News from Fiji’s Coral Coast

The Serevi 7s Selects Youth team are looking forward to playing in the McDonald’s Coral Coast 7s tournament this weekend.

With a lot of young potentials in the team, they are eager to showcase their talents and hopefully catch the attention of national selectors who will be at Lawaqa Park during the tournament scouting for players.

Kenya Rugby 7s legend Collins Injera has arrived into the country ahead of the McDonald’s Fiji Coral Coast 7s tournament that begins this Thursday.

The McDonald’s Skills clinic is a new addition to the FWCC & McDonald’s Fiji’s Coral Coast Sevens next month.

It is open to kids from ages five to 13 years and this will take place under the watchful eye of Fiji Airways Fijian 7s coach Ben Gollings and his 7s squad.

Founding Chairman Jay Whyte said the kids will be asked to pass seven stations and complete the course to receive their certificate of completion and a special offer from McDonald’s.

The clinic will start at 2pm on Wednesday January 11 at St Joan of Arc Grounds before the group will be invited to Sigatoka Town to witness the unveilling of two plaques.

“The McDonald’s Skills Clinic will see a series of skills challenges set up for kids to participate in, testing their skills,” he said.

“This is obviously helping to teach the next generation of players the fundamentals of the game, the correct way to pass the ball, catch the ball and teach both boys and girls the correct fundamentals. “Ensuring they are practicing the right way from an early age.

“Ben Gollings has been engaged to help create these stages and he will be on site to assist with this exciting addition to the tournament build up. Players of all ages welcome to participate.

“PacificAus Sports will also assist in this exciting initiative, with the Aussie Women’s & Youth teams being on site to pass on their knowledge to the kids of Fiji.”

The 11th annual McDonald’s Fiji’s Coral Coast Sevens kicks off on the 12th January 2023 at Lawaqa Park, Sigatoka and will feature 16 men’s teams, 12 women’s teams and 16 Youth teams.

The McDonalds Coral Coast 7s will bring in a record number of overseas teams for the first time.

Following a two-year hiatus, the tournament which is one of the hailed 7s tournament’s in the country will bring in fresh teams that will provide a good challenge on the local rugby 7s scene.

Coral Coast 7s Committee Member, Russel Blaik says the teams bring their own unique style of rugby which will make the tournament an exciting one.

“Yes we’ve got teams coming from Australia, New Zealand, Japan, a Women’s team coming out of Scandinavia this year, and of course the USA as well”

New teams will be seen in the youth, men’s as well as the women’s division.

The tournament kicks off on January 12th 2023 at Lawaqa Park in Sigatoka.

Originally published in FBC.

AFTER the forced hiatus because of the global pandemic, the return to the Fijian sporting landscape of the premier 7s event in the South Pacific, the 11th annual McDonald’s Fiji’s Coral Coast Sevens, the tournament is thrilled to announce that Rugby Australia has confirmed that both the Australian A Women’s team and Australian Schoolboys team will compete in January’s event at Lawaqa Park, Sigatoka.