The Fiji men’s 7s side overcame a determined challenge from Papua New Guinea to win their Pacific Games semi-final clash 24-10 this afternoon.
The Suliano Volivoli-led side was on the back-foot from the opening start as their opponents ran in two early tries.
Fiji replied minutes later with an unconverted try to trail 5-10 at halftime.
Two more tries and a penalty try by the Fijians were enough to seal the victory and progress through to the final.
Volivoli commended his players for maintaining their discipline and composure in order to get the job done.
“It was a good wake-up call. It was a tough game and we did not expect it to be a tough game. I just told the boys we have to go inside during this semi-final, we have to be prepared because the PNG team will be prepared too for this Pacific Games.”
Fiji will face Samoa in the men’s final at 9pm.