Fiji Men's 7s team come out victorious against USA 28-14 in opening Cape Town 7s match

The Fiji Airways Men's National 7s team started their defence of the Cape Town 7s with a 28-14 win over USA in their opening match this morning.

Aminiasi Tuimaba scored twice while Vilimoni Botitu and Alasio Naduva scored a try each.

Nobody does it better. Nobody.

Fiji are the offload kings 👑#CapeTown7s pic.twitter.com/BjlejdohLX

— World Rugby Sevens (@WorldRugby7s) December 13, 2019

Fiji led 14-0 in the first half.

The best always bounce back.@fijirugby #HSBC7s #CapeTown7s #Rugby7s pic.twitter.com/x2rsvYdd0W

— HSBC Sport (@HSBC_Sport) December 13, 2019

Discipline remains an issue as Fiji was once reduced to five players when Botitu and Captain, Paula Dranisinukula were yellow carded for challenging the player in mid-air and a high tackle  respectively.

In other matches, South Africa thrashed Japan 49-0, New Zealand beat Wales 43-7, Argentina beat Canada 33-21, Scotland upset England 26-24, France thumped Spain 40-7, Kenya beat Samoa 24-19 and Ireland defeated Australia 26-21.

The Fiji Men’s 7s Team will now face South Africa at 12.51am tomorrow  before meeting Japan in their final pool match at 6.35am tomorrow.

A very special moment as @fijirugby's Jerry Tuwai and @USARugby's Danny Barrett take the field for their 50th tournament on the #HSBC7s series.#CapeTown7s pic.twitter.com/cG340RFpWN

— World Rugby Sevens (@WorldRugby7s) December 13, 2019

The Cup quarterfinal is scheduled for 10.18pm tomorrow, semifinals start at 1.39am Monday and the final will start at 5.56am Monday.

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