Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Rugby Sevens - Men - Pool B - Fiji v Japan - Tokyo Stadium - Tokyo, Japan - July 26, 2021. Masakatsu Hikosaka of Japan in action. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko
TOKYO (Reuters) - Fiji's Waisea Nacuqu scored two second-half tries as the defending Olympic Rugby Sevens champions survived a scare from hosts Japan to eventually run out with a 24-19 victory on Monday, the opening day of the 12-team tournament.
In sweltering conditions in Tokyo, with no fans present in line with anti-coronavirus curbs, Japan led 19-12 just after half-time with Fijian-born Lote Tuqiri among their try-scorers.
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