Fiji are like the Harlem Globetrotters of rugby and their stats against Wales will be a worry for Eddie Jones’ injury hit team.
The first week of the Rugby World Cup did not disappoint. It produced a smorgasbord of viewing for the hundreds of thousands packed into the heaving stadiums of France and the tens of millions watching globally, with a domestic French TV audience of 15.4 million for the dramatic victory of Les Bleus over the New Zealand All Blacks in the opening game.
Jones has kept faith in Ben Donaldson after his man-on-the-match turn against Georgia, and Nick White will be the starting halfback after Tate McDermott’s head injury.The Fijian challenge can be seen in the way they played against Wales. Two contrasting cultures playing vastly different styles was an absorbing epic.Fiji ran 1086 metres against 518 from the Welsh, who in-turn were forced to make 244 tackles versus 70 from Fiji.
The Fijian scrum was put under pressure by the Welsh eight but their lineout operated efficiently, so the Wallabies need to up the ante for the full 80 minutes. That means the Australian bench must step up, unlike the anaemic performance they produced in the second half against Georgia.
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