Fijiana sevens bid Electric atmosphere Semis go to extra time

THE men’s semi-finals of the 2023 McDonald’s Fiji’s Coral Coast 7s tournament had every fan on the edge of their seats.

It even surprised tournament ambassador, Kenya 7s legend Collins Injera who could not stop but jump in awe of the quality of rugby displayed by the four teams.

Both semi-finals went into extra-time.

The first semi-final saw Wardens and Fire battle it out to the wire.

Both teams scored a try each as the match ended 7-all. The referee handed red cards to two players from each team which saw them feature in extra time with six players each.

Both teams tried hard but failed to get the golden point. It was Fire’s Avete Bose, who scored the winning try in the second spell. The second semi-final was a game of two halves.

In a battle of the two top security forces, Army scored three first half tries to lead 17-nil at halftime.

Livai Ikanikoda and Terio Tamani led the comeback for Police in the second spell as they replied with three tries of their own to tie the scores 17-all at fulltime.

It was Army’s Waisea Leirotim, who broke Police hearts and sent the 2020 champions packing with a try in extra time.

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Police in the second main cup semi-finals at Lawaqa Park in Sigatoka

yesterday. Pictures: JONACANI

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Left: Aisake Peni of Fiji U20 attacks against Southland Dominion Brothers in their youth cup semi-final match of the McDonald’s Fiji’s Coral Coast 7s tournament yesterday.

Pictures: JONACANI LALAKOBAU

THE final day of the 2023 McDonald’s Fiji’s Coral Coast 7s drew a good crowd.

More than 3000 fans crossed the gates at Lawaqa Park on day three and they were treated to some top class rugby.

The fans had been very vocal on the three days of competition.