Fijian Sevens team at training as they prepare for the upcoming HSBC Hong Kong 7s. 18 March 2025 Photo: Fiji Rugby
Fiji's two national sevens rugby teams are out of the running for the main titles at the Sevens World Championship in Los Angeles this weekend, following pool losses on Sunday.
In the men's competition, the Fijians were a major disappointment, losing all their three matches on the day.
They were beaten 17-12 by New Zealand in their opening game on Sunday morning.
The Fijians also lost their second game, pipped at the final whistle by Australia 15-14 before they then slumped to their third defeat, going down 24-12 to Spain.
That meant the Singapore 7s champions have not made the Cup semifinals, where New Zealand will now feature against South Africa.
The semifinals are scheduled for Monday morning.
The other semifinal in the men's competition will see Argentina take on Spain.
Meanwhile, the Fijiana women's sevens team had one win to their name but they also lost out of a spot in the final four following two losses.
Fijiana were dumped 26-5 by Australia in their first game, but defeated France 26-22 in their second game, with a chance to get into the top four if they won their last game against the US.
However, the Americans had too much power in the end to claim victory and shut Fiji out, running to a 31-19 win in the deciding pool match.
The women's semifinal will feature Australia against Canada while New Zealand will battle the US.
Play-offs for Samoa
In the Play-off Championship, Samoa needs to win their last pool match on Monday morning to secure their semifinal spot.
The side defeated Kenya 19-12 in their opening pool game but lost to the US 25-19.
They will meet Portugal in their decider on Monday morning, a win could see them into the last four.
If the Samoans win a top-four spot they will return to the core World Sevens series in the 2025/2026 series, which will kick off in Dubai at the end of the year.
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