Birmingham 2022: Fiji beats Wales, faces Scotland in quarter-final

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Fiji 7s captain Waisea Nacuqu on attack against Wales at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Picture: ROHIT DEO.

A first half masterclass was enough for the Fiji men’s 7s side to beat Wales 38-24 in its last pool match at the  Commonwealth Games in England.

Fiji scored four tries in the first spell to lead 26-7 at halftime.

The Ben Gollings coached side added another two in the second spell to stop a surgent comeback from the Wales side which cored three of their own tries in the second half.

Fiji will now play Scotland in the first quarter-final at 7.26am today.

In other quarter-finals, South Africa plays Canada at 7.48am, New Zealand takes on Kenya at 8.10am while Australia battles Samoa at 8.32am.