Fiji national rugby sevens team

The Fiji national rugby sevens team has competed in the World Rugby Sevens Series, Rugby World Cup Sevens and the Olympics. Fiji won the gold medal in the inaugural rugby sevens at the Summer Olympics in 2016 in Brazil, the country's first Olympic medal in any event, and repeated as Olympic champions in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, defeating New Zealand. Thus Fiji is the sole nation to have won mens Olympic gold in the sport. They are the only country in the world to have won the Sevens Treble (the Olympics, Sevens Series, and World Cup), the three major achievements in Sevens. They have won multiple World Rugby Sevens Series and Rugby World Cup Sevens.

Fiji Sevens is watched and enjoyed by fans around the world for its style of play — the "Flying Fijians" play with Fijian flair. Their passing and offloads can be unorthodox for traditional rugby coaching, and more similar to basketball style.

History
The International Rugby Board (IRB) expanded the sevens rugby competition to become a series of 11 tournaments around the world. The debt the FRU incurred from the 2000 sevens series was significant. At the end of December 2000, the FRU was burdened with accumulated losses of F$933,306. Fiji appealed to the IRB for funding, arguing that the sevens tournament was built around Fiji and they would not be able to participate without such funding. From that appeal flowed participation funds that enabled the islands teams to play in the World Sevens Series fully funded. By the end of November 2001, the FRU was sitting on a surplus of F$560,311 compared with the previous year's net loss of F$675,609.

The FRU again ran out of money in 2013 to support the national sevens team. The IRB had temporarily suspended funding due to concerns with FRU financial management and governance. The head coach went unpaid for months, another staff was terminated, and the team lacked funds for basic supplies such as rugby balls and bottled water.

Waisale Serevi is highly regarded as the best player ever in sevens rugby. Nicknamed the "maestro", played in this side from 1989 to 2006 leading them to countless tournament victories, two Sevens World Cups in 1997 and 2005.

World Rugby Sevens Series
Fiji has won the World Rugby Sevens Series four times — first in 2005–06, and most recently in 2018–19. Fiji is one of only two teams — along with New Zealand — to finish in the top four of the World Series every season since its inception.

Tournament Victories

 * World Sevens Series Winners (2005–06, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2018–19)
 * Summer Olympics Gold (2016, 2020)
 * Rugby World Cup Sevens Champions (1997, 2005,2022)
 * Commonwealth Games: Silver (1998, 2002, 2018,2022); Bronze (2006)
 * Hong Kong Sevens Winners (1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2005, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
 * World Games Gold (2001, 2005, 2009)
 * Pacific Games Gold (1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2015, 2019)
 * Darwin Hottest Sevens Winner (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)
 * Oceania Sevens Winners (2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021)
 * Gala Sevens Winner (1991)
 * Australia Sevens Winners (2000, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2020)
 * USA Sevens Winners (2007, 2015, 2016)
 * Singapore Sevens Winners (2006, 2018)
 * Scotland Sevens Winners (2009, 2015)
 * Mar de Plata Winners (2000, 2002)
 * New Zealand Sevens Winners (2000, 2006, 2010, 2018, 2019)
 * South Africa Sevens Winners (1999, 2002, 2005, 2018)
 * London Sevens Winners (2006, 2012, 2018, 2019)
 * Dubai Sevens Winners (2013, 2015)
 * Japan Sevens Winners (1995–97, 2000, 2014)

Current squad
The following players have been selected to represent Fiji during the 2023–24 SVNS tournament beginning in December 2023.

Note: Caps reflect the total number of SVNS events competed in as of the 2023 Dubai Sevens.

Player records
The following section lists player records from the World Rugby Sevens Series. Players in bold are still active.

Award winners
The following Fiji Sevens players have been recognised at the World Rugby Awards since 2004:

Former players
In addition to the players listed above, other notable players include:


 * Waisale Serevi
 * William Ryder(rugby union)
 * Jerry Tuwai
 * Osea Kolinisau
 * Semi Kunatani
 * Rupeni Caucaunibuca
 * Samisoni Viriviri
 * Semi Radradra
 * Levani Botia
 * Manasa Bari
 * Sireli Bobo
 * Vilimoni Delasau
 * Temesia Kaumaia
 * Ifereimi Naruma
 * Norman Ligairi
 * Timoci Matanavou
 * Lepani Nabuliwaqa
 * Vereniki Goneva
 * Setareki Tawake
 * Aisea Tuilevu
 * Seru Rabeni
 * Kameli Ratuvou
 * Ifereimi Rawaqa
 * Viliame Satala
 * Jope Tuikabe
 * Mosese Volavola
 * Apolosi Satala
 * Semisi Naevo
 * Watekini Vunisa