The shocking drought that Fiji broke by winning Gold in the Dubai Sevens

The first stage of the World Sevens Circuit in dubai, which had as its great champion fiji. With his victory for 19-5 before the surprise Spainthe Fijean national team won the gold medal and broke a drought of two years and almost six months without that medal. All sevens, for Disney+.

The new season of the World Sevens Circuit began with lots of action and emotions. One of the great protagonists of the male branch was Fiji who, after defeating Los Pumas 7’s in the semifinaldefeated Spain – with a historic campaign – to win the gold in Dubai. The first place not only represents a great start for one of the leading nations in the discipline, but also marked the end of a drought of two years and almost seven months without obtaining the most coveted medal.

To get to the last sea bream in Fiji you have to go back to May 2022. The setting was Toulouse Sevena venue that will not be present this season. The island team was part of group A along with Kenya, Wales and local France; and ranked first with three wins.

In the quarterfinals he had a tough stop against USAa team he beat by 19-17. In the semifinal it was another island team’s turn: Samoa. This time the Fijean team had a slightly more comfortable process and surpassed it by 28-7. Irelandthe team that eliminated Los Pumas 7’s in the semifinals, was the rival they beat in the final by 29-17.

That was the only first place that Fiji achieved during the 2021/22 season. The island team, however, ended up having a great campaign and finished third, one place above Argentina and just behind South Africa and the champion Australia.