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Fiji has conceded a try after two minutes but rallied to score four tries and beat 14-man Scotland 29-14 in a one-off test match
Fiji recorded a first win over Scotland since 2017 in a bruising encounter in hot and humid Suva in the second match of the Skyscanner Pacific Tour. There was a flying start from Scotland, stemming from Fiji bringing the ball into their own 22 to clear their lines and conceding a lineout from where the
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Coach felt Darcy Graham’s yellow cards were very harsh Gregor Townsend bemoaned his side’s indiscipline but conceded Fiji were the better team as they beat Scotland 29-14 at the HFC Bank Stadium in Suva.
Brilliant Fiji capitalised on a red card to wing Darcy Graham to beat Scotland 29-14 in Suva on Saturday, their first win over the tourists in eight years.
Gregor Townsend admitted "Fiji deserved to win" as his Scotland side were left battered and bruised after a humbling loss in Suva. The Scots scored early in the first and second halves but couldn't respond to the physical onslaught that their hosts threw at them,
Brilliant Fiji capitalised on a red card to wing Darcy Graham to beat Scotland 29-14 in Suva on Saturday, their first win over the tourists in eight y
Fiji 29 (Tevita Ikanivere, Kalaveti Ravouvou, Jiuta Wainiqolo tries; penalty try; Caleb Muntz 2 conversions, penalty), Scotland 14 (Kyle Rowe, Tom Jordan tries; Fergus Burke 2 conversions). HT: 15-7
The two nations first met in September 1982, and since then, Scotland has won 10 of their 12 encounters, with Fiji claiming just two victories — in 1998 and 2017, both of which were played on home soil. Scotland have dominated recent clashes, winning the last three tests convincingly: