Mighty Fiji Beat New Zealand To Win Singapore Sevens, Kenya Finishes 11th
10th April 2022
They became the first time to win the Singapore Sevens three times after their victories in the city-state in 2006 and 2018
- Fiji's performance was unmatched as they powered to a 28-17 victory over New Zealand on Sunday to win the Singapore leg of the World Rugby Sevens Series
- The Tokyo Olympic gold medalists stormed to an early lead in the final and never looked back as converted tries by Vuiviawa Naduvalo, Waisea Nacuqu and Joseva Talacolo gave them a 21-0 advantage at half-time
- Elsewhere, Shujaa’s late comeback proved to be too little too late as they went down 19-10 to Spain in the ninth-place play-off semi-final in Singapore
Fiji's performance was unmatched as they powered to a 28-17 victory over New Zealand on Sunday to win the Singapore leg of the World Rugby Sevens Series.
The Tokyo Olympic gold medalists stormed to an early lead in the final and never looked back as converted tries by Vuiviawa Naduvalo, Waisea Nacuqu and Joseva Talacolo gave them a 21-0 advantage at half-time.
New Zealand narrowed the deficit after the break with tries by Regan Ware, Moses Leo and Caleb Tangitau but a second try for Naduvalo ensured the Fijians claimed their first Series title since their 2020 triumph in Australia.
The Pacific island side lost their opening game to Ireland on Saturday but bounced back to top their pool with victories against France and Japan.
Fiji then eliminated Series leaders South Africa 19-14 in the quarter-finals and come from behind to beat Australia 19-12 in the semi-finals.
They became the first time to win the Singapore Sevens three times after their victories in the city-state in 2006 and 2018.
Elsewhere, Shujaa’s late comeback proved to be too little too late as they went down 19-10 to Spain in the ninth-place play-off semi-final in Singapore.
The Kenyans had earlier beaten Japan 12-10 in the quarter final for the 9th place play-off with Herman Humwa and Billy Odhiambo scoring the tries.
In the group phase, Shujaa won only one match, beating Canada 24-7 after losing both their opening matches to USA and South Africa.
Shujaa now pick five points from Singapore and will look towards an improved performance at next weekend’s Vancouver 7s.