Fiji Made For Coral Coast Sevens

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Tuesday 16 September

Overseas participants in this year’s Bayleys Fiji Coral Coast Sevens will each head home with a piece of Fiji.

Davui Printery, Hot Glass Fiji and Pure Fiji are designing and manufacturing gifts for the teams, officials and media taking part in the tournament at Lawaqa Park onNovember 13-15.

“We are honoured to again supply commemorative plaques for all teams – local or overseas – as well as the medals for the I-wau (Cup) champion,” said Ramesh Sharma of Davui Printery. “The Bayleys Fiji Coral Coast Sevens – which features 24 men’s and 16 women’s teams – is the number one tournament in Fiji in our opinion and we are excited to continue our partnership for a fourth year.”

The Suva company also supplies posters, stationery and accreditation devices to the event.

Meanwhile, the winners of the Crest Na Iri Trophy women’s competition shall be rewarded with hand-made glass pendants from Hot Glass Fiji.

“Last year our ocean-blue pendants were well-received by the champion Fijiana team and we are delighted to be back for a second year,” said owner Alice Hill. “The quality of the women’s teams has again increased and we look forward to a hard-fought competition.”

With at least 10 of the women’s teams from overseas Pure Fiji’s Gaëtane Austin said the tournament was a great way to showcase Pure Fiji products.

“All the visiting ladies – players, referees and media – will receive a wonderful Pure Fiji gift pack as a special momento of their time in Fiji,” said Ms Austin.

Aussie Pearls, the inaugural champions, Redlands, Sunnybank, New Caledonia and Papua New Guinea are among the foreign invasion for the women’s tournament while the Auckland Rugby Referees’ Association is sending a highly-ranked female referee.

Renowned New Zealand broadcaster Melodie Robinson (Sky Television) will again return to be part of the media for the fifth edition of the tournament.

The Bayleys Fiji Coral Coast Sevens is sponsored by Bayleys Real Estate, Goodman Fielder (Fiji), Telecom Fiji, Outrigger on the Lagoon · Fiji, The Naviti Resort, Tourism Fiji, Coastal Rental Cars, Fiji Chemicals Girbau, Sigatoka River Safari, Serevi Rugby, Tappoo Group of Companies, Media Metro, Go Advertising, Mana Graphix, Pro-Design, Davui Printery, Shangri-La’s Fijian Resort & Spa, Bedarra Beach Inn, Gecko's Resort, LICI Fiji, Remington, Hot Glass Fiji and Pure Fiji. FBC, Viti FM and The Fiji Times are the Official Media Partners.

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Fiji Coral Coast Rugby Sevens

Champion Fiji sevens teams battling it out in the Fiji Coral Coast Sevens tournament include:
 

• Waimanu sevens team, one of the top teams in the country and the runner up to the Digicel sevens team that won the Suva International sevens in January 2010. The club plays under the Naitasiri Rugby Union and produces many of Fiji's finest players, such as Rokini Kiliraki, Sailosi Naiteqe and Lemeki Duidomo
• Red Rock, one of the top Suva teams, which has produced players like Lepani Nabuliwaqa
• Police Suva/Lautoka/Labasa/Mobile, the police rugby teams always provide competitive sevens rugby around the country and scoop most prizes
• Prison Team, Suva/Lautoka, a top team and once the champions of sevens competition around the country
• Nawaka, from the Nadi district, is also one of the best sevens teams in the country
• Marist, a Suva club team, which has also held the title of top sevens team in the country

Fiji Coral Coast Sevens tournament matches will be played at Lawaqa Park, Coral Coast

Nadroga, the club hosting the event, is a household name in the history of rugby in Fiji. This team is currently the champion of Fiji rugby and holds the Farebrother Trophy and the Digicel Cup. Games will be played at Nadroga Rugby's, Lawaqa Park, one of the best rugby grounds in the country and home to the IRB funded High Performance Unit for Fiji Rugby.

Fiji Sevens team is one of the most successful rugby sevens teams in the world

The national Fiji Sevens team is one of the most admired and successful rugby sevens teams in the world and is famous for its speed and finesse on the field. Fiji is the only nation to have won the Rugby World Cup Sevens twice, in 1997 and 2005 and it has won the Hong Kong Sevens a record nine times since 1976.

The Fiji national rugby sevens team competes in the World Series Sevens and the Rugby World Cup Sevens. As a nation, Fiji takes its rugby very seriously, celebrating with a national holiday after its World Cup victories.

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Sevens rugby in Fiji is always the feeder team to the National fifteen side and has repeatedly and consistently been shown to produce some of Fiji's finest players. These players are renowned in world rugby and have made their name alongside some international greats. Brilliant Fiji players include Rupeni Caucau, who is one of the world's fastest wingers, Sireli Bobo, Filimoni Delasau and Waisale Serevi, considered a legendary sevens player.