Dragons win second straight Tens title after extra-time thriller
Fijian Waisea Nacuqu scores late try as Tana Umaga’s men withstand stiff Cup final challenge from Tradition
Fijian sevens player Waisea Nacuqu was the hero as the BGC Asia-Pacific Dragons made it back-to-back successes for the Bill Burgess Cup after a thrilling 12-7 extra-time triumph over Tradition YCAC in the GFI HKFC Tens final on Thursday night.
The Dragons had to dig deep into their bag of tricks after it was all locked up at 7-7 after regular time, with Nacuqu busting through the Tradition defence and streaking to the line to score the winning try.
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There were times in the match when Tradition had all the momentum and for Dragons coach Tana Umaga, it was his side's ability to keep fighting that was the key.
We were up against a side that had cut teams to ribbons. We backed our defence and worked hard for each other
"Like every year, we just showed heart," Umaga said. "We were up against a side that had cut teams to ribbons. We backed our defence and worked hard for each other."
The match was tight throughout with Fiji sevens player Sainivalati Ramuwai scoring the first try for the Dragons, before another Fiji sevens player, Sakiusa Gavidi, replied for Tradition.
