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Match Highlights - Fiji's historic win over France
By Online Editors
An inspired Fiji earned a historic first win over France with a superb 21-14 win in Paris on Saturday.
Fiji had lost all of their previous nine encounters against Les Bleus, their last matchup coming in 2014, but a sublime showing brought a stunned silence to the Stade de France.
Fiji took an early 7-0 lead with superstar centre Semi Radradra scored with an outstretched hand after a power handoff floored halfback Baptiste Serin. In a tit for tat exchange, France hit back through a driving maul through Guilhem Guirado before Toulon winger Josua Tuisova re-took the lead for Fiji.
Tuisova finished a well-worked scrum move, scoring in the corner on the end of the movement from Fiji's star-studded backline. The sideline conversion was missed, however, leading to France taking the halftime lead 14-12 after Guirado went over for his second driving maul try.
A second-half onslaught failed to materialise from France, though, and three penalties from Ben Volavola secured a famous Fiji win.
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IDK if you can say that, and as I contended before the game, I don't know if you can really call it the strongest side (selecting fatigued players) either. Which would certainly be one of many of Razor's failings this year if was the case (yet to watch). Wasn't that also the top side's last hit out before Ireland?
Go to commentsDefinitely as Christchurch based decline if you believe some.
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