"The entire population - towns and villages - will be under siege in Fiji now. "We made it our point that we were going to enjoy this because that's the best way we play. We wanted to showcase the way Fijian sport can be played and wanted to put smiles on everyone's faces. They played some staggeringly good stuff. ![]() "I'm smiling - it probably stops me from crying," said Fiji's London-born coach Ben Ryan, who confirmed after his team's win that he will be stepping down. The Fiji players, renowned for both their humility and size, kneeled to receive their medals from the Princess Royal 'Fiji will be under siege now' The South Pacific island nation's first Olympic medal was celebrated wildly at the final whistle in front of the country's prime minister Frank Bainimarama. Great Britain were unbeaten in the competition going into the final, which they reached with a narrow 7-5 win over second seeds South Africa.įiji started the tournament as top seeds after winning the previous two World Series championships, while the British side came together as a team in May. South Africa beat Japan to win bronze as rugby made its first Olympic appearance since the 15-a-side version appeared at the 1924 Games, although this time in the truncated form of the game which has fewer players and much shorter matches. The silver was Great Britain's 16th medal at Rio.
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