It will be back to the drawing board for the Digicel Fiji Sevens team as they head to South Africa after the 19-12 loss to England in the semifinals this morning.
Assistant coach, Etuate Waqa said that they cannot blame the referee for some decisions made and believes that the team should work extra hard in the next leg.
Meanwhile New Zealand’s Coach Gordon Tietjens believes that wrong options cost them the game in Dubai and they will better that next week.
After Dubai, the Digicel Fiji 7s team still leads the points tally on 39, followed by England on 32, while France, New Zealand and South Africa are tied in third place with 29 points.
Teams will now travel South Africa for the George Sevens with New Zealand determined to defend the title.
Fiji is in Pool D with Wales, Portugal and Zimbabwe.
Story by: Selina Navuso
Back to the drawing board for Fiji 7s
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