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FULL-TIME! Australia 15-22 Fiji. 18:45, Luke Baker. Wow! What a brilliant 80-minute display from all 23 men in the Fiji squad. They fully deserved that win - they controlled the game, dominated ...
Australia and Fiji have played each other twenty-three times, of which Australia has won the most with nineteen, including three at the Rugby World Cup's (RWC) of 2007, 2015 and 2019. Fiji won two of the first four matches between the two teams (between 1952 and 1954), however, did not beat Australia again until 2023 ( 69 years and 83 days ...
Fiji: 22 19 Brisbane Exhibition Ground: Brisbane Australia: Match Details: 1954 Fiji tour 1954-06-26 Fiji: 16 18 SCG: Sydney Fiji [a] Match Details: 1955-08-20 New Zealand: 8 16 Athletic Park: Wellington New Zealand: Match Details: 1955 Australia tour Bledisloe Cup; 1955-09-03 New Zealand: 0 8 Carisbrook: Dunedin New Zealand: Match Details ...
Simon Raiwalui, the coach since only February, was determined Fiji would not fade in the last 20 minutes of any games. When Fiji went back to basics in training camp in July, it wasn't joking. ...
Everything you need to know ahead of the Rugby World Cup fixture
After beating Japan and Canada in close matches, Fiji rested several key players against Australia for the crucial game against Wales. Australia defeated Fiji 55–12. Fiji's fate in the tournament came down to a "winner advances" game against Wales which Fiji won 38–34 and qualified for the quarter-finals for the second time.
Wales and Australia qualified for the quarter-finals, with Wales taking top spot in the pool courtesy of a 29–25 win over the Wallabies in the two sides' second match of the tournament. Fiji, Georgia and Uruguay each won one match, but three bonus points for Fiji meant they finished in third place and qualified for the 2023 Rugby World Cup.
If Australia or Wales were better than mediocre, their pivotal Rugby World Cup pool match on Sunday in Lyon would be easier to call. The two-time champion Wallabies and three-time semifinalist ...