Terio Tamani on his way to score for Fiji at the Vancouver 7s against Samoa [Source: World Rugby Sevens]
The Fiji Airways men’s 7s side will meet New Zealand in the second cup quarterfinal of the Vancouver tournament tomorrow.
This after it defeated Samoa 31-17 in its last pool match.
| POOL B | P | W | D | L | PD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FRA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CAN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fijian-flyer Aminiasi Tuimaba continues to show his dominance as he broke into the Samoan defence to make the first say giving them a 7-0 lead.
After the final round of matches on day one at the #Canada7s, it’s Jean Pascal Barraque who leads the @DHLRugby Impact Player tracker with a total of 26 #DHLImpactPlayer #DHLRugby pic.twitter.com/kC0bY2GI3L
— World Rugby Sevens (@WorldRugby7s) March 10, 2019
Samoa then replied with a try from Jonny Samuelu in the left corner.
| POOL C | P | W | D | L | PD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NZL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| IRE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ESP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KEN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Alasio Naduva set up their second try allowing Sevuloni Mocenacagi to cross over to try line.
Reaction: @AllBlacks7s captain Tim Mikkelson gave us his thoughts after booking a place in the cup quarter-final at the #Canada7s pic.twitter.com/aR4YBze2i2
— World Rugby Sevens (@WorldRugby7s) March 10, 2019
Speedster Alasio Naduva then added another try to put them into the lead 19-5 at the break.
Jerry Tuwai’s showcased some amazing footwork which saw him dodged the Samoans to extend their lead 26-5.
RE:LIVE: Fiji playing the Fiji way.@fijirugby‘s Naduva and Tuwai combine to score excellent team try at the #Canada7s#DHLRugby pic.twitter.com/FyopE5JS18
— World Rugby Sevens (@WorldRugby7s) March 10, 2019
Samoa did not lose hope as they quickly regrouped and scored a try under the post.
Fiji fans at the Vancouver 7s
Fan interviews: @fijirugby fans give their predictions for the rest of the #Canada7s pic.twitter.com/xAYXsaoEia
— World Rugby Sevens (@WorldRugby7s) March 10, 2019
Playmaker, Terio Tamani then confirmed the Samoans they will accompany them in the last eight scoring their fifth try to seal the win.
Your cup quarter-finals for the #Canada7s are;@Blitzboks v @lospumas7arg@AllBlacks7s v @fijirugby @EnglandRugby v @USARugby @manusamoa v @FFRugby
Who’s going to take it all? pic.twitter.com/e3Xm9rpb2y
— World Rugby Sevens (@WorldRugby7s) March 10, 2019
The last try for Samoa was scored by Jonny Vaili which was not enough to level the score margin.
Fiji vs Samoa [Source: World Rugby Sevens]
Fiji takes on New Zealand in the second quarterfinal at 6.30 tomorrow morning.
Canada Sevens Highlights: All the action from one of the most exciting days of rugby sevens ever #Canada7s#DHLRugby pic.twitter.com/JkDJC2WMLT
— World Rugby Sevens (@WorldRugby7s) March 10, 2019
Samoa meets France in the last quarterfinal at 7:14am.
| POOL D | P | W | D | L | PD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SAM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SCO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The first quarterfinal clash sees South Africa playing Argentina at 6:08am.
These fan interviews are absolutely golden. Favourite characters on the MIC at the #Canada7s? pic.twitter.com/vUYvv62xoB
— World Rugby Sevens (@WorldRugby7s) March 10, 2019
England battles the USA in the third quarterfinal at 6:52am.
| POOL A | P | W | D | L | PD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RSA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ENG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ARG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JPN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
You can watch the entire tournament live on FBC TV.
Here come @fijirugby. They take on Samoa. A win will be good enough to secure them a cup quarter-final at the #Canada7s
https://t.co/OryrUJASv4 pic.twitter.com/iaQnxFJlaf
— World Rugby Sevens (@WorldRugby7s) March 10, 2019
| MATCH | TIME | TEAM 1 | SCORE | TEAM 2 | POOL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M1 | 05:08AM | England | 21 - 7 | Scotland | Pool D |
| M2 | 05:30AM | Argentina | 24 - 7 | Japan | Pool D |
| M3 | 05:52AM | Australia | 17 - 14 | Spain | Pool C |
| M4 | 06:14AM | New Zealand | 45 - 7 | France | Pool C |
| M5 | 06:39AM | Fiji | 36 - 12 | Kenya | Pool B |
| M6 | 07:01AM | Samoa | 38 - 7 | Canada | Pool B |
| M8 | 07:23AM | South Africa | 43 - 0 | Chile | Pool A |
| M8 | 07:45AM | USA | 38 - 14 | Wales | Pool A |
| M9 | 08:37AM | England | 19 - 7 | Japan | Pool D |
| M10 | 08:59AM | Argentina | 31 - 14 | Scotland | Pool D |
| M11 | 09:21AM | Australia | 17 - 21 | France | Pool C |
| M12 | 09:43AM | New Zealand | 24 - 26 | Spain | Pool C |
| M13 | 10:08AM | Fiji | 19 - 26 | Canada | Pool B |
| M14 | 10:30AM | Samoa | 35 - 12 | Kenya | Pool B |
| M15 | 10:52AM | South Africa | 19 - 10 | Wales | Pool A |
| M16 | 11:14AM | USA | 33 - 19 | Chile | Pool A |
| M17 | 12:09AM | Scotland | 29 - 7 | Japan | Pool D |
| M18 | 12:31AM | Argentina | 14 - 33 | England | Pool D |
| M19 | 12:53AM | Spain | 10 - 26 | France | Pool C |
| M20 | 13:15PM | New Zealand | 36 - 12 | Australia | Pool C |
| M21 | 13:40PM | Kenya | 21 - 36 | Canada | Pool B |
| M22 | 14:02PM | Samoa | 17 - 31 | Fiji | Pool B |
| M23 | 14:24PM | Chile | 12 - 19 | Wales | Pool A |
| M24 | 14:46AM | USA | 7 - 19 | South Africa | Pool A |
| MONDAY MARCH 11 | |||||
| M25 | 04:30AM | Wales | 35 - 0 | Japan | CTQF |
| M26 | 04:52AM | Australia | 47 - 7 | Kenya | CTQF |
| M27 | 05:14AM | Scotland | 25 - 5 | Chile | CTQF |
| M28 | 05:36AM | Canada | 33 - 7 | Spain | CTQF |
| M29 | 06:08AM | South Africa | 33 - 12 | Argentina | Cup QF1 |
| M30 | 06:30AM | New Zealand | 21 - 22 | Fiji | Cup QF2 |
| M31 | 06:52AM | England | 19 - 21 | USA | Cup QF3 |
| M32 | 07:14AM | Samoa | 12 - 35 | France | Cup QF4 |
| M33 | 07:46AM | Japan | 22 - 14 | Kenya | 13th Place SF |
| M34 | 08:08AM | Chile | 5 - 26 | Spain | 13th Place SF |
| M35 | 08:30AM | Wales | 22 - 33 | Australia | CT SF |
| M36 | 08:52AM | Scotland | 14 - 19 | Canada | CT SF |
| M37 | 09:24AM | Argentina | 21 - 26 | New Zealand | 5th Place SF |
| M38 | 09:46AM | England | 33 - 14 | Samoa | 5th Place SF |
| M39 | 10:08AM | South Africa | 31 - 12 | Fiji | Cup SF |
| M40 | 10:30AM | USA | 5 - 33 | France | Cup SF |
| M41 | 11:12AM | Japan | 10 - 15 | Spain | 13th Place Play-off |
| M42 | 11:37AM | Australia | 35 - 21 | Canada | CT Final |
| M43 | 12:07AM | New Zealand | 26 - 19 | England | 5th Place Play-off |
| M44 | 12:52PM | Fiji | 24 - 14 | USA | Bronze Final |
| M45 | 13:19PM | South Africa | 21 - 12 | France | Cup Final |
“It get’s the people goinnnnnnnnnn'”
Sevens fans are some of the best in the world #Canada7s pic.twitter.com/KtoZltS9Yf
— World Rugby Sevens (@WorldRugby7s) March 9, 2019
