LAKAPI FITU I HONGKONG - TATALA E LE “MANU SAMOA”
E to'a 16 au a Tama i le Lakapi 7 i le Ta'amilosaga World Cup 7s i Hong Kong e amata i le ta'aloga a le Manu Samoa ma le au malosi a Sikotilani i le itula e 11:42 i le po anapo.
O le ta'amilosaga lenei o le Ipu a le Lalolagi i le Lakapi 7 ua atoa i ai le lona 17 o ta'amilosaga o le lakapi fitu mo le 2019, ae 16 'au ua agava'a e ta'a'alo ai, e sailia ai le Siamupini.
I le taimi nei, ua tula'i mai le Au Lakapi Fitu a USA i le tulaga muamua i togi e 113, soso'o ma NZ i le tulaga lua i le 106, ae lona tolu ai Fiti i le na'o le 101 togi, Rusia soso'o mai e 89 togi, Egelani e 80, Ausetalia e 65, Samoa e 59, Argentina e 56, Scotland 47, Falani e 44, Spain 42, Kanata 35, Wales 18, Kenya 18, Japan 14, Chillie 6 Tonga 5 ma Zimbacque 2.
I le taimi nei o lo'o taumafai Fiti e soso'o le fa'alima ai ona maua e i latou le Siamupini o le Hong Kong 7s, a'o Niu Sila fo'i latou o lo'o latou mana'omia ona soso'o le latou Malo i le 2018 i le ta'ito'afitu lea, manatua o Fiti lava fo'i lea e feoa'i solo ma le Pine Auro o le Olympic 7s.
I se lipoti fa’asalalau, o lo’o taua ai e le kapeteni a le USA Eagles 7s Team, Madison Hughes, sa ia fa'ailoa mai ai, "I le taimi lenei ua fa'afiafiaina i matou i le taumafaiga, peita'i e le faigofie ona nofo ai pea i le tulaga muamua i mea uma, e matua sili atu ona malosi le una'iga e tatau ona faia e i matou, ina ia tumau ai pea i le tulaga muamua. O le maua ai le Ipu i Las Vegas ma le toe lautogia fo'i mo le sailiga o le siamupini i Vancouver, o le ki lea o le i ai i le tulaga o i ai nei. E le'i moe miti o le vave lea ona lele le Aeto, peita'i e faigata fo'i le Pool lea ua milo atu ai mo le Hong Kong 7s, ma e le o mama fo'i le taumafaiga e puipuia le tulaga muamua lea e i ai i le taimi nei. O lo'o ua i ai le loto ma le fatu i le mea e tatau ona fai, USA, tatalo ma tapua'i mai mo matou."
E tolu aso o le a fa'atautaia ai uma ta'aloga o lenei ta'amilosaga mai le aso Faraile se'ia pa'ia le aso Sa ma ia tapua'ia o tatou faiva i malae Tama Samoa uma o lo'o ta'a'alo, mai le 'au a le Manu Samoa se'ia pa'ia le 'au a le USA lea fo'i e i ai nai o tatou fanau.
E le o mamao ese atu le to'afa i luga ae foliga mai afai ae manumalo Samoa ia Sikotilani, ua amata se'e mai fo'i Samoa i le laualuga o le fa'amoemoe.
Pool A lea e i ai Samoa, tulaga lua i le 7s a Las Vegas, ua fetaui ai fo'i iina ma South Africa lea sa manumalo i le Canada Sevens i Vancouver ia Mati 2019; Scotland ma Iapani. O i latou na e muamua lava le latou ta'aloga e tatala malae ai Samoa ma Sikotilani.
Pool B - Falani, Argentina, Canada ma Portugal, o le 'au fa'ata'ita'i. Pool C - Niu Sila, Fiti, Ausetalia ma Kenya. Pool D - USA, Egelani, Wales ma Spain. O le au lea a Spain lea o lo'o tula'i mai le latou ulua'i matati'a talu ona ta'a'alo mai, ona ua manumalo i latou i le All Blacks Sevens i le ta'amilosaga ta'ito'afitu a Vancouver ia Mati 2019.
Mafai ona e maimoaina le ta'amilosaga lenei o Lakapi Fitu i luga o le Uepesite @WorldRugby7s po'o le www.world.rugby/sevens.

![Johnny Vaili scores a 2nd half try for Manu Samoa in their 17-7 first game victory over Scotland at the HSBC Hong Kong 7s Rugby at Hong Kong Stadium. [Photo by Barry Markowitz, 4/5/19] Johnny Vaili scores a 2nd half try for Manu Samoa](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/slideshow/public/field/image/vaili_try_1web.jpg?itok=gtg98PC_)
![NZ All Black 7s mainstay, Tim Mikkelson, takes time to autograph magazines, shirts and take selfies for fans after his team beat Australia 40-19 at the HSBC Hong Kong 7s, Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong, China. [Photo by Barry Markowitz, 4/5/19] NZ All Black 7s mainstay, Tim Mikkelson,](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/slideshow/public/field/image/mikkelson_selfieweb.jpg?itok=dKUZe3wQ)
![NZ All Blacks battled on a kickoff in their 40-19 victory over Australia at the HSBC Hong Kong 7s rugby event in Hong Kong, China. [Photo by Barry Markowitz, 4/5/19] NZ All Blacks battled on a kickoff](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/slideshow/public/field/image/nz_oz_kickoffweb.jpg?itok=BZngHZm8)
![NZ All Blacks departed from tradition and wore white, joining with the Australian 7s team pre-game at the HSBC Hong Kong 7s to honor those killed in the recent Christchurch, NZ, Mosque shootings. [Photo by Barry Markowitz, 4/5/19] NZ All Blacks departed from tradition and wore white, joining](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/slideshow/public/field/image/honoring_lostweb.jpg?itok=BgdeT5-L)
![Tofatuimoana Solia scores Manu Samoa’s final try in Samoa’s 17-7 victory over Scotland at the HSBC Hong Kong 7s Rugby, Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong, China. [Photo by Barry Markowitz, 4/5/19] Tofatuimoana Solia scores Manu Samoa’s final](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/slideshow/public/field/image/solia_tryweb.jpg?itok=Sbr6yTpu)
![One of many incredible dragons amazed the crowd during opening ceremonies of the HSBC Hong Kong 7s Rugby, Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong, China. Could the dragons have been good luck, as Manu Samoa beat Scotland 17-7 in the opening game of the 2019 HSBC HK 7s? [Photo by Barry Markowitz, 4/5/19] One of many incredible dragons](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/slideshow/public/field/image/dragon_hk7sweb.jpg?itok=m0-tgG3o)
![Tonga 7s Fine Inisi makes a crowd pleasing dive that did not result in a try at the HSBC Hong Kong 7s Rugby, Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong, China. The Kingdom defeated Zimbabwe 29-10 in their first Qualifier game. [Photo by Barry Markowitz, 4/5/19] Tonga 7s Fine Inisi makes a crowd pleasing dive](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/slideshow/public/field/image/fine_inisi_diveweb.jpg?itok=U9bZ006y)
![A joyous Team Tonga 7s celebrates their 29-10 victory over Zimbabwe in their first game of the Qualifiers at the HSBC Hong Kong 7s Rugby, Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong, China. [Photo by Barry Markowitz, 4/5/19] A joyous Team Tonga 7s](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/slideshow/public/field/image/team_tongaweb.jpg?itok=pN5MyvK6)