The Fijiana side was edged 12-5 by France in its first match at the Tokyo Olympics today.
Fiji started the match well with a try to Viniana Ravai as they led 5-nil.
France replied with a try to take a slender 7-5 lead at halftime.
The French added another try in the second spell to increase their lead to 12-5.
The Fijiana did get opportunities to score more tries but failed in the end.
Fiji plays Canada in their next match at 7.30pm.