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Wales score to edge further ahead
Wales are penalised for not rolling away and Fiji kick for touch and have a lineout about five metres out.
But Wales win a penalty and boot the ball downfield before getting into favourable field position.
Down the left side, Wales make easy work courtesy of Josh Adams. Try-time for Wales who have come out brilliantly to start this match. What a start.
Wales 8-0 Fiji
Prince Williams in the stands. Credit: Getty
Wales take early lead in Bordeaux
Wales second-rower Will Rowlands gets over the ball and wins a penalty for his side.
The men in red have no hesitation and will go for three points.
From about 42 metres out, No.10 Dan Biggar makes no mistake. A nice positive start from Wales.
Wales 3-0 Fiji
Tip? Wales by eight points
Hear me out.
Fiji’s win over England a fortnight ago was memorable in so many ways.
But Wales know how to win at World Cups and are looked after by a clever coach in Warren Gatland.
Fiji will try and play the way they always do – expansive rugby at its best – but expect Wales to employ a similar game plan to England last night.
Any ruck infringements and Wales will point to the sticks.
This is a huge game for both sides. Wallabies coach Eddie Jones is in Bordeaux for the match.
He said at last night’s press conference he might even enjoy a red wine in the stands. See if you can spot him.
Teams are coming out into the middle.
Wales head coach Warren Gatland. Credit: Getty
Other results from today’s matches
South Africa got the defence of their title off to a positive start on Sunday (Monday morning AEST) when a second-half surge saw them overpower a toothless Scotland 18-3 in the Rugby World Cup’s “group of death”.
In a tense first half, two Manie Libbok penalties had South Africa ahead in the Pool B clash in Marseille, but a morale-boosting scrum penalty shortly before half-time, slotted by Finn Russell, gave the Scots a lift as they headed into the changing rooms 6-3 down.
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South Africans Kurt-Lee Arendse and RG Snyman celebrate a try.Credit: Getty Images
In case you missed it: Wallabies beat Georgia 35-15 as Donaldson stars at fullback
After 288 days without a win, the Wallabies and their loyal fans finally have something to smile about.
Australia’s Rugby World Cup campaign started exactly how they wanted on Saturday (Sunday morning AEST) in France as the Wallabies muscled their way to a comprehensive 35-15 victory over Georgia.
After being on the receiving end of five consecutive losses, there had been underlying anxiety in the Australian camp given the team hadn’t won a Test since November when they faced Wales in Cardiff.
After Dave Rennie was sacked as coach in January, returning Wallabies boss Eddie Jones was under pressure coming into the tournament but will breathe a major sigh of relief after watching Australia run in four tries to Georgia’s two and seal an important bonus point.
“Round one you want to be sitting with five points, so I think we’ve got five points,” Jones said.
“The one thing I know in a World Cup is you want to get better week by week. We had the game not won but in the position to win it at half-time. We didn’t really allow them the chance to get in the game. Whilst the second half wasn’t our absolute best … that’s part of our progression in the tournament.”
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New Wallabies fullback Ben Donaldson starred in the Wallabies win.Credit: Getty
Fiji or Wales to get the job done?
Hello and welcome
G’day rugby fans.
Welcome to our live coverage of today’s Rugby World Cup pool match between Wales and Fiji in Bordeaux.
If you’re up early for this game, you are a rugby tragic. A 5am AEST kick-off on a Monday morning is one for the real fans of this game.
I’m stating the obvious here but this fixture is an interesting one when it comes to Australia’s pool. The Wallabies beat Georgia last night 35-15 and picked up an important bonus point.
The winner of this game could determine who tops Pool C.
Stay tuned.
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