Fijiana 7s Registers 2 Wins To Qualify For Quarters

The battle for the fourth spot in the HSBC Women’s World Sevens Series standing is now on at the Toulouse Sevens in France.

On the first day, the Fiji Airways Fijiana sevens rugby side beat Spain 47-7 and Japan 26-14 to qualify for the Cup quarterfinal.

So was Pool C top seed Great Britain who edged Japan 19-12 before beating Spain 33-12.

The Fijiana takes on Great Britain at 7.37pm tonight to decide the Pool winners.

In Pool B, Ireland opened their campaign with a 27-7 win over hosts France before losing 33-12 to Australia. Barring an upset,

Ireland should be able to beat Brazil tonight to qualify for the Cup quarterfinal.

Fiji, Ireland and Great Britain are chasing for the fourth spot in the standings to automatically qualify for next year’s Paris Olympic Games in France.

Day One results (Women)

Fiji 47-7 Spain, Great Britain 19-12 Japan, Canada 19-26 USA, New Zealand 50-0 Poland, France 7-27 Ireland, Australia 52-0 Brazil, Fiji 26-14 Japan, Great Britain 33-12 Spain, Canada 35-7 Poland, New Zealand 31-12 USA, France 43-0 Brazil, Australia 33-12 Ireland.

Story by: leonec@fijisun.com.fj