THE Fiji Airways men’s 7s team, under the leadership of captain Jerry Matana, is shifting its focus towards improvement and discipline as they gear up for the upcoming Singapore and Perth legs of the World Rugby Sevens Series.
Following their recent outing at the Coral Coast 7s, Matana has identified discipline as a crucial area that the team needs to address.
“We’re now ready for the two legs, Singapore and Perth. We need to work on our discipline; that is something I believe we lacked during the Coral Coast 7s. At the start of our training week, we’re working on our weaknesses,” said Matana.
Looking back at their third-place finishes in the Dubai and Cape Town legs, Matana acknowledged that silly mistakes had cost them at critical moments.
He mentioned to rectify these issues, the team has intensified their training sessions in recent weeks, focusing on addressing weaknesses and perfecting their skills to secure victories in the upcoming tournaments.
“We made silly mistakes and poor discipline cost us at the crucial times.”
Fiji have been drawn in Pool A alongside South Africa, Great Britain and Spain.
They will open against Great Britain at 4.32pm on Saturday, followed by matches against Spain at 7.58pm and South Africa at 11.46pm.
In the women’s competition, the Fijiana 7s are pooled with Cape Town champions Australia, USA and Japan.
The competition is scheduled to take place this Saturday and Sunday.
