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Friday, 11 November, 2005
Fiji fall at death after gutsy effort
Nicky Robinson landed a 75th-minute dropped goal to deny Fiji what would have been a famous victory at the Millennium Stadium on Friday night as Wales scraped home 11-10.
A great try from lock Iferiemi Rawaqa, sprinting from 60 metres out, gave Fiji a 7-0 half-time lead. Seremaia Bai made it 10-0 with a dropped goal in the 55th minute; but late Wales pressure led to a pushover try from a scrum, a penalty goal and finally Robinson's dropped goal.
Defensively, Fiji excelled, but their scrum lacked cohesion which made it difficult for the backs to get clean ball.
Friday 11 November, 2005
Wales 11 Fiji 10
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Half-time: 0-7
Referee: Rob Dickson (Scotland)
Touch judges: Lyndon Bray (NZ), Wayne Barnes (England)
Television match official: Christophe Berdos (France)
Att: 73,045
WALES: 15 Lee Byrne, 14 Kevin Morgan (Ceri Sweeney 46), 13 Matthew Watkins, 12 Sonny Parker, 11 Shane Williams, 10 Nicky Robinson, 9 Gareth Cooper (Michael Phillip 72), 8 Michael Owen (capt), 7 Martyn Williams, 6 Dafydd Jones (Alix Popham 23), 5 Luke Charteris, 4 Brent Cockbain (R Sidoli 38), 3 Chris Horsman (Adam Jones 46), 2 Rhys Thomas, 1 John Yapp.
Not used: Huw Bennett, Robin Sowden-Taylor.
Coach: Mike Ruddock
Try: Owen; Penalty goal: Robinson; Dropped goal: Robinson.
FIJI: 15 Norman Ligairi, 14 Mosese Luveitasu, 13 Epeli Ruivadra, 12 Julian Vulakaro (Kameli Ratuvou 66), 11 Sireli Bobo (Kameli Ratuvou 30-35), 10 Seremaia Bai, 9 Mosese Rauluni (capt), 8 Sisa Koyamaibole, 7 Aca Ratuva (Mosese Volavola 68), 6 Alifereti Doviverata, 5 Isoa Domolailai (yellow card 65-74, Kele Leawere 77), 4 Ifereimi Rawaqa, 3 Apisai Nagi, 2 Sunia Koto (Viliame Gadolo 77), 1 Josese Bale.
Not used: Tiko Matawalu, Aporosa Vata
Coach: Wayne Pivac
Try: Rawaqa; Conversion: Vulakoro; Dropped goal: Bai.
Scoring sequence (Wales’s scores shown first):
2min – PEN GOAL FIJI, Vulakoro (missed)
7min – PEN GOAL WALES, Robinson (missed)
10min – PEN GOAL FIJI, Vulakoro (missed)
17min – PEN GOAL FIJI, Vulakoro (missed)
27min – PEN GOAL WALES, Robinson (missed)
39min – TRY FIJI, Rawaqa; conversion Vulakoro – 0-7
Half-time
52min PEN GOAL FIJI, Bai (missed)
55min – DROPPED GOAL FIJI, Bai – 0-10
58min – PEN GOAL WALES, Robinson – 3-10
65min – Yellow card Fiji, Domolailai
66min – TRY WALES, Owen; conversion Robinson (Missed) – 8-10
75min – DROPPED GOAL WALES, Robinson – 11-10
Full-time
Kicking success:
Wales – Robinson 1/4
Fiji – Vulakoro – 1/4, Bai 0/1.
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