Hong Kong Sevens 2022: Fiji keep unbeaten streak alive as they look to capture sixth tournament win
- The world champions enter Sunday’s quarter-finals with a squad free of injuries and firing on all cylinders
- Big guns South Africa will be looking to stop them, but head coach Ben Gollings remains confident
Fiji continued their perfect start to the 2022 Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens on Saturday, locking down two big wins to keep their unbeaten streak alive, and head coach Ben Gollings said the team is firing on all cylinders as they head into Sunday’s quarter-finals.
The world champions, who are chasing a record-extending sixth straight title at Hong Kong Stadium, stormed out of the gate on Saturday with five tries in a 35-21 victory over Spain, but they did not have it all their own way.
The Spaniards showed steel as they shocked the Fijians early with a strong attack that saw them put the ball over the line for the first try of the match.
It didn’t take long, however, for Iowane Teba to hit back for Fiji, scoring beneath the posts to level the score at 7-7.
“They’re always tricky games – Spain are a good side, they played well, but we controlled the ball. It was a good test, and we came away with the right result,” Gollings said after the win over Spain.
Fiji were far more convincing, though, in their third outing of the weekend, brushing aside the United States 24-0 to maintain their 100 per cent record in pool C, after thrashing Japan 59-12 on Friday.
