Nikola Matawalu and Josaia Lotawa will be the two new faces in the Digicel Fiji Sevens team in South Africa Sevens this weekend.
Lotawa and Matawalu are the replacements for injured Livai Ikanikoda and suspended, Sitiveni Waqa.
Coach Alifereti Dere said they the team should not face any hiccups in South Africa as both Lotawa and Matawalu are equally good players.
Fiji will play Portugal at 10.37pm this Friday in its first pool match.
Fiji will then play Zimbabwe at 1.43am on Saturday and Fiji’s last pool match is against Wales at 6.32am on Saturday.
The cup quarterfinals start 11.44pm on Saturday while cup semifinals start 3.59am on Sunday.
Cup final will kick off 6.40am on Sunday.
Story by: Dhanjay Deo
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