Digicel Fiji 7s Coach Iliesa Tanivula wants an end to Fiji's 11 year losing streak in the opening leg of the IRB 7s series in Dubai.
Fiji has not tasted a win since 1998 and Tanivula knows it will not be an easy outing this weekend with teams like South Africa, England and New Zealand boosting their line-ups with experienced players, who have won in Dubai in the past years.
After a win in the Sri Lanka 7s tournament which has been used to mould a winning combination for Dubai, Tanivula said the players in the team want to finish on a high note on Monday morning.
Fiji has the most experienced line up in Dubai with all of the 12 players in the team having played in the City of Gold before.
The Emosi Vucago captained side will take on Scotland in their opening pool game on Friday evening at 6.20pm.
In their second pool game at 9.56pm they play Zimbabwe while in the last game at 3.30am they go against Samoa.
7s team aims to end losing streak in Dubai
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