Fiji 7s Wing Aminiasi Tuimaba To Miss First Pool Match At Canada 7s
Fiji Airways Fijian 7s rep Aminiasi Tuimaba will miss the first pool game of the Canada Sevens at BC Place in Vancouver this weekend.
This was after he was suspended for three games following a dangerous tackle against New Zealand in the Cup quarterfinal at the USA Sevens in Las Vegas on Sunday.
He didn’t play in the 5th /6th place playoff against South Africa and England.
“Apart from that all players are bound for Vancouver as I’ve not received any update from management,”Fiji Rugby Union chief executive officer John O’Connor said.
“We are third on the table and hopefully the boys defend the Vancouver title this weekend.”
Former captain Seremaia Tuwai is in the Las Vegas Dream Team with Sione Molia (NZ), Martin Iosefo (USA), Carlin Isles (USA), David Afamasaga (Samoa), Steve Tomasin (USA), Ben Pinkleman (USA).
Fiji is in Pool B with Samoa, Kenya and Canada.
USA win Vegas, lead series
USA retained their title in Las Vegas with a 27-0 victory over Samoa in the Cup final and become the outright leaders on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2019.
Three scintillating days of action at the Sam Boyd Stadium saw the home team finish on top of the world and further emphasises their credentials as potential series winners come the end of the season.
After four consecutive Cup final appearances, finishing with four losses, Mike Friday’s outfit were willed on by a packed house. The fervent home support brought out the best of side and the result was a converted final victory and the retention of their tournament crown in Las Vegas.
Feeling Good: Hughes
USA captain Madison Hughes said:”If we’re going to win one of them then the one at home was the one we wanted. It feels so good, having missed out on it last year when I was up in the box [injured]. So now to be here on the field feels pretty good.
Pinkleman added: “It’s amazing. This is the exact moment we wanted. We had it last year and we didn’t want anything more than to be right back here, to be surrounded by everyone storming the field. It’s a great feeling.”
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