3 hours ago Nations Championship
Fiji (10) 24
Tries: Sowakula, Canakaivata, Ravutaumada Cons: Armstrong-Ravula 3 Pen: Armstrong-Ravula
Wales (10) 39
Tries: Morgan 2, Carre, Adams, Elias, James Cons: Edwards, Costelow 2 Pen: Edwards
Six-try Wales recorded consecutive planetary wins for the archetypal clip successful 3 years by defeating Fiji 39-24 successful the Nations Championship opener astatine the Cardiff City Stadium.
Two tries from flanker Jac Morgan allowed Wales someway to support a rampant Fiji broadside to 10-10 astatine half-time.
Wales showed their fittingness by scoring second-half tries from prop Rhys Carre, helping Josh Adams, hooker Ryan Elias and centre Eddie James.
Fiji managed tries from flanker Pita Gus Sowakula, fig 8 Elia Canakaivata and helping Selestino Ravutaumada, with fly-half Isaiah Armstrong-Ravula kicking 9 points.
Wales followed up the Six Nations triumph against Italy astatine the Principality Stadium successful March to triumph back-to-back Tests for the archetypal clip since the 2023 World Cup.
Morgan was named player-of-the-match for his two-try exploits and superb antiaircraft display.
Fiji dominated the attacking statistic but Wales managed to incorporate them, portion their set-piece superiority resulted successful 3 of the six tries coming from driving mauls arsenic caput manager Steve Tandy's crippled program proved successful.
The lone antagonistic for Wales was the lucifer was played successful beforehand of a disappointing assemblage of 16,456 successful the archetypal rugby planetary played astatine Cardiff City's shot stadium.
This victorious Wales side, who bushed a squad 2 places supra them successful the satellite rankings, deserved to person celebrated that occurrence successful beforehand of much fans.
Wales scored six tries successful a crippled for the archetypal clip successful a Test for 5 years which besides came against Fiji.
Wales volition present question to look Argentina and South Africa, portion Fiji look England astatine the Hill Dickinson Stadium successful Liverpool and Scotland astatine Murrayfield.
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