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Fiji take revenge over England

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Fiji avenged their loss to England last week when they beat their arch-rivals 40-19 to win the Standard Chartered Singapore Sevens yesterday.

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Fiji, who were beaten 26-24 in the Cup final at the Hong Kong Sevens, turned on the style with William Ryder in the starring role, as they ran in half a dozen tries in a powerful exhibition of running rugby.

The victory saw Fiji extend their lead at the top of the IRB Sevens Series to 10 points over England with just two legs remaining.

Fiji led 19-14 at half-time but then scored three unanswered tries early in the second half with winger Filimoni Bolavucu scoring a brace as they set their seal on the Cup title. The master Waisale Serevi converted five of the six tries.

England booked their berth in the final after beating South Africa 33-14 in the semi-finals and Australia 26-14 in the quarters.

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Fiji's path to the final was slightly more difficult. They scored a narrow 14-12 victory over Samoa in the quarter-finals before knocking off Argentina 26-7 in the semis.

New Zealand's poor season continued as they were knocked out in the Cup quarter-finals by Argentina 21-14.

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