Sevens

Fiji finishes fourth in Sydney

February 3, 2019 10:15 pm

Jerry Tuwai [Source: World Rugby Sevens]

The Fiji Airways men’s 7s side finished fourth after being defeated 19-17 by England in the bronze play-off in Sydney.

England led 12-nil at the half time mark.

Replacement Apenisa Cakaubalavu scored a hat-trick of tries for the side but it was not enough to seal the match.

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In the Fifth place playoff, South Africa defeated Australia 12-10.

MATCHTIMETEAM 1SCORETEAM 2STAGE
M2511:38AMJapan31 - 19TongaCTQF
M2612:00PMWales19 - 14KenyaCTQF
M2712:22PMArgentina36 - 12SamoaCTQF
M2812:44PMCanada35 - 21ScotlandCTQF
M2913:16PMFiji22 - 17AustraliaCup QF 1
M3013:38PMNew Zealand28 - 5FranceCup QF 2
M3114:00PMSouth Africa5 - 26EnglandCup QF 3
M3214:22PMUSA38 - 10SpainCup QF 4
M3315:04PMTonga20 - 17Kenya13th Place SF
M3415:26PMSamoa26 - 12Scotland13th Place SF
M3515:48PMJapan19 - 17WalesCTSF
M3616:10PMArgentina24 - 19CanadaCTSF
M3716:32PMAustralia17 - 14France5th Place SF
M3816:54PMSouth Africa33 - 0Spain5th Place SF
M3917:16PMFiji14 - 36New ZealandCup SF
M4017:38PMEngland7 - 14USACup SF
M4120:08PMTonga5 - 25Samoa13th Place Final
M4220:30PMJapan7 - 10ArgentinaCT Final
M4321:07PMAustralia10 - 12South Africa5th Place Playoff
M4421:29PMFiji17 - 19EnglandBronze Final
M4521:56PMNew Zealand21 - 5USACup Final