zealand | Pool C |
| M23 | 09:17PM | Canada | 19 - 12 | Portugal | Pool B |
| M24 | 09:41PM | France | 26 - 14 | Argentina | Pool B |
| SUN APR 07 | |||||
| M25 | 01:30PM | Scotland | 33 - 14 | Spain | CTQF |
| M26 | 01:52PM | Australia | 26 - 21 | Portugal | CTQF |
| M27 | 02:14PM | Wales | 7 - 38 | Japan | CTQF |
| M28 | 02:36PM | Canada | 0 - 19 | Kenya | CTQF |
| M29 | 02:58PM | South Africa | 12 - 21 | USA | Cup QF1 |
| M30 | 03:20PM | Fiji | 29 - 24 | Argentina | Cup QF2 |
| M31 | 03:42PM | England | 12 - 14 | Samoa | Cup QF3 |
| M32 | 04:07PM | France | 14 - 12 | New Zealand | Cup QF4 |
| M33 | 05:16PM | Spain | 24 - 7 | Portugal | 13th Place SF |
| M34 | 05:43PM | Wales | 29 - 14 | Canada | 13th Place SF |
| M35 | 06:05PM | Scotland | 19 - 17 | Australia | CT SF |
| M36 | 06:30PM | Japan | 21 - 5 | Kenya | CT SF |
| M37 | 06:55PM | South Africa | 17 - 19 | Argentina | 5th Place SF |
| M38 | 07:17PM | England | 10 - 17 | New Zealand | 5th Place SF |
| M39 | 07:41PM | USA | 19 - 28 | Fiji | Cup SF |
| M40 | 08:03PM | Samoa | 12 - 19 | France | Cup SF |
| M41 | 09:00PM | Spain | 19 - 14 | Wales | 13th Place Play-off |
| M42 | 09:30PM | Scotland | 26 - 24 | Japan | CT Final |
| M43 | 10:00PM | Argentina | 21 - 14 | New Zealand | 5th Place Play-off |
| M44 | 10:30PM | USA | 22 - 5 | Samoa | Bronze Final |
| M45 | 11:00PM | Fiji | 21 - 7 | France | Cup Final |
A reminder of the #HSBC7s standings as we enter day two of the #HK7s
Remember, top four at the end of the 2019 series qualify automatically for #Tokyo2020 Olympics pic.twitter.com/7M0XtnITLE
— World Rugby Sevens (@WorldRugby7s) April 6, 2019
