2017 RLWC - C/D - W2 - FIJ 72-6 WAL @ Townsville

[Timmah]

1. Kevin Naiqama 2. Suliasi Vunivalu 3. Taane Milne 4. Akuila Uate 5. Marcelo Montoya
6. Jarryd Hayne 7. Henry Raiwalui
8. Ashton Sims 9. Apisai Koroisau 10. Eloni Vunakece
11. Viliame Kikau 12. Brayden Wiliame 13. Tui Kamikamica

14. Joe Lovodua 15. Jacob Saifiti 16. Junior Roqica 17. Ben Nakubuwai
18. James Storer 19. Pio Seci 20. Salesi Faingaa 21. Sitiveni Moceidreke

1. Elliot Kear 2. Rhys Williams 3. Michael Channing 4. Christiaan Roets 5. Regan Grace
6. Courtney Davies 7. Danny Ansell
8. Craig Kopczak 9. Steve Parry 10. Phil Joseph
11. Rhodri Lloyd 12. Joe Burke 13. Morgan Knowles

14. Matty Fozard 15. Matthew Barron 16. Ben Evans 17. Dalton Grant
18. Josh Ralph 19. Ben Morris 20. Gavin Bennion 21. Andrew Gay


Match Officials
Referee: Chris Kendall
Sideline Officials: Mark Craven, Chris Sutton
Video Referee: Phil Bentham​

 

[adamkungl]

Things don't look any better for Wales here. The atmosphere won't be as oppressive as PNG, but Fiji will be too fast and too powerful. Along with Scotland in their game, Wales will improve but not by enough to make an impact.

 

[Chip Kick]

Wales will take a lot out of these games and will be a better prepared team come the next world cup

 

[Rory]

Roets for gay, ansell for seamark and burke for morris. Apart from ben morris, some good ins. Wales wont win and this will be a blowout but we really need italy to be 100% next week against fiji so they can beat fiji in a close one, and not let the pacific teams dominate the quarter finals.

 

[ed-grimley]

Hayne to cut loose .

 

[Evil Homer]

The Aussie duo Seamark and Gay dropped so we might actually see some tackling from Wales in this match

 

[expansionist]

Wales team is better than last week... thanks god theyve droppe Seamark.

 

[ed-grimley]

The Aussie duo Seamark and Gay dropped so we might actually see some tackling from Wales in this match

Never heard of them - who do they play for?

 

[Rhyno]

Fiji by 30

 

[This Year?]

Fiji should romp this in by at least 50.

 

[SBD82]

Hopefully there is a better showing by wales this week, but anything other than a big win by Fiji would be very surprising.

 

[Dodgy]

I like this commentary team. It was Girdler's kick that got blocked for the ball to be gathered by Fittler I think, who then passed it to Byrne, who then got tackled by Sattler.

Ahhh, the memories!

 

[mozza91]

Kev Naiqama is in doubt due to an emotional break down.

 

[_snafu_]

That was soft.

 

[East Coast Tiger]

These two teams between them have played in the past four WC semis, along with the big three. The fact Wales did it in 1995 and 2000 and Fiji in 2008 and 2013 shows how far one has slipped and the other has risen.

 

[Burns]

Up Wales!

 

[joel caine number 1 fan]

nice try wales

 

[kdalymc]

What’s with the referees netball whistle....?

 

[Dodgy]

Bit of razzle dazzle!

 

[langpark]

This whistle is seriously irritating! Sounds like AFL!!