Aminiasi Tuimaba scored three tries against Ireland
The Fiji Airways 7s team thrashed Ireland 40-5 to top its pool and qualify for the Cup quarterfinals at the Paris 7s.
Fiji will play France in the first quarterfinal at 9:28 tonight.
POOL A | P | W | D | L | PD | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FIJ | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 9 |
ARG | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 |
IRE | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -39 | 5 |
ENG | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -63 | 3 |
The national side finished top of their pool while France was runners up from theirs.
Aminiasi Tuimaba scored all three tries for Fiji in the first half while Alasio Naduva scored a double in the second half with Asaeli Tuivuaka scoring the final try.
— World Rugby Sevens (@WorldRugby7s) June 1, 2019
POOL D | P | W | D | L | PD | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NZL | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 9 |
FRA | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
JPN | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -15 | 5 |
SCO | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -17 | 5 |
Ireland only managed to score one try.
Fiji led 21-0 at the breather.
It’s three from three for @fijirugby and they are into the Cup quarter-finals.
They are lining up for a Cup semi-final showdown with @USARugby and just TWO points separates those two in the series. #ParisSevens pic.twitter.com/L3lrDZQ7ld
— World Rugby Sevens (@WorldRugby7s) June 1, 2019
In the other quarterfinal matches, USA will meet Kenya at 9:50 tonight, New Zealand will play Argentina at 10:12 while South Africa will face Samoa at 10:34 tonight.
After a big day at the #ParisSevens, time to warm down for @fijirugby pic.twitter.com/qDp67UAav1
— World Rugby Sevens (@WorldRugby7s) June 1, 2019
POOL B | P | W | D | L | PD | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RSA | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 9 |
KEN | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -12 | 6 |
WAL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 5 |
AUS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -19 | 4 |
Fiji thrashed England 52-14 in its first pool match before beating Argentina 40-26 in its second pool match.
You can watch the whole tournament live on FBC TV.
POOL C | P | W | D | L | PD | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
USA | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 9 |
SAM | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
ESP | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -38 | 5 |
CAN | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -21 | 3 |
Fiji is likely to meet USA in the Cup semifinal.
The Cup semifinal will kick-off at 1:23 tomorrow morning while the Cup final will be at 4:33 tomorrow morning.
MATCH | TIME | TEAM 1 | SCORE | TEAM 2 | POOL |
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SAT JUN 01 | |||||
M1 | 09:00PM | Canada | 19 - 21 | Samoa | Pool C |
M2 | 09:22PM | USA | 31 - 7 | Spain | Pool C |
M3 | 09:44PM | South Africa | 22 - 7 | Wales | Pool B |
M4 | 10:06PM | Australia | 19 - 19 | Kenya | Pool B |
M5 | 10:28PM | Ireland | 22 - 7 | Argentina | Pool A |
M6 | 10:50PM | Fiji | 52 - 14 | England | Pool A |
M8 | 11:12PM | New Zealand | 14 - 12 | Scotland | Pool D |
M8 | 11:34PM | France | 14 - 17 | Japan | Pool D |
SUN June 02, 2019 | |||||
M9 | 12:26AM | Canada | 19 - 24 | Spain | Pool C |
M10 | 12:48AM | USA | 33 - 14 | Samoa | Pool C |
M11 | 01:10AM | South Africa | 29 - 12 | Kenya | Pool B |
M12 | 01:32AM | Australia | 7 - 24 | Wales | Pool B |
M13 | 01:54AM | Ireland | 27 - 14 | England | Pool A |
M14 | 02:16AM | Fiji | 40 - 26 | Argentina | Pool A |
M15 | 02:38AM | New Zealand | 31 - 14 | Japan | Pool D |
M16 | 03:00AM | France | 28 - 12 | Scotland | Pool D |
M17 | 03:52AM | Samoa | 31 - 12 | Spain | Pool C |
M18 | 04:14AM | USA | 19 - 12 | Canada | Pool C |
M19 | 04:36AM | Wales | 21 - 26 | Kenya | Pool B |
M20 | 04:58AM | Australia | 17 - 19 | South AFrica | Pool B |
M21 | 05:20AM | Argentina | 31 - 19 | England | Pool A |
M22 | 05:42AM | Fiji | 40 - 5 | Ireland | Pool A |
M23 | 06:04AM | Scotland | 22 - 21 | Japan | Pool D |
M24 | 06:26AM | France | 10 - 17 | New Zealand | Pool D |
QUARTERFINALS | SUN June 02, 2019 | ||||
M25 | 08:00PM | Ireland | 24 - 12 | Scotland | CTQF |
M26 | 08:22PM | Spain | 0 - 54 | Australia | CTQF |
M27 | 08:44PM | Japan | 7 - 52 | England | CTQF |
M28 | 09:06PM | Wales | 12 - 31 | Canada | CTQF |
M29 | 09:28PM | Fiji | 24 - 5 | France | Cup QF1 |
M30 | 09:50PM | USA | 26 - 14 | Kenya | Cup QF2 |
M31 | 10:12PM | New Zealand | 21 - 12 | Argentina | Cup QF3 |
M32 | 10:34PM | South Africa | 40 - 7 | Samoa | Cup QF4 |
M33 | 11:11PM | Scotland | 47 - 14 | Spain | 13th Place SF |
M34 | 11:33PM | Japan | 33 - 17 | Wales | 13th Place SF |
MON - June 03 | |||||
M35 | 11:55PM | Ireland | 24 - 17 | Australia | CT SF |
M36 | 12:17AM | England | 28 - 41 | Canada | CT SF |
M37 | 12:39AM | France | 26 - 21 | Kenya | 5th Place SF |
M38 | 01:01AM | Argentina | 10 - 12 | Samoa | 5th Place SF |
M39 | 01:23AM | Fiji | 33 - 14 | USA | Cup SF |
M40 | 01:45AM | New Zealand | 33 - 7 | South Africa | Cup SF |
M41 | 02:47AM | Scotland | 31 - 26 | Japan | 13th Place Play-off |
M42 | 03:09AM | Ireland | 12 - 28 | Canada | CT Final |
M43 | 03:46AM | France | 40 - 5 | Samoa | 5th Place Play-off |
M44 | 04:08AM | USA | 7 - 24 | South Africa | Bronze Final |
M45 | 04:33AM | Fiji | 35-24 | New Zealand | Cup Final |