It wasn't pretty but France got the result they were looking for this morning as they kept their unbeaten run against the Flying Fijian winning 34 12.
Heavy rainfall spoiled the game as it was never going to be that high thrills match fans were hoping for.
France scored three tries, including a penalty try as their scrum came good in the closing stages after a rather poor start.
Unsurprisingly considering the conditions and their lack of preparation time, Fiji never really threatened the French try line.
Fiji competed well in the early stages and was holding on at 6-6 at the end of the first quarter.
Speaking to Fijivillage just moments ago, Manager Talemo Waqa said their own mistakes let them down against the host throughout the match.
In other international this morning, England finally put in the performance Martin Johnson had been longing for on Saturday with a ruthless 35-18 win against Australia at Twickenham.
It was an 80 minute effort that saw Lewis Moody lift the Cook Cup and the champagne sprayed.
The victory inspired by two tries from wing Chris Ashton and 25 points via the assured boot of Toby Flood has also sent out a warning shot to rivals ahead of next year's World Cup.
And defense was the order of the day in the last five minutes at the Millennium Stadium as South Africa held on to beat Wales 29-25 on Saturday.
Needing a try to snatch victory, Wales laid siege to the South African line in the closing stages, going through some 15 phases of possession in injury time, but some superb defence kept them at bay as the Springboks made it two wins from two games on European soil.
In Dublin, Ronan O'Gara scored fifteen points, including a try, as Ireland battled their way to a 20-10 win over Samoa this morning.
Ireland ended their six match losing streak but will remain deeply concerned by their deteriorating form after struggling to dispatch the visitors.
The All Blacks also thumped Scotland 49-3 this morning scoring a total of 7 tries.
Story by: Dreu Vukailagi
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