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Sunday, July 25, 2021

Ever heard of the $7 note?

It was printed by the Fijian government to celebrate its men's rugby sevens team winning gold at the 2016 Olympics in Rio.

The news item below will give you an idea of just how much folks cherish the $7 note (which is legal tender) and how big it would be for the country to repeat the sporting feat at the Tokyo Games.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-07-25/fiji-rugby-sevens-banknote-tokyo-olympics-games/100314032

In Australia, we talk about "rugby" as opposed to "sevens", which I think it's fair to say isn't viewed on the same level. But when I was in Fiji a couple of years ago, I noticed some people saying "sevens" and "fifteens", giving them equal weight. Which is understandable when the Fijians are so good at the variant form of the game.

I'll be rooting for Australia, but I won't mind if Fiji ends up taking gold again. Maybe they can commemorate the double with a $14 note!

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