Australia win second Fiji Airways 7s
Australia “Green” – Australia’s first team – were winners of the second Fiji Airways 7s, played this on Friday and today at Churchill Park, Lautoka
Published by John Birch, September 30th, 2023
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There were a number of squad changes for the second leg of the Fiji Airways 7s afterlast week’s tournament, where teams fielded near full-strength teams.
Australia split their squad, with most of their leading players in “AU Green”, and New Zealand appear to have selected more of a development team.
AU Green and France ended on 4 wins, but the title went to the Australians because of their win over France in the final game.
Results:
AU Gold 14-25 NZ; AU Green 7-36 USA; Fiji 33-14 NZ; France 28-14 AU Green; AU Gold 7-22 Fiji; France 21-17 USA; NZ 7-28 AU Green; Fiji 10-24 USA; NZ 7-24 France; AU Gold 0-31 AU Green; AU Gold 12-38 France; Fiji 12-29 AU Green; USA 12-17 NZ; Black Ferns 36-5 AU Gold; Fiji 19-7 USA; AU Green 26-19 France;