2021 RLWC (B) Wk2 - FIJ 60-4 ITA @ Newcastle

[League Unlimited News]

Fiji v Italy
Kingston Park, Newcastle
Group B - Week 2

Timezone	Time	Day	Broadcaster
BST (UK, local)	2:30pm	Sat 22 Oct	BBC, RLWC App
CET (Rome)	3:30pm	Sat 22 Oct	FITE
AEST (QLD)	11:30pm	Sat 22 Oct	Fox/Kayo
AEDT (NSW/VIC)	12:30am	Sun 23 Oct	Fox/Kayo
FJT (Suva)	1:30am	Sun 23 Oct	Fiji One

1. Sunia Turuva 2. Maika Sivo 4. Kevin Naiqama 19. Semi Valemei 5. Mitieli Vulikijapani 6. Sitiveni Moceidreke 7. Brandon Wakeham 13. Tui Kamikamica 9. Apisai Koroisau 17. King Vuniyayawa 12. Viliame Kikau 22. Siua Wong 16. Lamar Manuel-Liolevave
Interchange 3. Korbin Sims 10. Ben Nakubuwai 11. Taniela Sadrugu 14. Penioni Tagituimua
Reserves 18. Netane Masima 24. Vuate Karawalevu

1. Luke Poiselli 2. Richard Lepori 3. Daniel Atkinson 4. Ethan Natoli 5. Jake Maizen 6. Jack Campagnolo 7. Radean Robinson 8. Alec Susino 9. Dean Parata 10. Anton Iaria 11. Ryan King 12. Brendan Santi 13. Nathan Brown 14. Joseph Tramontana 15. Luca Moretti 17. Ronny Palumbo 18. Kyle Pickering 19. Luke Hodge 20. Jack Colovatti

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Match Officials
Referee: Grant Atkins
Sideline Officials: Kasey Badger, Warren Turley
Video Referee: James Child

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Head to head
1 match
Fiji 1, Italy 0

Last met
2017 RLWC, Group C/D - Canberra
Fiji 38 Italy 10

 

[Irish-bulldog]

Will be interesting this one, but Fiji should have enough

 

[Gobsmacked]

Fiji were a little rusty against Australia, especially the big guns Api and Kikau.
This will likely be the game where things start to click for Fiji and it's back to reality for Italy imo
Fiji by 30

 

[yobbo84]

"Wake-man"
"Kami-kami-kai"
"Tu-vu-va"

The pommy commentators are taking the piss

 

[Tom155]

Not much of a contest Fiji killing them

 

[Tigers1986]

Fiji absolutely all over them to start the game. Makes you wonder how poor Scotland are, since Italy did them in handsomely.

 

[stormbati]

I can understand these commentators getting the traditional Fijian names wrong, but pronouncing them a few different ways is f**king lazy! And Wakeham being called Wakeman all first half, FMD.
A little bit of research would have made the world of difference

 

[stormbati]

"Wake-man"
"Kami-kami-kai"
"Tu-vu-va"

The pommy commentators are taking the piss

Absolutely. Turuva although one of the easier Fijian names was mis-pronounced about 5 different ways

 

[This Year?]

I've never seen so many tries scored from unders lines than I've seen in this World Cup. Fiji absolutely bullied Italy and at times I felt sorry watching them try to defend the likes of Kikau.
I'd love to see the likes of Australia, New Zealand and England hosting invitationals for emerging rugby league nations so they can learn the same systems we have.

 

[YoHadrian]

How is "Atkinson" Italian? Did he eat a pizza once?