Fiji ‘running hot’ at Hamilton Sevens

It was once again a firing Fijian side that thwarted the Eagles in the showpiece game as the rugby sevens circuit visited Hamilton, New Zealand.

Despite an emphatic 38-0 loss in Sunday’s final, Mike Friday’s side can still reflect on what is comfortably the best ever start to a season for the USA, which reached its third consecutive final courtesy of hard-fought wins over Scotland and New Zealand in the knockout stages at Hamilton.