Caption: Coach- player, Marika Vunibaka leads his unbeaten side during their second match against Nasolo YB at the Prince Charles Park- Ground 2 today, they won, 26-0. Photo: MARGARET NAQIRI.
By JOSEPHINE NAVULA
Battles of the 64 teams ended day one of the Nawaka 7s tournament in a crucial double elimination rounds at the Prince Charles Park in Nadi.
Nawaka Sevens President Mataiasi Nabau said the tournament has been successful so far, with the cooperation from the teams.
“It is really amazing to see the efforts from the teams participating and the efforts shown by the players and the managements,” he said.
The elimination rounds will feature the top teams from each pools.
Elimination Qualifiers: Pool 1: Westfield Tokatoka Resort Barbarians, Oceana Breeze; Pool 2: Warden Green, Botaira; Pool 3: Lomaiviti Babas, Ratu Filise; Pool 4: Army Red, Sabeto; Pool 5: Tale Babas, Senibiau; Pool 6: Western Police, Draulu; Pool 7: Wadigi Babas, Nawaka Black; Pool 8: Samurai Babas, Nasivikoso; Pool 9: Police Suva, Vio; Pool 10:
Red Rock 1, Delasui; Pool 11: Army Green, Cagimaira; Pool 12: Saunaka Vuda Green; Pool 13: Wardens Gold, Veiyasana; Pool 14: Yamacia, Nawaka
White; Pool 15: Koroba, Coastal Rental; Pool 16: Mala YB, Tovolea.
The results for day one are as follows:
Results
Westfield I 31 Vomo 0, Ocean Breeze 7 Abba Youth 5, Botaira 29 Golden Eagles 7, Wardens Green 12 Taki Beer Mokani 5, Rt Filise Blue 10 Nasolo YB 7, Lomaiviti Babas 17 Ticka Babas 7, Army Red 22 Momi 7, Sabeto 15 Marist 10, Tale Babas I 22 Senibiau 7, Nasinu 21 Natabua 0, Western Force 22 Burenitu Blues 0, Nadi Stormers 0 Draulu 5, Nawaka Black 24 Yalovata 0, Wadigi Babas 24 Vusama Tigers 0, Samurai Babas 15 Vuda II 7, Covenant Bro 7 Nasivikoso 7, BSP Fiji Police 21 Starwood Savusavu 7, Vio 7 Red Rock II 0, Red Rock I 15 Westfield II 7, Delasui
12 Vuda Blues 0, Army Green 12Veitacini YB Rewa 0, Cagimaira 10 Ratu, Filise Yellow 5, Saunaka 12 Vuda Green 14, Mosi (wbd) Dritabua, Wardens Gold 17 Natabua Gold 0, Hideaway Hurricanes (wbd) Veiyasana Senikau, Yamacia Rakavi 21 Navatulevu Crusaders 0, Nawaka White 22 Turbenacle 5, Coastal Rentals 14 Boomerang 5, Tale Babas II 7-Koroba 10, Mala YB 5 Tovolea Nadroga 17, Cakaudrove Warrior 17 Solevu 7, Westfield I 24 Abba Youth 7, Ocean Breeze 15 Wardens Maroon 9, Botaira 31 Taki Beer Mokani 0, Wardens Green 21 Golden Eagles 7, Rt Filise Blue 22 Ticka Eagles 0, Lomaiviti Babas 26 Nasolo YB 0, Army Red 19 Marist 12, Sabeto 19Momi 5, Tale Babas I 40 Natabua 0, Nasinu 0 Senibiau 38, Western Police 12 Draulu 0, Nadi Stormers 10 Burenitu Blues 5, Nawaka Black 36 Vusama Tigers 0, Wadigi Babas 33-Hilton 7, Samurai Babas 33 Nasivikoso 12, Covenant Bro 12 Vuda II 12, BSP Fiji Police 19 Red Rock II 7, Vio 19 Starwood Savusavu 12, Red Rock I 31 Vuda Blues 0, Delasui 14 Westfield II 12, Army Green 33 Ratu Filise
Yellow 0, Cagimaira 12Veitacini YB Rewa 7, Saunaka (wbd) Dritabua,
Mosi 5 Vuda Green 12, Wardens Gold (wbd)Hideaway Hurricanes, Veiyasana Senikau 19 Natabua Gold 5, Yamacia Rakavi 33 Turbenacle 0, Nawaka White 12 Navatulevu Crusaders 7, Coastal Rentals 10 Koroba 10, Tale Babas II 14 Boomerang 14, Mala YB 14 Solevu 14, Cakaudrove Warrior 19 Tovolea Nadroga 26, Westfield I 33 Ocean Breeze 0, Abba Youth 10 Vomo 0, Botaira 5 Wardens Green 10, Taki Beer Mokani 26 Golden Eagles 12, Rt Filise Blue 10 Lomaiviti Babas 24, Ticka 0 Nasolo YB 21, Army Red 5 Sabeto 5, Marist 10 Momi 7, Tale Babas I 14 Nasinu 7, Natabua 0 Senibiau 29, Western Force 31 Nadi Stormers 12, Draulu 10 Burenitu Blues 5, Nawaka Black 5 Wadigi Babas 7, Vusama Tigers 7 Yalovata 12, Samurai Babas 21 Covenant Bro 10, Nasivikoso 15 Vunavaivai 5, BSP Fiji Police 17 Vio 7, Red Rock II 7 Starwood Savusavu 5, Red Rock I 24 Delasui 0, Vuda Blues 7 Westfield II 29, Army Green 17 Cagimaira 0, Ratu Filise Yellow 17 Veitacini YB Rewa 7, Saunaka 19 Mosi 5, Dritabua (wbd) Vuda Green, Wardens Gold 17 Veiyasana Senikau 0, Natabua Gold (wbd) Hideaway Hurricane, Yamacia Rakavi 12 Nawaka White 7, Turbenacle 19 Navatulevu Crusaders 12, Coastal Rentals 12 Tale Babas II 7, Koroba 17 Boomerang 10, Mala YB 7 Cakaudrove Warrior 14, Solevu 0 Tovolea Nadroga 12.
Eliminations: Westfield I-Vio, Abba Youth-BSP Fiji Police, Wardens Green-Delasui, Red Rock I-Botaira Stingers, Lomaiviti Babas-Cagimaira, Army Green-Rt Filise Blue, Army Red-Vuda Green, Saunaka-Sabeto, Tale Babas I-Veiyasana Senikau, Wardens Gold-Senibiau, Western Police-Nawaka White, Yamacia Rakavi-Draulu, Wadigi Babas-Coastal Rentals, Koroba-Nawaka Black, Samurai Baracuda-Tovolea, Mala YB-Nasivikoso.
The tournament also held a different rounds for the Under- 18, the results are as follows;
U18: Westfield 12 Vagadra 14, Nasivikoso I 12 Nawaka II 5, Malomalo Babas Hideaway Hurricane 5 Votua 10, Korotabu 5 Ratu Filise 7, Saunaka7 Unity Brothers 7, Lolobalavu 10 Tovolea 10, Nawaka I 10 UprisingKorocago 5, Nasaunivalu (wbd) Deuba; Nasivikoso I 0 Vagadra 14, Malomalo Babas 5 Ratu Filise 7, Westfield Nawaka II, Saunaka 10 Tovolea 0, Lolobalavu 12 Unity Brothers 0, Korotabu 5 Votua 7, Nasaunivalu 10 Uprising Korocago 14, Malomalo Babas 7 Ratu Filise 17.