As a Fijian, the Sri Lankans will be one of the formidable teams in the future to come. Hope to stand " toe to toe" to our team as we have against the All Blacks 7s.
Congratulations Sri Lanka! Excellent rugby, magnificent footwork and tremendous heart! Keep going boys! One day all these efforts will reap a great victory! Much love from PNG!
Sri Lanka team very valiant effort. Such hard work will definitely pay off. Way better than the Indian rugby team. No comparison. Best wishes 👍✌ from an Indian....
@Jin amarasinghe govt is busy playing politics bro.....seriously I get very disheartened to speak about the situation of sports here...we Indians are only good at politics....new zealand rugby team is the best team in the world still their cricket team was able to beat us in world cup semi finals since our top sport is cricket we are not able to dominate in that sport also....we are busy playing politics everywhere, producing top class sportsperson is a dream now
I'm cheering for my home country all the way but I have to give it to Sri Lanka for the way played in this game. Besides the fact that they lost the game, they are the only team so far that showed real composure when they played against my homeland. It is true that they were predictable at times and of course their tackling was not that good, However, their composure and their willingness to play their own way was what really stood out for me in the first half. They way they played and the composure they kept reminded me of local (fijian) clubs at home. I was genuinely scared by the way they kept their composure and they did show hints of ''Fijian flair'' even though they are from Sri Lanka. They are definitely a team to watch out for in the future!
Thanks for the comment brother. Sri Lanka still have long way to go. Lot of fitness training required. They usually play first 5 minutes well and no fitness after that. If I remember correct few seasons ago when we were paying Samoa were were ahead 12-0. But they didn't have the fitness to play well in the second half. Also lots of politics in the country make it hard to select the best possible team. We Sri Lankans love watching Fiji and lots of Fiji players play in our league as well. Lots of respect bro.
@@amilasaman They will definitely go a long way just a bit more fitness training. They already know how to play and if they are able to extend that composure that they showed in the first half, they will definitely be in the top 5 sevens teams in the future!
I'm pleasantly surprised at the skill level the Sri Lankans had in attack , i know their defense let them down a bit even for the size difference of the genetic freaks the fijians have on them. Hold your head high Sri Lanka , you've gained a fan here!.
Small country and has a rich history of Rugby. It's even older than the All Blacks. They will play All-Blacks, England and Samoa during this commonwealth games end of this month.
As a sri lankan I am keenly waiting to see fijian first XV side winning a world cup title. With bit more effort & bit more hard work you guys will be unstoppable.
Watching this in 2024.. We got banned for 5 years.. Our Rugby went back for some time.. But in recent time ban was lifted and we won the Asia devion 01.. Hoe to see our boys goo well in the future.. ❤️
@@francois9747 it's not bcos we are not strong. You see there is a lot of politics involved. We have better players than this but the SLC doesn't have the funds to attract these players to the team. Yes bcos of our geographical location we are smaller but we can definitely do better if politics wasn't so involved in this and our best players were taken to the team. We focus more on cricket but earlier we were a powerhouse in cricket now due to politics even our cricket team is ruined. Damn politics ruin everything.
We Srilankan, sorry for my country there are lot of players. But they don't have a chance. Need to change the political system in Srilanka I love my Srilanka
We shouldve has this ref for the 2022 common wealth games cause the refs were being so unfair and couldnt see aussie mistakes but fijis mistakes so ridiculous
I don't know what all the hype is about...Sri Lanka got smashed 63-5 in the end. They showed glimpses of individual skills, maybe 3 times but this is a physical game. You have to be able to match or counter whatever your opponent dishes out and there was no sign of this at all.
That is bcos these are not our best players. The SLC doesn't have the funds to attract the best players to the team. There is a lot of politics behind this. Rugby is played very competitively between high up government schools but it needs to be brought competitively to other schools and then they must develop rugby at the higher level after these players finish school. We put most of our money in cricket but even that is now gone downhill bcos of politics. We were a powerhouse in cricket but now even that is gone. Damn politics ruin everything.
SL dont have national pool and budget for rugby is very low when comparing with the cricket. If we can manage players with good pay then we can qualify for the WC
bulshit.. almost all of the Fijians had very poor pay and attention(Fact; Ben Ryan the Fiji coach for the OLYMPICS had to pay for bus fuel because they did not have money to pay for fuel or coache's fees for several months) from their government even though they have been the HSBC SEVENS champs for many many years until they won the gold medal. The superior players like SEMI RANDRADRA and JOSUA TUISOVA are paid a fortune for playing in Super Rugby league. Got to admit the Fijian's talent and the love for the sport like no other.
I dont know much about fijian players pay. I only talk about SL and I have no argument about the quality and class of the of the Fiji team and they are my fav team. Sl players dont believe they have future with the rugby. Without national pool cant achieve anything.
SL has cricket culture. Only few cities in Sl play rugby. Sl doing well at asian level but if they want to move forward they need to have national pool.Lot of good players retire early because lack of future with rugby in SL
The ball in Fijian hands was like cradling a baby cucumber but for Sri Lanka it was like porcupine... sad that Sri Lanka did not have confidence to outmaneuver and outrun the big legs of Fiji. When they see Fiji in front of them they like mosquitoes have no direction of escape and Fiji just bug spray them down with one hand.
It's because 7s rugby is Fiji's national sport and is played everywhere. Sri Lanka just need more game time on the world stage to improve. A bit of extra funding doesn't hurt as well. They will be exciting to watch in the years to come.
@@debo4819you can't compare such a small country (Sri lanka) to India - it just won't make sense, population density is higher, land is higher, GDP Higher - you simply can't compare. Maybe compare India and Pakistan 😂
The search for 67 rugby was made by the upper class British too let out all their frustration and anger from being proper, posh, and perfect. The British at heart are very proud and warrior like, and rugby gave that part of them freedom. Rugby, a game for hooligans but played by gentlemen. Soccer, a game for gentlemen but played by hooligans.
Bring your fiji cricket team to compete against us....even a local team from india will beat ur national team....don't start a comparison conversation or we have lots of debate to discuss here
@@debo4819 ok when your rugby team from india will come and play here in fiji the nadroga will smash them 100_0 how about bring your indian team to fj and u see the fun
what is the first thing that a coach tells you when you get on the field??...Win!!... there is no room for sympathy, you get on the field you either win or lose!.. it is a competition this is the real world!!..
@@Karlmarx-r9d there is absolutely no way you will beat us in cricket. Our team is not as good as it was a few years ago but there is still now way you will beat us. Y'all don't even pass the qualifying rounds for championships let alone win against us in cricket. We are number 9 in the world for ODI's and T20s and number 8 for test matches. Y'all are number 52 for T20s. Its a joke if you play against us.
