Sevens

Fiji to meet NZ in Singapore 7s Cup quarter-final

April 14, 2019 7:00 am

Livai Ikanikoda scored a try for Fiji against South Africa [Source: World Rugby Sevens]

The Fiji Airways 7s side will play New Zealand in the Singapore cup-quarterfinal after finishing second in its pool.

Despite a 17-7 loss to South Africa, Fiji will be the runner up to meet the Kiwi in the quarter-finals.

It was a tough match between the two rivals with Blitzbokke’s Stedman Gans scoring the only try of the first half to lead Fiji 5-0 at the breather.

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Fiji’s winger Aminiasi Tuimaba set up a beautiful try for playmaker Livai Ikanikoda in the second spell to claim the lead from South Africa 7-5.

South Africa continued its consistency scoring two more tries in the second half to finish top of Pool A.

Fiji plays New Zealand in its cup quarterfinal at 4.14pm today.

In the other quarter-final matches, South Africa takes on Samoa at 3.30pm, USA meets Argentina at 3.52pm, and Australia plays England in the last quarter-final at 4.36pm.

The Cup semifinal will kick-off at 7:50pm and the Cup finall will start at 11pm.

You can watch the entire tournament live on FBC TV.

The first quarterfinal will be between South Africa and Samoa at 3:30pm.

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In the last Cup quarter-final, Australia will face England at 4:36pm.

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Fixtures and Results

MATCHTIMETEAM 1SCORETEAM 2POOL
M102:00PMNew Zealand43 - 0JapanPool D
M202:22PMSamoa40 - 14SpainPool D
M302:44PMEngland36 - 7KenyaPool C
M403:06PMUSA31 - 12WalesPool C
M503:30PMArgentina17 - 22AustraliaPool B
M603:54PMFrance26 - 7Hong KongPool B
M804:14PMSouth Africa36 - 10ScotlandPool A
M804:36PMFiji50 - 12CanadaPool A
M905:28PMNew Zealand53 - 0SpainPool D
M1005:50PMSamoa50 - 5JapanPool D
M1106:12PMEngland0 - 12WalesPool C
M1206:34PMUSA17 - 14KenyaPool C
M1306:56PMArgentina31 - 5Hong KongPool B
M1407:18PMFrance12 - 24AustraliaPool B
M1507:40PMSouth Africa36 - 0CanadaPool A
M1608:02PMFiji12 - 19ScotlandPool A
M1708:54PMJapan17 - 5SpainPool D
M1809:16PMSamoa22 - 26New ZealandPool D
M1909:38PMKenya19 - 14WalesPool C
M2010:00PMUSA22 - 7EnglandPool C
M2110:22PMAustralia47 - 0Hong KongPool B
M2210:44PMFrance7 - 19ArgentinaPool B
M2311:06PMScotland5 - 28CanadaPool A
M2411:28PMFiji7 - 17South AfricaPool A
SUN APR 14 2019
M2502:00PMScotland38 - 10SpainCTQF
M2602:22PMWales19 - 17Hong KongCTQF
M2702:44PMJapan14 - 33CanadaCTQF
M2803:06PMFrance24 - 14KenyaCTQF
M2903:30PMSouth Africa21 - 12SamoaCup QF1
M3003:52PMUSA12 - 10ArgentinaCup QF2
M3104:14PMNew Zealand5 - 19FijiCup QF3
M3204:36PMAustralia19 - 31EnglandCup QF4
M3305:38PMSpain38 - 12Hong Kong13th Place SF
M3406:00PMJapan24 - 31Kenya13th Place SF
M3506:22PMScotland33 - 12WalesCT SF
M3606:44PMCanada12 - 19FranceCT SF
M3707:06PMSamoa14 - 12Argentina5th Place SF
M3807:28PMNew Zealand27 - 22Australia5th Place SF
M3907:50PMSouth Africa24 - 12USACup SF
M4008:12PMFiji26 - 12EnglandCup SF
M4109:14PMSpain5 - 21Kenya13th Place Play-off
M4209:36PMScotland19 - 22FranceCT Final
M4310:11PMSamoa19 - 17New Zealand5th Place Play-off
M4410:35PMUSA7 - 21EnglandBronze Final
M4511:00PMSouth Africa20 - 19FijiCup Final