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The Fiji TimesFijians think of home after gold medal win over All Blacks Sevens at Olympics

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The Fiji TimesFijians think of home after gold medal win over All Blacks Sevens at Olympics

Fiji beat New Zealand 27-12 in the Olympic rugby match at Tokyo Stadium on Wednesday night. Fiji won gold medals in 2016 and this time they didn't have to bring in a superstar player. The team is celebrating a win in spite of the current global pandemic. New Zealander Scott Curry struggled to keep his composure after the game. New New York lost 19-7 to England in World Cup semifinal in Yokohama in 2019. They didn’t medal in Rio. It was the first time in their history that they did. Japan has proved to be a graveyard for New NZ rugby teams in recent years.

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