WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The captain of Fiji’s Olympic-champion rugby sevens team, Jerry Tuwai, says he doesn’t expect to lead the team in its attempt to win a third consecutive gold medal at ...

Fiji’s hopes of winning its first-ever Olympic medal rest on the national rugby sevens team. Rugby will return to the Olympic Games this summer in Rio de Janeiro for the first time since 1924. But the ...

The Canadian men's rugby sevens team fell for the second time on Monday, losing 28-14 against reigning Olympic champions Fiji. But it was a vastly different match compared to earlier frustrations for ...

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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 11: Osea Kolinisau of Fiji holds off Tom Mitchell of Great Britain to score a try during the Men’s Rugby Sevens Gold medal final match between Fiji and Great Britain on ...

The island nation of Fiji's first ever Olympic medal is gold thanks to a dominant effort by the country's men's rugby sevens team. The Fijians throttled Great Britain 43-7 in the gold-medal game to ...

Fiji’s streak of consecutive pool play wins came to an end, and the loss stung the 2015 Las Vegas champions more since it came against its South Pacific neighbor. Samoa rallied to stun Fiji 28-24 in ...

SUVA, Fiji (AP) The government of Fiji is issuing two million $7 banknotes to commemorate the Pacific island nation's Olympic gold medal victory in rugby sevens last year in Rio de Janeiro. The ...

Members of Team Fiji hold the ball before the start of their men's rugby sevens match against Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 26, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama) TOKYO ...

They’re favorites to win sevens gold at the Rio Olympics – and head coach Ben Ryan wants his Fiji players to showcase their “mystical” style of rugby as they pursue a place in the history books. The ...