There is some bad news for our Vodafone Fiji 7s side, two weeks out from the Wellington 7s.
Big forward Viliame Mata has been ruled out due to injury and will not be considered for the next two tournaments.
Mata is in camp with the national side and is expected to undergo a knee surgery overseas in the next few weeks.
The former Suva Grammar school student sustained the injury during the South Africa 7s last month.
Coach Ben Ryan is hoping Mata will be fit before the Las Vegas tournament.
‘Bill hurt his knee in South Africa.He will be out for about three weeks after undergoing knee surgery overseas but we hope he will be fit again for Las Vegas and Vancouver’,Ryan said.