Rugby sevens is perfect for Fiji. The open spaces on the pitch suit players who are fast, powerful and creative. Fijian players are famous for their 'offloads' - passing the ball even while being tackled, at the last possible moment. This requires extraordinary timing and ball skills, and Fijian players practise from a very young age.
Rugby is played in almost every village, school and town in Fiji. Children play on grass, on sand, on bare earth. Coaches say that learning to handle the ball on rough surfaces - where you cannot predict a bounce - makes Fijian players exceptionally good at handling the ball in difficult situations.
When Fiji won Olympic gold in 2016, the whole nation celebrated. There is a video that went around the world of Fijian soldiers who were serving abroad watching the final and crying and cheering together. The prime minister cried on television. The streets in Suva, Fiji's capital, filled with singing and dancing.
The World Rugby Sevens Series is a yearly competition held across many countries. Fiji has won it many times. Other Pacific nations - Samoa, Tonga, New Zealand - are also very strong. Pacific rugby is a source of enormous pride right across the region.