Experienced players for Police expected to play a key role in their defence of the Coral Coast 7s title

Keponi Paul, Rusiate Matai and Meli Kurisaru are expected to play a key role as Police try to defend their  McDonald’s Coral Coast 7s title for a third consecutive year.

However, another top player Livai Ikanokoda will not feature as he  is with Fiji 7s training squad.

Police beat Tabadamu 17-0 in the final last year.

Police Team Manager, Tevita Suliano says their players have been preparing for this tournament since last November and they have been participating in local 7s tournaments.

The defending champions are pooled with Mango Bay Ratu Filise, Sigatoka River Safari and Outrigger.

The  Coral Coast 7s starts tomorrow with the Youth competition, Thursday, the Women’s competition starts on Thursday while Friday and Saturday will be the Men’s competition.