"It is close to home and it is one of our favourite hunting grounds."
Those are the words of Digicel Fiji 7s coach Iliesa Tanivula as his boys wrap up their preparation for the New Zealand 7s in Wellington.
With only two days left, Tanivula said there is no pressure at all in the team to defend the NZ 7s title with each individual player focusing on the role they have to play.
Fiji's toughest pool opponent will be the Paul Treu coached South African team.
Treu admitted that without play-maker Cecil Aferika they will have to look at other options in the team to do well in this tournament.
Fiji will meet France this Friday at 1.44pm then Canada at 4.40pm before the final pool game against South Africa at 9.12pm.
Story by: Dreu Vukailagi
Fiji 7s team in their favourite hunting grounds
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