The Digicel Fiji Sevens team is two matches away from securing the Cup quarterfinal berth at the Rugby World Cup Sevens tournament.
Iliesa Tanivula's team this morning on the opening day won their first match over Georgia by 26 points to 10.
Neumi Nanuku, Napolioni Nalaga, Vilimoni Delasau and Peni Rokodiva Junior were the try scorers for Fiji.
Team manager Alifereti Malo said they will now put their attention on the USA and France matches.
He said they still need to work on a few areas, as Fiji players allowed Georgia to score two tries against them in the first half.
Fiji's next pool match against USA will be tonight at 8:50 while their final pool match will be against France at 2:20am tomorrow.
Other results of today's matches, New Zealand walloped Italy 42-0, England beat Hong Kong convincingly 42-5, Argentina beat Uruguay 19-7, Samoa won against Ireland 35-5, Tonga beat the Arabian Gulf 19-0, France won against USA 26-17, Canada beat Scotland 33-14, Australia beat Portugal 24-12, Kenya beat Tunisia by 29-7, Wales beat Zimbabwe 31-5, and South Africa beat Japan by 26-5.
The second day of matches at the World Cup Sevens starts tonight at 7pm, with the opening match between New Zealand and Arabian Gulf.
Sevens team on track
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