Sport in Fiji They have also won a number of Hong Kong Sevens titles which is considered the most prestigious annual international Sevens tournament. In the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, the Fijian rugby sevens team won the country's first gold medal, defeating Great Britain 43-7 The sport is governed by the Fiji Rugby Union which is a member of the Pacific Islands Rugby Alliance, and contributes to the Pacific Islanders rugby union team. At the club level there are the Colonial Cup and Pacific Rugby Cup. Rugby league is a popular team sport played in Fiji. The Fijian rugby league competition consists
Calcutta Cup Six Nations fixture of the same year. Under that plan, one nation would have to win both matches to take the Cup off its current holder. Due to a largely unfavourable reaction, the proposal soon disappeared from view. Since 1879, the Calcutta Cup has been played 125 times. The cup has been tied 15 times. The current record number of points scored by a player in a Calcutta Cup game was set by Jonny Wilkinson in 2007 when he scored 27 points (1 try, 2 conversions, 5 penalties, 1 drop goal). The previous record of 24 points was held by