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Fiji stun Wales with second-half comeback at Hong Kong Sevens
janksunjoaqDate: Tuesday, 02 Apr 2013, 10:52:40 | Message # 1
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They scored three tries in as many minutes to be back on level terms before Osea Kolinisau, who had been on the subs bench in <a href=http://www.onlinehermesoutlet.com/hermes-jypsiere/551-hermes-jypsiere-shoulder-bag-pink-silver.html>Hermes Jypsiere Shoulder Bag Pink Silver</a> the first half, sealed victory just before full-time with his hat-trick try of the game.

As fireworks lit up the packed Hong Kong stadium, crowd favourites Fiji lifted the trophy.

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"We were not doing what we should have done in the first half, letting Wales come at us," Fiji coach Alifereti Dere said. "But we settled down in the second half and found our rhythm."

Wales are current World Cup Sevens champions but have never won a Sevens World Series title and this was their first final in Hong Kong.

"We lived with Fiji, we were 19-0 up, but we couldn't get the ball in the second half we tried our best, the guys were excellent and that was a good final," said Wales coach Paul John.

Fiji reached the final after crushing fellow sevens titans New Zealand, who remain series leaders. Fiji came back after being 14-0 down to take that game 33-14.

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New Zealand went on to beat Kenya in the third-place play-off and are on 113 points in the overall standings, followed by Fiji on 88 and Samoa on 84.

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For England, who put in lacklustre performances in the pool stages and failed to make the quarters of the Cup, the Bowl title was a bitter pill, despite beating France and <a href=http://www.onlinehermesoutlet.com/hermes-sale/213-new-hermes-shoulder-bag-red.html>New Hermes Shoulder Bag Red</a> South Africa on Sunday.

Samoa took home the Plate, contested by losing Cup quarter-finalists, winning 12-7 against Canada, while France beat Argentina 19-14 in the Shield, the least prestigious of the prizes, storming to victory with a try in the dying seconds.

Russia, Zimbabwe, Tonga and Georgia all earned a place at the London Sevens in May after finishing in the top four in the pre-qualifier competition, which took place alongside this weekend's main World Series tournament.

They will vie at Twickenham for a spot in the Sevens World Series next season.

Zimbabwe won the pre-qualifier final 22-19 against Tonga.

Australia bowed out in the plate semi-final.


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