Welsh captain, Jac Morgan speaking after the game:
“I thought it was a great game. We dug in deep in that first half when our discipline let us down as well as a couple of errors. We let Fiji into the game and full credit – when they have ball in hand they put a lot of pressure on us. But the boys dug deep, especially in our defensive efforts.
On the defensive display at the end: “We can take a lot of pride in that. We dug in deep and we stuck together. We knew they were going to keep on coming and we just had to keep defending and working hard for each other.”
FULL-TIME: Wales 32-26 Fiji
The contrasting emotions at full-time. Nick Tompkins celebrates, while Semi Radradra looks on at the bouncing ball that evaded him in the final moments of the game:
FULL-TIME: Wales 32-26 Fiji
The Welsh players celebrate as the Fijians sink to their knees. They put on a stellar display and a brilliant fightback late on but they’ve just fallen short.
FULL-TIME: Wales 32-26 Fiji
Wales survive.
Just.
Fiji pour plays forward with the final play of the game, sending the Welsh defence left and right as they desperately look to survive.
They are at sixes and sevens as the ball goes out to Radradra on the left wing with acres of space ahead of him…but it’s knocked on! The bouncing ball isn’t controlled and with that the full-time whistle goes.
Somehow, some way Wales have survived for a massive opening-week win against Fiji.
Wales 32-26 Fiji, 80 mins
The clock goes red but on they play. Liam Williams’ kick goes out on the full and Fiji have a lineout and another chance to move up the pitch.
TRY! Wales 32-26 Fiji, (Doge, 79 mins)
The pressure tells again and Fiji have another! From the penalty, Doge crashes over from close range and this time it’s given. The conversion is missed so the the deficit is six.
A minute remaining to find another try…
Wales 32-21 Fiji, 77 mins
No try! The Fiji players have their hands on their heads, the boos ring out from this partisan crowd but the try isn’t given.
A penalty for Fiji on the five-yard line instead. Can they regroup and find a score again to give themselves a chance at a late victory?
Wales 32-21 Fiji, 76 mins
Wales take their time with the restart as a chorus of boos ring out from the crowd in Bordeaux. When play does get back underway, it’s Fiji on the attack again.
And now they think they’ve got it over again! We head to TMO…
TRY! Wales 32-21 Fiji, (Tuisova, 73 mins)
The perfect response to that Welsh yellow card from Fiji as they dominate at the scrum. After a series of re-set scrums, they send it through the hands and it’s Tuisova who goes over to get a much-needed score.
The deficit back to 11 with seven minutes remaining.
YELLOW CARD! Wales 32-14 Fiji, (Domachowski, 68 mins)
Wales have the man advantage for a matter of moments as Domachowski departs for a ten-minute sin bin. Wales were still on a warning after their slew of infringements as Fiji attacked a few minutes earlier.
Domachowski’s offside is the last straw and punished with a yellow card. Sloppy from Wales and perhaps a small window of opportunity for Fiji.
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