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Overseas Teams For Coral Coast Sevens
The Lauli'i Lions have been invited to represent Samoa at the Bayleys Fiji Coral Coast Sevens after they beat Vaiala 17-12 in the inaugural Samoa Independence Sevens on Saturday.
"We are pleased to invite Lauli'i to the 'champion of champions' at Lawaqa Park on November 13-15," said Tournament Director Nick Jordan. "The Lions also finished runners-up in Samoa’s Marist Sevens in February so are obviously a top Samoan club.
"Should they accept it will be great to see them take on our reigning champions, Yamacia, and other clubs from around the Pacific in "Rugbytown" (Sigatoka) later this year."
Jordan said the 24-team men's field for the fifth annual Bayleys Fiji Coral Coast Sevens was taking shape.
"Rangataua, the winners of New Zealand's Middlesex Sevens, have accepted our invitation and we will again be reaching out to the winners of the Serevi Rugbytown Sevens (Colorado, August) and the Fitness First Central Coast Sevens to be held in October.
"Our sponsor teams are likely to include Outrigger on the Lagoon, Naviti, Coastal Rental Cars and Serevi Rugby plus we are in discussions with several partner tournaments as well as guest teams from overseas.
"On top of that the 'best of the best' from Fiji will come through the Coastal Great Eight, to be held in the first weekend of November, to create another high-quality tournament."
Jordan said there were still vacancies for sponsor teams.
"We are targeting eight sponsor sides and one of the major benefits is the direct entry meaning the team does not need to go through the qualifying tournament to compete for the $75,000 prize pool," he said. “We are always keen to talk to companies who wish to become associated with the tournament and its high-quality teams.”
Meanwhile, the 12-strong women's competition is also attracting star participants.
"The Aussie Pearls, who won the event in 2012, have already announced their participation and we are thrilled to welcome back Sunnybank and New Caledonia along with newcomers Redlands and the Highlanders to compete for the Crest Na Iri Trophy" said Jordan.
"We have interest from teams in New Zealand and the USA and of course Fiji as the new Olympic sport of sevens continues to grow."
Fiji Coral Coast Rugby Sevens
Champion Fiji sevens teams battling it out in the Fiji Coral Coast Sevens tournament include:
- Waimanu sevens team, one of the top teams in the country and the runner up to the Digicel sevens team that won the Suva International sevens in January 2010. The club plays under the Naitasiri Rugby Union and produces many of Fiji's finest players, such as Rokini Kiliraki, Sailosi Naiteqe and Lemeki Duidomo
- Red Rock, one of the top Suva teams, which has produced players like Lepani Nabuliwaqa
- Police Suva/Lautoka/Labasa/Mobile, the police rugby teams always provide competitive sevens rugby around the country and scoop most prizes
- Prison Team, Suva/Lautoka, a top team and once the champions of sevens competition around the country
- Nawaka, from the Nadi district, is also one of the best sevens teams in the country
- Marist, a Suva club team, which has also held the title of top sevens team in the country
Fiji Coral Coast Sevens tournament matches will be played at Lawaqa Park, Coral Coast
Nadroga, the club hosting the event, is a household name in the history of rugby in Fiji. This team is currently the champion of Fiji rugby and holds the Farebrother Trophy and the Digicel Cup. Games will be played at Nadroga Rugby's, Lawaqa Park, one of the best rugby grounds in the country and home to the IRB funded High Performance Unit for Fiji Rugby.
Fiji Sevens team is one of the most successful rugby sevens teams in the world
The national Fiji Sevens team is one of the most admired and successful rugby sevens teams in the world and is famous for its speed and finesse on the field. Fiji is the only nation to have won the Rugby World Cup Sevens twice, in 1997 and 2005 and it has won the Hong Kong Sevens a record nine times since 1976.
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Fiji Sevens players considered international greats
Sevens rugby in Fiji is always the feeder team to the National fifteen side and has repeatedly and consistently been shown to produce some of Fiji's finest players. These players are renowned in world rugby and have made their name alongside some international greats. Brilliant Fiji players include Rupeni Caucau, who is one of the world's fastest wingers, Sireli Bobo, Filimoni Delasau and Waisale Serevi, considered a legendary sevens player.