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Fijian community in London turn up in numbers to show support for the National 7s Team

Fijian community in London turn up in numbers to show support for the National 7s Team

By Apenisa Waqairadovu
20/05/2019
The Fijian community in London turned up in numbers to meet with the Fiji Airways Men’s National 7s Team [Photo:Voqa mai Europe]

The Fijian community in London turned up in numbers to meet with the Fiji Airways Men’s National 7s Team in show of support ahead of this weekends London 7s.

Fiji’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Jitoko Tikolevu and his staff were among the many who turned up.

The Team were treated to a dinner at their hotel by the Fijian Community.

“Voqa mai Europe” a group made up of Fijians in the British Army also presented the players with t-shirts that had their pictures printed on it and other donations.

Meanwhile, Coach Gareth Baber is expected to join the team from later today.

Fiji will meet Kenya in their first pool match at 9.36pm Saturday, they will take on France at 12.42am Sunday and will play their last pool match against Samoa at 3.48am on Sunday.

The Cup quarterfinals will start at 9.58pm on Sunday, Cup semifinals will start at 1.48am Monday and the Cup final will be played at 4.57am Monday morning.

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