The Digicel Fiji 7s captain said the New Zealand 7s tournament will be the toughest tournament of all in this seasons IRB 7s series.
Setefano Cakau said the reason behind this is that New Zealand and Fiji are currently tied at the top of the points table, leading with 51 points and he said the approach the hosts will use will have them facing tough competition.
Cakau who has been a seasonal campaigner for Fiji said the team is going for a tough battle this week and every player in the team has been briefed on the level of competition they will experience in this two day competition.
The Fiji 7s team departs for Wellington at 9 this morning.
Fiji will play Argentina at 12.44pm this Friday in its first match of the New Zealand 7s. At 3.40pm Fiji will take on Tonga and in its last pool match Fiji will play Wales at 8.12pm.
The cup quarterfinals will start at 1.33pm Saturday with the cup semifinals starting at 5.35pm.
The cup final will be played at 8.30pm.
Story by: Dhanjay Deo
Wellington 7s to be toughest yet - Cakau
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