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Fiji captain Paula Dranisinukula offloads against the Canada side [Source: World Rugby 7s]
The Fiji Airways 7s side made a winning start to its Singapore campaign beating Canada 50-12 in its first pool match.
Paula Dranisinukula, Meli Derenalagi and Sevuloni Mocenacagi scored a try each in the first half to lead Canada 19-7 at the breather.
Full time: @fijirugby get heir title defence off to a good start with 50 -12 win over Canada #Singapore7s pic.twitter.com/x390EznoGm
— World Rugby Sevens (@WorldRugby7s) April 13, 2019
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Fiji extended their lead in the second spell with two tries from wing Aminiasi Tuimaba and a try each to Apisai Cakaubalavu, Josua Vakurunabili, and Apenisa Cakaubalavu to seal the win.
Meanwhile, in an earlier match, Pool rival South Africa beat Scotland 36-10 to bag its first win in Singapore.
Fiji will meet Scotland in its second pool match at 8.02pm and plays South Africa in its final pool match at 11.28pm.
| MATCH | TIME | TEAM 1 | SCORE | TEAM 2 | POOL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M1 | 02:00PM | New Zealand | 43 - 0 | Japan | Pool D |
| M2 | 02:22PM | Samoa | 40 - 14 | Spain | Pool D |
| M3 | 02:44PM | England | 36 - 7 | Kenya | Pool C |
| M4 | 03:06PM | USA | 31 - 12 | Wales | Pool C |
| M5 | 03:30PM | Argentina | 17 - 22 | Australia | Pool B |
| M6 | 03:54PM | France | 26 - 7 | Hong Kong | Pool B |
| M8 | 04:14PM | South Africa | 36 - 10 | Scotland | Pool A |
| M8 | 04:36PM | Fiji | 50 - 12 | Canada | Pool A |
| M9 | 05:28PM | New Zealand | 53 - 0 | Spain | Pool D |
| M10 | 05:50PM | Samoa | 50 - 5 | Japan | Pool D |
| M11 | 06:12PM | England | 0 - 12 | Wales | Pool C |
| M12 | 06:34PM | USA | 17 - 14 | Kenya | Pool C |
| M13 | 06:56PM | Argentina | 31 - 5 | Hong Kong | Pool B |
| M14 | 07:18PM | France | 12 - 24 | Australia | Pool B |
| M15 | 07:40PM | South Africa | 36 - 0 | Canada | Pool A |
| M16 | 08:02PM | Fiji | 12 - 19 | Scotland | Pool A |
| M17 | 08:54PM | Japan | 17 - 5 | Spain | Pool D |
| M18 | 09:16PM | Samoa | 22 - 26 | New Zealand | Pool D |
| M19 | 09:38PM | Kenya | 19 - 14 | Wales | Pool C |
| M20 | 10:00PM | USA | 22 - 7 | England | Pool C |
| M21 | 10:22PM | Australia | 47 - 0 | Hong Kong | Pool B |
| M22 | 10:44PM | France | 7 - 19 | Argentina | Pool B |
| M23 | 11:06PM | Scotland | 5 - 28 | Canada | Pool A |
| M24 | 11:28PM | Fiji | 7 - 17 | South Africa | Pool A |
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| M25 | 02:00PM | Scotland | 38 - 10 | Spain | CTQF |
| M26 | 02:22PM | Wales | 19 - 17 | Hong Kong | CTQF |
| M27 | 02:44PM | Japan | 14 - 33 | Canada | CTQF |
| M28 | 03:06PM | France | 24 - 14 | Kenya | CTQF |
| M29 | 03:30PM | South Africa | 21 - 12 | Samoa | Cup QF1 |
| M30 | 03:52PM | USA | 12 - 10 | Argentina | Cup QF2 |
| M31 | 04:14PM | New Zealand | 5 - 19 | Fiji | Cup QF3 |
| M32 | 04:36PM | Australia | 19 - 31 | England | Cup QF4 |
| M33 | 05:38PM | Spain | 38 - 12 | Hong Kong | 13th Place SF |
| M34 | 06:00PM | Japan | 24 - 31 | Kenya | 13th Place SF |
| M35 | 06:22PM | Scotland | 33 - 12 | Wales | CT SF |
| M36 | 06:44PM | Canada | 12 - 19 | France | CT SF |
| M37 | 07:06PM | Samoa | 14 - 12 | Argentina | 5th Place SF |
| M38 | 07:28PM | New Zealand | 27 - 22 | Australia | 5th Place SF |
| M39 | 07:50PM | South Africa | 24 - 12 | USA | Cup SF |
| M40 | 08:12PM | Fiji | 26 - 12 | England | Cup SF |
| M41 | 09:14PM | Spain | 5 - 21 | Kenya | 13th Place Play-off |
| M42 | 09:36PM | Scotland | 19 - 22 | France | CT Final |
| M43 | 10:11PM | Samoa | 19 - 17 | New Zealand | 5th Place Play-off |
| M44 | 10:35PM | USA | 7 - 21 | England | Bronze Final |
| M45 | 11:00PM | South Africa | 20 - 19 | Fiji | Cup Final |
