Four Fiji players named in World Sevens Series Dream Team

By Iva Danford

03/06/2019

Fiji Airways Fijians 7s Aminiasi Tuimaba, Jerry Tuwai, Filimoni Botitu and Meli Derenalagi named in the World Rugby Sevens Dream Team of the year [Fiji Rugby Union / Twitter]

Four players in the Fiji Airways Men’s National 7s team are in the 2018/2019 World Sevens Series Dream Team.

They are Vilimoni Botitu, Aminiasi Tuimaba, Jerry Tuwai and Meli Derenalagi. The rest of the team is made up by USA’s Ben Pinkelman, Stephen Tomasin and Folau Niua.

The @HSBC_Sport Dream Team for 2019 is....

Ben Pinkelman 🇺🇸
Stephen Tomasin🇺🇸
Meli Derenalagi 🇫🇯

Jerry Tuwai🇫🇯
Folau Niua 🇺🇸
Vilimoni Botitu 🇫🇯
Aminiasi Tuimaba 🇫🇯#HSBC7sAwards pic.twitter.com/r0AxakkOl0
— World Rugby Sevens (@WorldRugby7s) June 2, 2019

Derenalagi also won the World Rugby Sevens Series Rookie of the Year Award.

Vilimoni Botitu was announced as the DHL Rugby Impact Player. Botitu has made 119 tackles, 20 breaks, 40 offloads and 138 carries.

Fiji Airways Fijians 7s achievements continue at the end of the World Rugby Sevens Series. Aminiasi Tuimaba, Jerry Tuwai, Filimoni Botitu and Meli Derenalagi named in the World Rugby Sevens Dream Team of the year. pic.twitter.com/MFHFyTVn3M
— Fiji Rugby Union (@fijirugby) June 2, 2019

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