Fiji Airways 7s coach Gareth Baber says Napolioni Ratu has proved himself during the buildup this week and across the season.
Baber says he is excited to see him get his chance this weekend.
He adds selecting the final squad for Singapore is entirely based on player’s performance in training for the past week.
Spotlight: @fijirugby had a tough road to last year’s cup final and once they got there it didn’t get much easier. Here’s how they won the 2018 #Singapore7s #DontCrackUnderPressure @TAGHeuer pic.twitter.com/s4fMOp5pfy
— World Rugby Sevens (@WorldRugby7s) April 12, 2019
Maintaining his core players from Hong Kong, Baber says it is important that they select the right combination of players if they are to win back to back title.
“I make my decision based on how the players have behaved, how we feel they are physically and how they’ve been training this week and last week so there’s a lot of element that go into that to understanding the selection that you’re making. It’s not just made by me but rather based on information that was put together over a week.”
We go back to last year’s #Singapore7s and relive the ups and downs for @Aussie7s head coach Tim Walsh’s first tournament in charge of the men’s Australia sevens team pic.twitter.com/ZedJZgy8EI
— World Rugby Sevens (@WorldRugby7s) April 12, 2019
The Singapore 7s will kick off at 2 this afternoon.
We went along to the only all girls clinic in Singapore. An event run by @HSBC_Sport and the Singapore Sevens to help support the women’s game in Asia #HSBC7s #Singapore7s pic.twitter.com/sNDmRksUnd
— World Rugby Sevens (@WorldRugby7s) April 12, 2019
Meanwhile, Fiji meets Canada at 4.36 this afternoon, they will then play Scotland at 8.02pm and take on South Africa at 11.28pm in its last pool match.
You can watch the entire tournament live on FBC TV.