Jerry Tuwai on attack for the Fiji 7s team [Source: World Rugby]
The Fiji Airways men’s 7s side continue their dominance in the Hamilton tournament after beating Canada 33-7 in the first cup quarterfinal.
Brilliant offload from @fijirugby‘s Vilimoni Botitu pic.twitter.com/S8oQYqWabw
— World Rugby Sevens (@WorldRugby7s) January 27, 2019
The Fijian side will now play South Africa in the Cup semi-final who defeated Samoa 28-19.
Fiji will play South Africa in the first Cup semifinal at 3:16pm.
It was an early start for Fiji, where Vilimoni Botitu made a breakthrough in the first minute of play creating a gap for Meli Derenalagi to run over the try line.
Fij are out in force at the #NZSevens pic.twitter.com/v5rVDHoVYs
— World Rugby Sevens (@WorldRugby7s) January 27, 2019
Aminiasi Tuimaba then scored their second try.
Canada fought back, scoring their first try before Waisea Nacuqu replied in the dying seconds of the first half to extend their lead to 21-7.
Coach Gareth Baber reminded the players at the break that they need to win the ball and score first.
“What we need to do in the second half, we haven’t got the ball and just let them run of it. Don’t wait and see them play with it. Get up and take risks and get them this side and once we did that they’ll give up the ball. Three times we get the ball three times we score and that’s exactly what we want and want to do.”
Fiji continued to dominate in the second spell where Tuimaba scored his double to extend their lead to 28-7.
The Fijian gladiators put on a good defensive line where they blocked Canada from scoring tries.
Josua Vakurunabili then made the last say in the last minute to seal the victory.
FT |??24-17 ??| That Cup semifinal feeling. The @AllBlacks7s take the win over Australia in the quarterfinals!#NZSevens pic.twitter.com/Jf0u76LiFk
— HSBC NZ Sevens (@NZ_Sevens) January 26, 2019
New Zealand defeated Australia 24-17 in the third quarterfinal.
TRY SAVING TACKLE!@Aussie7s Malouf came all the way from the scrum to make this increidble try saving tackle. What an effort! #NZSevens pic.twitter.com/15Y36HK3sh
— World Rugby Sevens (@WorldRugby7s) January 27, 2019
Reaction: Regan Ware spoke to us after @AllBlacks7s advanced to the Cup Semi-Final by beating Australia 24 – 17 #NZSevens pic.twitter.com/oJ2gTqjnJL
— World Rugby Sevens (@WorldRugby7s) January 26, 2019
USA beat Scotland 19-14 in the last quarterfinal.
New Zealand will face USA at 3:38pm in the second semifinal.
The Cup semifinal starts at 3.16pm while the Cup final will kick off at 7.10pm.
You can watch the entire tournament live on FBC TV.
| MATCH | TIME | TEAM 1 | SCORE | TEAM 2 | STAGE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M25 | 9:00AM | Argentina | 35 - 0 | Japan | CTQF |
| M26 | 9:22AM | Kenya | 19 - 12 | Tonga | CTQF |
| M27 | 9:44AM | Spain | 19 - 10 | Wales | CTQF |
| M28 | 10:06AM | England | 21 - 5 | France | CTQF |
| M29 | 10:36AM | Fiji | 33 - 7 | Canada | Cup QF 1 |
| M30 | 10:58AM | South Africa | 28 - 19 | Samoa | Cup QF 2 |
| M31 | 11:20AM | New Zealand | 24 - 17 | Australia | Cup QF 3 |
| M32 | 11:42AM | USA | 19 - 14 | Scotland | Cup QF 4 |
| M33 | 12:10PM | Japan | 7 - 31 | Tonga | 13th Place SF |
| M34 | 12:32PM | Wales | 19 - 35 | France | 13th Place SF |
| M35 | 12:54PM | Argentina | 7 - 24 | Kenya | CTSF |
| M36 | 13:16PM | Spain | 7 - 38 | England | CTSF |
| M37 | 14:26PM | Canada | 19 - 28 | Samoa | 5th Place SF |
| M38 | 14:48PM | Australia | 14 - 24 | Scotland | 5th Place SF |
| M39 | 15:16PM | Fiji | VS | South Africa | Cup SF |
| M40 | 15:38PM | New Zealand | VS | USA | Cup SF |
| M41 | 16:00PM | Tonga | VS | France | 13th Place Final |
| M42 | 17:00PM | Kenya | VS | England | CT Final |
| M43 | 17:26PM | Samoa | VS | Scotland | 5th Place Playoff |
| M44 | 18:10PM | Loser M39 | VS | Loser M40 | Bronze Final |
| M45 | 19:10PM | Winner M39 | VS | Winner M40 | Cup Final |
TRY SAVING TACKLE!@Aussie7s Malouf came all the way from the scrum to make this increidble try saving tackle. What an effort! #NZSevens pic.twitter.com/15Y36HK3sh
— World Rugby Sevens (@WorldRugby7s) January 27, 2019
After the final round of games, here’s how the @DHLRugby performance tracker looks. @ferugby‘s Alejandro Alonso and @Aussie7s Ben O’Donnell share the lead with 26 points each. #DHLRugby #DHLImpactPlayer pic.twitter.com/veigGKjIVH
— World Rugby Sevens (@WorldRugby7s) January 26, 2019
