The Digicel Fiji 7s team and England should not take for guarantee that they will again dominate the Nelson Mandela Bay 7s which kicks-off on Friday.
England coach, Ben Ryan fired the warning with just three days remaining for the tournament to start in South Africa.
Ryan said that the gap in the IRB 7s series is not like before where all the top team used to dominate.
He added the new structure has seen powerhouse side like New Zealand losing 3 games in a row in Dubai and Samoa also playing in the Shield for the first time.
Ryan believed the other 14 teams goal this weekend is to deny Fiji and England from winning.
Fiji will play Portugal at 10.37pm tomorrow in its first pool match, then they will play Zimbabwe at 1.43am Saturday and the last pool match is against Wales at 6.32am.
The cup quarterfinals start at 11.44pm Saturday while the cup semifinals start at 3.59am Sunday.
The Cup final will kick off at 6.40am Sunday.
Story by: Dreu Vukailagi
Fiji 7s team should not underestimate other teams
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