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Kong Sevens Held the first major Sevens tournament in 1976.... Is regarded as the most well known of all 7s Tournaments and holds a special place in the hearts of Kiwis and Pacific islanders... The previous four tournaments were all won by England.... The Last time Samoa won in Hong Kong was 1993..... |
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IRB Sevens World Series - Hong Kong
Sunday
01 April 2007
Samoa won over Fiji in the final of the Hong Kong Sevens,
undoubtedly the most well known of all Sevens tournaments in the IRB
Sevens World Series.
It was the third tournament in a row that the Fijian and Samoan teams met in the final.
In
Wellington, Samoa secured it's first win in any of the series (started
1999) and in San Diego,
Fiji was victorious.
Looking back, Samoa had only won in Hong Kong once, back in 1993, six years before the IRB World Series began.
The game was surely a cliche in the fact that it was literally a game of two halves.
Samoa
shocked Fiji with 27 rapid fire points to none in the first half.
Fiji answered with 22 rapid fire points to none in the second half.
Samoa
won over their Pacific cousins , the score being 27-22.
The Samoan team celebrated with the lively Hong Kong crowd in a gracious
manner.
Audio interview (IRB) with Sevens Coach Fuimaono Titimaea "Dicky"
Tafua ....listen
1 Ofisa Treviranus
2 Simaika Mikaele
3 Apelu Fa'aiuga
4 Keneti Tofilau
5 Lia Palala
6 Uale Mai (C)
7 Lolo Lui
8 Jerry Meafou
9 Mikaele Pesamino
10 Mikaele Senio
11 Fautua Otto
12 Morgan Salesa
Fiji
1 Semisi Naevo Saukawa
2 Mosese Volavola
3 Etonia Naba
4 Setefano Cakau
5 Semisi Serevi
6 Waisale Serevi
7 Emosi Vucago
8 Lepani Nabuliwaqa
9 Epeli Dranivasa
10 William Ryder
11 Simione Saravanua
12 Nasoni Roko
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