New Zealand based James Brown had to sacrifice his overseas duties to play for the Digicel Fiji Sevens team at next week's Hong Kong Sevens tournament.
Brown is a member of the Crusaders Development team and was named by the national selectors in the 16-man Fiji training squad for the third leg of the IRB World Sevens Series.
Brown said he always had a dream to play for Fiji in Sevens and the sacrifice he has made is nothing when compared to representing the country where he was born.
Brown who hails from Navoci Village said he will give his best during training to make the final cut to Hong Kong.
Brown's father David was lost for words when he heard his son was selected to represent Fiji.
The Digicel Fiji Sevens team had two training sessions today at the HPU in Nadi.
The Hong Kong Sevens tournament will kick off next Friday with Fiji's opening match against Chinese Taipai on the same day at 8:52pm.
Brown sacrifices overseas duties
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