{"id":463884,"date":"2026-02-07T06:43:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T06:43:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/463884\/"},"modified":"2026-02-07T06:43:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T06:43:10","slug":"fiji-make-statement-against-two-time-svns-perth-champions-argentina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/463884\/","title":{"rendered":"Fiji make statement against two-time SVNS Perth champions Argentina"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

HSBC SVNS Series leaders Fiji<\/a> have delivered a statement performance in their opening match of the weekend in Perth, running away with a commanding 26-10 win over two-time defending champions Argentina<\/a> at HBF Park.<\/p>\n

Argentina sit in sixth place on the overall standings after SVNS Singapore, with their best result of the season a runners-up finish in Cape Town. Perth is the fourth stop on the six-leg SVNS 1 calendar, marking the second half of the season.<\/p>\n

Fiji claimed top spot on the ladder by winning the Cup Final in Singapore<\/a> 21-12 against France. The Fijians have a chance to extend their gap between them and second, but they\u2019ll need to make history in Perth if that\u2019s going to happen.<\/p>\n

This is the third time that Perth has hosted a SVNS Series stop, with Fiji failing to finish on the podium at those events. But Fiji have brought their A-game to Western Australia, with Terio Veilawa inspiring a 26-point blitz against a star-studded Argentina side.<\/p>\n

Catch up on HSBC SVNS Series action on RugbyPass TV. You can create an account HERE.<\/p>\n

Pedro De Haro and Santino Zangara helped Los Pumas<\/a> Sevens take control during the first half with a try each. It was 10-0 in favour of Argentina five minutes into the contest, but Fiji would ultimately take a lead into the break, courtesy of Veilawa.<\/p>\n

Veilawa was impressive last weekend in Singapore, and the experienced playmaker carried that form into SVNS Perth. The 31-year-old crossed for a rapid double just before the break, seeing Fiji take a four-point lead into half-time.<\/p>\n

While a forward pass saw the TMO rule out an early second-term try for Fiji, they still ended up piling on the points during a dominant half. George Bose powered over for a five-pointer just inside the right sideline, and Manueli Maisamoa crossed for another score shortly after.<\/p>\n

Argentina have only ever lost one other match at SVNS Perth, which was during pool play at last season\u2019s tournament, but they\u2019re now in a battle to make the semi-finals. South Africa<\/a> and Spain, who were the top two sides at last season\u2019s World Championship, are also in Pool A.<\/p>\n

The Blitzboks were disappointed with their fourth-place finish in Singapore, but they\u2019ve bounced back with an impressive 33-14 win against Spain. RugbyPass SVNS Series MVP contender Shilton van Wyk<\/a> raced away for the opener, with the Boks scoring five tries to two.<\/p>\n

France<\/a> have made the semi-finals at all three SVNS legs this season, leading Fiji for about 10 minutes in last weekend\u2019s Singapore Cup Final. Les Blues<\/a> Sevens are off to a winning start under the Perth sun, securing a 36-10 victory against Great Britain.<\/p>\n

In the other men\u2019s fixture during the first session, Australia<\/a> claimed their first victory of the season against rivals New Zealand. Ben Dowling<\/a> scored one and set up another as the Australians recorded a 21-14 triumph in front of their home fans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"HSBC SVNS Series leaders Fiji have delivered a statement performance in their opening match of the weekend in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":463885,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[567],"tags":[64,63,760,85],"class_list":["post-463884","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-rugby","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-rugby","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/463884","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=463884"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/463884\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/463885"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=463884"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=463884"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=463884"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}