The Flying Fijians will play Wales for the fifth time at a Rugby World Cup

10

Fiji was earlier today affirmed to take on Wales and Australia following the World Cup pool draws.

The public side has been pooled with Wales since 2007.

[smartslider3 slider=3]

Nonetheless, it will be the fourth World Cup when Fiji, Wales and Australia meet in pool play as they were in a similar gathering in 2007, 2015 and 2019.

Flying Fijians mentor Vern Cotter says they have a great deal of work to do now.

I think I talk for everybody associated with Fiji rugby, I think this is the center point and we go into arranging and attempt to get ourselves coordinated for the competition, it’s like the 2019 pools”.

Previous Flying Fijians tutor and current Wales Coach Wayne Pivac says it will be another battle for endurance in the pool stages.

Pivac who trained the public 7s side at the 2005 Rugby 7s World Cup adds Fiji will be an alternate group out and out with Cotter in control.

A comparable pool yet in another nation, clearly Fiji have been in the Autumn Nations Cup and sadly couldn’t play all matches yet positively I have an endlessness there having instructed Fiji setting them up for 2007″.

Another group from Europe will join Fiji in pool C which right now looks almost certain to be Georgia and in addition to an unverified qualifier.

Just 12 groups have equipped for the competition up until now, with eight qualifiers to be finished by November 2022.

The sides are partitioned into four pools of five, with the best two from each pool experiencing to the quarter-finals. New Zealand, France and Italy are in pool A with the champ from America 1 and Africa 1.

South Africa heads pool B with South Africa, Scotland, Ireland, Asia/Pacific qualifier and Europe 2 group.

Britain, Japan, Argentina will include in pool D alongside the Oceania victor and Americas 2 qualifier.

The 2023 RWC will be held in France.

-FBC News
- Advertisement - [smartslider3 slider=4]