Fiji 7s team to regenerate and reset as they head to Tokyo

Vodafone Fiji 7s coach Ben Ryan said they will regenerate and reset as they head to Tokyo for the Japan 7s this weekend.

Fiji is pooled with rivals England, Wales and Hong Kong this weekend.

Ryan said there are no injuries in the side as the players put their bodies on the line.

Speaking from Hong Kong this morning before departing for Tokyo, Ryan said they are looking forward to defending their title this weekend.

Meanwhile, the national sevens side thumped New Zealand 33-19 to win their 15th Hong Kong 7s title.

New Zealand coach Gordon Tietjens said they lost to a good Fijian side.

This also means that coach Ben Ryan has delivered two great back-to-back wins in this year’s series after winning the Las Vegas 7s in February.

Fiji has now moved up to second place in the World Sevens Series standing with 108 points, South Africa maintains their lead with 110 points while New Zealand moved down to third place with 107 points.

Meanwhile, New Zealand will again face Australia in Pool B along with Scotland and Portugal, the side they drew with in the pool stages in Hong Kong.

Current series leaders South Africa will face USA, Canada and Kenya in Pool C, while Samoa will tackle Argentina, France and host nation Japan in Pool D.

The Japan 7s will be held this Saturday and Sunday.

Fiji plays Wales in its first pool match at 1pm Saturday.

We then take on Hong Kong at 4.18pm Saturday and the final pool match is against England at 8.30pm Saturday.

The Cup quarterfinals start at 2.20pm Sunday, the Cup semis kick off at 6.22pm Sunday while the Japan 7s Cup final starts at 9pm Sunday.