Incoming New Zealand sevens coach Clark Laidlaw says the Vodafone Fiji 7's team has been the least penalised team over the last couple of years on the circuit.
He says everybody thinks that Fiji are loose and potentially a bit reckless, but it is actually the complete opposite.
Laidlaw says Fiji also takes the least rucks and has the most offloads of any team on the circuit, and statistics show that now 70 per cent of all tries are scored without a ruck or a tackle.
The new All Blacks 7's coach says every time a team goes into a ruck or a tackle, they engage the defence and potentially give the opponents a chance to turn it over, or give away a penalty.
Laidlaw is hoping to have a statistical system developed for next season.
He says statistics is another area of development for the NZ sevens programme, something that has not been tapped into in the sevens environment.
The Scotsman visited New Zealand for two weeks to meet staff, scout talent and start conversations with the national body about how best to improve the game in the next four years.
New Zealand are pooled with USA, France and Samoa at the Wellington 7's.
Meanwhile, the Vodafone Fiji 7s team will play Australia in their first pool match at 10.46am next Saturday before facing Japan at 2.10pm while Fiji’s last pool match will be against South Africa at 6.18pm next Saturday.
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