46th Marist 7s: All Blacks win, Tabadamu, Raiwasa Taveuni lose opening matches

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The All Blacks 7s men’s side warm up ahead of their match against Marist. They won 36-nil. Picture: ROHIT DEO.

The All Blacks 7s side have a made a winning start to the 46th Fiji Bitter Marist 7s thumping Marist 36-nil in its opening match.

The Kiwis started strong and scored four unanswered tries in the first spell to lead 22-nil at half-time.

They added two more converted tries in the second spell to start the tournament on a high.

Meanwhile, there were major upsets in the first round of matches.

Maravu Taveuni upset Tabadamu 12-10 while Raiwasa Taveuni lost to Mount Crusaders 14-nil.

Other results:

Army Green 31-0 Lami Cavalliers, Blue Diamond 31-12 Bua Ruggers, Police Blue 22-14 Navy, Ratu Filise 17-10 Navutulevu, Fire 12-0 Dominion Brothers, Fiji Barbarians 31-0 Army Red.