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Wales Head coach Wayne Pivac is expecting a big and physical match when they take on the Vodafone Flying Fijians on Monday. Pivac says that he does not doubt Fiji will have a strong side. Pivac adds the Flying
Wallabies scrumhalf Nic White believes the side is set to break their seven-game losing streak against England at Twickenham. The Wallabies are looking for the first win over the arch-rivals since the 2015 World Cu
Wales Head coach Wayne Pivac is aware of the danger the Vodafone Flying Fijians pose when they meet on Monday. Pivac says Fiji is big, powerful and are very quick out wide. He says the offloading ga
Wales has made five changes to their 23-member team that will take on the Vodafone Flying Fijians on Monday. Full-back Liam Williams, scrum-half Kieran Hardy and centre Johnny Williams are recalled in a revamped b
Northampton Saints halfback Frank Lomani is likely to be part of Vodafone Flying Fijians team that will face Wales in their second Autumn Nations Test match on Monday. Interim Coach Gareth Baber says Lomani is an e
Vodafone Flying Fijians Interim Coach Gareth Baber says they will need to lift the intensity of their game and be more physical when they face Wales on Monday. Baber says Wales will be physical and will try t
Scrum-half Aaron Smith will join the New Zealand squad in Dublin as they prepare to take on Ireland on Sunday. Smith was expected to miss his side's autumn tour following the birth of his son, but arrives after Br
Olympic gold medalist Jiuta Wainiqolo will not be part of the selection group for Monday’s game against Wales. The 22-year-old was removed from the field in the 10th minute of the first half against Spain after s
Ireland wing James Lowe is relishing the prospect of playing against some of his closest friends this Sunday when they face the All Blacks. The 29-year-old celebrated his international recall by scoring the opening
Scotland held on for a narrow 15-13 win over a sloppy Wallabies side at Murrayfield this morning. After a tense first 20 minutes, it would be the reigning Six Nations Player of the Year Hamish Watson who crossed a
New Zealand were made to work hard for their 47-9 victory over a spirited Italy in their Autumn Nations Series fixture, with errors hampering the All Blacks game. Despite the eventual scoreline seeing them rack up
Ireland made a superb start to their Autumn Nations Series campaign when they sealed a 60-5 victory against Japan at the Aviva Stadium. Andrew Conway led the way with a well-taken hat-trick while James Lowe, Jamiso
France got their Autumn Nations Series campaign off to a positive start when they notched a 29-20 victory over Argentina in Paris. Both sides scored two tries apiece with Thibaud Flament and Peato Mauvaka crossing
South Africa got the job done but were made to struggle for their 23-18 Autumn Nations Series victory against Wales at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff. It was the Springboks’ first win in Cardiff since 2013,
England got their Autumn Nations Series campaign off to a winning start as they thumped a disappointing Tonga 69-3 at Twickenham. The first 82,000 full house at the home of English rugby for 20 months because of th
The Flying Fijians defeated Spain 43-13 in their opening Autumn Test this morning. Fiji trailed 13-12 in the first half. The national side is ranked 11th in the world while Spain is ranked 20th in the world.
The Flying Fijians are expected to provide an exciting and physical battle upfront against Spain tomorrow. An experienced forward pack has been lined up. In-form loosehead prop Eroni Mawi will pair up with hoo
Ahead of the test match against Spain this Sunday, Vodafone Flying Fijians Coach Gareth Baber says they need to play to their strengths, and the strength of the side lies in physical ball carriers. Baber says we ne
Sam Cane returns to captain the All Blacks against Italy while Sevu Reece, George Bower and Hoskins Sotutu will also start. Richie Mo'unga will start in the number 10 jersey replacing Beauden Barrett. Other pl
Vodafone Flying Fijians interim coach Gareth Baber says he is looking forward to seeing former 7s players and Olympic gold medalists achieve another milestone in their rugby career. Jiuta Wainiqolo, Aminiasi Tuima
