THE Fijiana 7s team will be using the 2017 Mana Whey Coral Coast 7s tournament to identify potential players as they prepare for the HSBC World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series.
The two-day tournament starts on January 28, at Sigatoka.
Fijiana head coach Iliesa Tanivula said they would be focusing on winning the tournament as part of their buildup for the series.
“We will be trying out some of our new players for the tournament, not only that, we will be looking for players in the other teams as well,” Tanivula said.
He had earlier highlighted his interest in terms of increasing the Fijiana player base and variation of players in the Fijian team.
Also, he mentioned that international teams such as Hong Kong and Japan would also be participating in the two-day tournament
“The presence of the international teams will further boost the competition and in terms of making it more competitive,” he said.
“This is one of the biggest plus for us and also for the development of women’s rugby in Fiji.
Tanivula said their team had marched into camp last week and they would be having their final run later this week
The Fijiana team is in camp at the Uprising Beach Resort at Pacific Harbour alongside the Fiji 7s men’s team.
