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  1. Fiji down Canada in thriller

    Fiji down Canada in thriller

    Fiji kept their World Cup campaign on track by beating Canada 29-16 and securing a bonus point in their Pool B clash at the Millennium Stadium. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:80'
    • Fiji
    • Canada
    • 82' Ref blows for full-time! Great finish to a tight contest and Fiji keep alive their hopes of making the quarter-finals. 10 points from two games. They can't do better than that. 29-16.
    • 82' Little makes it 29-16.
    • 80' Last chance for Canada as the clock ticks down. They've got the ball and are only a metre from the Fiji line. But they spill the ball and Ratuvou is away for a dramatic length-of-the-field try! 27-16! Amazing finish and Fiji grab a bonus point to boot!!
    • 79' Penalty to Canada for Fiji going over the top and Canada kick for the corner, win their lineout and launch forwards at the Fiji line.
    • 77' Nice burst from Delasau and Ligairi before Bai snatches at a drop goal chance. Canada now have men open on the right touchline but Fiji defence covers well and it's scrum down to Canada. Two minutes left for the Canadians to score a converted try.
    • 75' Pritchard kicks long and Canada awarded line-out, but it is pinched by Fiji and kicked up field. Big steal for Fiji.
    • 72' Canada continue to attack and find their men running decent lines now. Fiji offside and Canada win penalty. Carpenter has made a huge impact since he came on. Williams tells Pritchard to go for goal and the wing makes it 22-16. Canada are back within one score with just over six minutes to go!
    • 71'' Carpenter makes a superb break from the scrum, Canada recycle the ball and spread it wide. They have a huge overlap, Pyke steps in and goes over. But is it a double movement? Ref goes to the man upstairs who rules no try and penalty to Fiji, who clear their lines. Huge let off for Fiji. Canada should have scored!!!
    • 71' Ratuvou slips while launching an attack and Canada force a scrum near the halfway line.
    • 69' Canada give away another penalty for coming in from the side at a ruck and Little moves Fiji into Canada half. Two moments of indiscipline from Canada may have cost them dear!
    • 67' Difficult bounce for Fiji allows Canada to launch another attack. Ball is spread wide to Pritchard on the right, good footwork from the wing but Canada concede penalty for diving over the ball.
    • 64' Rabeni off and Kunavore on.
    • 62' Canada break from defence through Spicer and Pyke and win another penalty. Pritchard kicks them down to the Fiji 22m line.
    • 60' Pritchard makes it 22-13.
    • 59' Canada continue to pound the Fiji line and fly-half Ryan Smith beats the tackle of Little to score under the posts. Nice try. 22-11. Canada have given themselves a lifline and it's game on!
    • 57' Fiji defence again holds firm and this time they force a turnover and win a scrum down. Canada run the ball back from their missed clearance and Pritchard is almost free down the right touchline.
    • 55' Powerful drive by Canada pack edges them closer to Fiji tryline, Spicer makes a burst for the line, the forwards rumble on, Snow is stopped inches short, but the ball is held up and Canada win a scrum 5. Good discipline from Fiji in defence.
    • 54' Canada take quick linout, kick ahead and win penalty for Neivua not releasing. Canada kick for touch and win lineout in Fiji's 22m area.
    • 52' Fiji win lineout but the ball is static and the ref awards scrum down to the islanders. Nice burst from Koyamaibole, the ball is fed to Rabeni but a huge hit from Cudmore forces him to spill the ball and Canada clear their lines.
    • 50' Canada offside from a scrum and Little decides this time to kick for the corner. Lineout Fiji 10m from Canada's tryline.
    • 49' Brilliant running by Delasau from deep, the winger stepping past at least four tacklers to move Fiji deep into Canada's half! Excellent stuff, what a run!
    • 46' Great burst from Ratuvou sets up another Fiji attack. Rabeni keeps it going and Canada concede penalty. But Little misses. Bith teams' kickers have not got their radars properly tuned in yet!
    • 44' Canada win lineout and produce a good drive through their forwards. Rawaqa concedes a penalty and Pritchard steps up for kick at goal. But the wing pushes it just wide. Could be a big miss for Canada as they need to stay within sight of Fiji and kicks like that are their best means of scoring.
    • 43' Little makes it 22-6.
    • 41' Superb break by Fiji on the outside stretches the Canada defence and the ball is recycled for Delasau to break through and crash over for Fiji's third try. 20-6. Lovely start by the Islanders.
    • 41' Welcome back, Fiji's Little get us underway again. Can Canada get their forward game ticking or will Fiji's broken running win the day?
    • 40' Canada win put in at the scrum and have one last chance before half-time. Smith almost gets through in the midfield, the ball is spread wide but Canada knock on and ref blows for penalty to Fiji. Fiji kick for touch and ref blows for half time. Interesting 40 minutes, with the 15-6 scoreline a fair reflection of the play. Fiji certainly look the more dangerous but Canada are not without hope if they can just eliminate the mistakes and keep the ball tight.
    • 37' Penalty to Canada and Pritchard kicks to touch deep inside the Fiji half. Canada win line-out, Snow drives powerfully but the ball is knocked on in midfield.
    • 35' Nice high ball take by Pritchard, Fiji drive over well but concede penalty for not staying on their feet. Canada kick for touch into Fiji half.
    • 33' Rauluni puts up a high kick but van der Merwe takes it well and sets up a Canada attack. But Fiji force turnover and break through Neivua. But Canada defence is holding firm with series of excellent tackles.
    • 31' Fiji concede penalty but Williams knocks on as he takes a quick tap. Scrum down Fiji but they infringe again and allow Canada to kick to touch on Fiji 22m line.
    • 29' Little hits the post with the conversion but the ball stays out.
    • 27' Fiji win restart and great charge from Railomo allows Fiji to launch an attack. The ball is moved from one side of the field to another before Ratuvou crashes over for Fiji's second try. 15-6.
    • 26' Fiji offside after a series of Canada drives allows Pritchard another chance on goal. Lovely kick from the winger cuts the deficit to 10-6.
    • 24' Van der Merwe finds space on the left and chips ahead, Little takes ball at tail of line-out and Rabeni finds a decent touch finder to the halfway line.
    • 23' Little adds the conversion to move Fiji 10-3 ahead. Lovely injection of pace from Fiji to break down Canada defence for the try.
    • 21' Fiji win lineout and spread it to Delasau, good footwork from the winger sets up another Fiji attack and lock Leawere finally goes over. Great try, superbly worked. 8-3.
    • 20' Stunning break from Fiji and Ratuvou goes close before Williams pulls him down allowing Canada to clear to touch on their 22m line.
    • 18' Fiji are ranked 12th in the world and Canada 13th so this is likely to be a tight game. And so it is proving in the first 20 minutes. Fiji win another penalty and Little kicks them up to the Canada 10m line.
    • 17' Canada force turnover with some forceful tackling. Both sides putting in some powerful hits.
    • 16' Canada offside and Little has another chance on goal. But the fly-half pulls his kick just wide.
    • 14' Nice break from full-back Pike but Fiji force a turnover and Rauluni clears the pressure, moving Fiji into Canada half with an excellent touch finder. Missed opportunity for Canada!
    • 12' Nice line-out take from Fiji and they spread the ball wide and attack the Canada line. But good defence from Canada bundles Fiji's Neivua into touch. Fiji need to get their basics working better and don't quite seem switched on yet.
    • 10' Knock on from Burak brings promising Canada attack to an end.
    • 8' Canada offside and Fiji's Nicky Little levels the scores with a sweetly struck penalty. 3-3.
    • 6' Excellent clearance from centre Spicer moves Canada up to halfway line. But Fiji win the line-out and launch an attack in the Canada half.
    • 5' And Canada take a 3-0 lead through James Pritchard. Excellent kick from the touchline
    • 3' Great start by Canada and they earn an early penalty for a high tackle on prop Rod Snow, positioned out on the wing.
    • 1' Canada get us underway for what promises to be a fascinating clash of styles. The free-running of the Pacific Islanders against the forwards-dominated play of Canada. And immediately Canada get their forward roll going.
    • - If Fiji can win this game then they will give themsvels a very real chance of qualifying for the quarter-finals.
    • - Welcome to the first game of day 10 at the World Cup featuring Fiji against Canada from the Millennium Stadium in Canada.

  • Summary

    Fiji versus Canada
    Leawere 22’, Ratuvou 28’, 80’, Delasau 42’ Tries Smith 60’
    Little 22’, 43’, 80’ Conversions Pritchard 60’
    Little 8’ Penalties Pritchard 4’, 27’, 74’
      Drops  

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Tony Spreadbury

  • Fiji

    Manager: Ilivasi Tabua

    On the Field

    • Dewes
    • Koto Substitution Out (70′)
    • Railomo Substitution Out (63′)
    • Leawere Try
    • Rawaqa
    • Naevo Substitution Out (62′)
    • Qera
    • Koyamaibole
    • Raulini
    • Little
    • Naivua Substitution Out (76′)
    • Bai
    • rabeni Substitution Out (64′)
    • Delasau Try
    • Ratuvou Tries×2

    Subs

    • Ligairi Substitution In (76′)
    • Qovu
    • Kunavore Substitution In (64′)
    • Sauturaga Substitution In (70′)
    • Qiodravu Substitution In (63′)
    • Talei Substitution In (62′)
    • Dunivucu

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

  • Canada

    Manager: Ric Suggitt

    On the Field

    • Snow Substitution Out (62′)
    • Riordan
    • Thiel
    • Burak
    • James
    • Cudmore
    • Biddle Substitution Out (68′)
    • Stephen Substitution Out (61′)
    • Williams
    • Smith Try
    • Pritchard
    • Spicer
    • Culpan
    • van der Merwe
    • Pyke

    Subs

    • Fairhurst
    • Yukes Substitution In (61′)
    • Pletch Substitution In (62′)
    • Carpenter Substitution In (68′)
    • Tait
    • Pletch
    • Monro

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None