Fiji 7s extended their dominance to beat their New Zealand counterparts 35-24 in the final to win the Paris leg and with it the World Rugby Sevens Series title for the fourth time. Here are all the highlights from the encounter.
Fiji resisted a second-half fightback from New Zealand 7s to register a 35-24 win in the final of the Paris Sevens to claim the World Rugby Sevens Series for the fourth time.
Fiji will miss the services of Nemani Nadolo in the World Cup later this year after the winger has announced retirement from professional rugby with immediate effect.
Fiji international Frank Lomani has decided to turn down an offer from Gallagher Premiership club Wasps to focus on the upcoming World Cup in Japan next year.
Fiji came up with a scintillating performance in the final to defeat their USA counterparts 29-15 as they went on to clinch the Cape Town leg of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series for the first time in South Africa since 2005.
Fiji have been the biggest gainer in the World Rugby Rankings following their 14-21 win over France in the final round of the November series that came to a conclusion last weekend.
Fiji capped off their November series on a high as they went on to register their first win over France with a 14-21 margin at Stade de France on Saturday.
Fiji coach John McKee has made a solitary change from the line-up that faced Scotland for the final game of the November series clash against France scheduled on Saturday.
Scotland ran an eight try riot including a hat-trick from Tommy Seymour as Scotland trounced Fiji with a 54-17 victory at BT Murrayfield Stadium on Saturday.
This weekend, Sam Skinner will make his Scotland debut when they take on Fiji and his former forwards coach at Taunton Titans, Chris Brown, caught up with Gary Heatly to discuss the rise of the second-row.
Glasgow Warriors fullback Stuart Hogg has been named in the starting line-up for Scotland ahead of their upcoming autumn international clash against Fiji on Saturday.
Scotland winger Sean Maitland admits it can be hard to prepare for defending against the unpredictable and powerful Fijian wide men, stating “you don’t know if they are going to step you or bump you”.
Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend has added six players to the autumn internationals squad ahead of the upcoming clash against Fiji at Murrayfield on Saturday.
Fiji have gone on to claim the Hong Kong Sevens title for the fourth consecutive time after they defeated Kenya 24-12 in the final of the seventh round of the Men's World Rugby Sevens Series at Hong Kong Stadium.
As the eighth annual Mana Whey Fiji Coral Coast Sevens is set to kick-off from Wednesday, international stars from Hong Kong converged at Nadi International Airport today on Monday.