Radradra, Tuimaba and Botitu have settled in well with the Fiji 7s team

Radradra, Tuimaba and Botitu have settled in well with the Fiji 7s team

By Navitalai Naivalurua
Sunday 18/07/2021
Semi Radradra training in Japan. [image: FRU]

Overseas-based players Semi Radradra, Filimoni Botitu and Aminiasi Tuimaba have settled in well with the Fiji Men's 7s team in Japan for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.

Radradra, Botitu and Tuimaba, played most of their rugby this year with their different clubs.

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Botitu and Tuimaba joined the team in Australia for the Oceania 7s last month while Radradra joined the team in Japan.

Coach Gareth Baber says the challenge is getting these players into the 7s mindset.

Fiji has two matches on the opening day of the Olympics 7s competition.

They will face Japan on the 26th of this month at 12pm before taking on Canada at 8pm.

Fiji will then play Great Britain at 12.30pm on the next day.

The top two teams in each pool, plus the two third-placed teams with the highest points total will qualify for the quarterfinals.

The quarterfinals will kick off on the 28th of this month.

Team Fiji will be represented in six sports including athletics, judo, rugby sevens, sailing, swimming and table tennis.

Banuve Tabakaucoro is taking part in the 100 metres.

The athletics competition starts on the 30th of this month.

Tevita Takayawa will take part in the Judo competition on the 24th of this month while Taichi Vakasama and Cheyenne Rova will compete in swimming on the 25th of this month.

Sophia Morgan will compete in sailing on the 31st of this month while Sally Yee will represent Fiji in table tennis on the 29th of this month.

The opening ceremony for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games will be held at 11pm this Friday.

Fiji men’s 7s team captain Jerry Tuwai and Fijiana 7s team captain Rusila Nagasau are Fiji's flag-bearers.


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