Maggie Boyle 
Fiji Airways men’s 7’s coach Gareth Baber
Fiji Airways men’s 7’s coach Gareth Baber believes it’s difficult to win two titles in the leg knowing the amount of work the players do in a tournament.
Baber says the Fiji 7’s side played six matches and around 90 minutes of tough rugby in-order to win the Hamilton 7’s last weekend.
He adds they have always excelled in the second tournament but he does not promise a win this weekend.
“It is very difficult to repeat performances as there is a huge amount of fatigue or effort the players go through in the first tournament. We have raised with the players, the players know that last year the number of our tournaments was won in the second leg.”
The Fiji 7’s side was bundled out of the Cup quarterfinals last year after losing 24-7 to the USA.
The side then lost to New Zealand by 31-7 in the fifth place play-off.Fiji is pooled with Samoa, England, and Japan in this year’s tournament which will be played at the Spotless Stadium from today.
| MATCH | TIME | TEAM 1 | SCORE | TEAM 2 | POOL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SATURDAY | 1ST FEB 2020 | ||||
| M1 | 12:57PM | USA | 32 - 14 | Scotland | Pool C |
| M2 | 01:19PM | Australia | 33 - 7 | Japan | Pool C |
| M3 | 01:41PM | Argentina | 14 - 52 | South Africa | Pool B |
| M4 | 02:03PM | France | 24 - 17 | Samoa | Pool B |
| M5 | 02:25PM | Canada | 28 - 19 | Ireland | Pool D |
| M6 | 02:47PM | England | 47 - 0 | Spain | Pool D |
| M8 | 03:09PM | Fiji | 28 - 14 | Kenya | Pool A |
| M8 | 03:31PM | New Zealand | 54 - 5 | Wales | Pool A |
| M9 | 06:24PM | USA | 45 - 7 | Japan | Pool C |
| M10 | 06:46PM | Australia | 31 - 14 | Scotland | Pool C |
| M11 | 07:08PM | Argentina | 28 - 21 | Samoa | Pool B |
| M12 | 07:30PM | France | 12 - 24 | South Africa | Pool B |
| M13 | 08:05PM | Canada | 12 - 28 | Spain | Pool D |
| M14 | 08:35PM | England | 19 - 12 | Ireland | Pool D |
| M15 | 09:05PM | Kenya | 21 - 26 | Wales | Pool A |
| M16 | 09:33PM | Fiji | 26 -5 | New Zealand | Pool A |
| SUNDAY | 2ND FEB 2020 | ||||
| M17 | 12:07PM | Scotland | 21- 21 | Japan | Pool C |
| M18 | 12:29PM | Australia | 7 - 43 | USA | Pool C |
| M19 | 12:51PM | South Africa | 36 - 0 | Samoa | Pool B |
| M20 | 01:13PM | France | 5 - 17 | Argentina | Pool B |
| M21 | 01:35PM | Ireland | 26 - 10 | Spain | Pool D |
| M22 | 01:57PM | England | 26 -14 | Canada | Pool D |
| M23 | 02:19PM | Fiji | 55 - 0 | Wales | Pool A |
| M24 | 02:41PM | New Zealand | 19 - 5 | Kenya | Pool A |
| Knockout Stages | |||||
| M25 | 05:20PM | South Africa | 19 - 12 | USA | Cup Semifinal |
| M26 | 05:42PM | Fiji | 17 - 14 | England | Cup Semifinal |
| M27 | 06:10PM | Kenya | 12 - 19 | Samoa | 15th Place Playoff |
| M28 | 06:32PM | Spain | 14 - 7 | Japan | 13th Place Playoff |
| M29 | 06:54PM | Wales | 5 - 21 | Scotland | 11th Place Playoff |
| M30 | 06:54PM | France | 7 - 0 | Canada | 9th Place Playoff |
| M31 | 07:38PM | Argentina | 12 - 21 | Ireland | 7th Place Playoff |
| M32 | 08:00PM | New Zealand | 24 - 7 | Australia | 5th Place Playoff |
| M33 | 08:59PM | USA | 17 - 10 | England | 3rd Place Playoff |
| M34 | 09:56PM | South Africa | 10 - 12 | Fiji | Cup Final |
