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The hype is building around Fiji, with England next on their list
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Isoa Nasilasila has admitted that Fiji are trying to keep perspective amid growing expectations over what they can achieve at the Rugby World Cup.
The Pacific Islanders visit Twickenham on Saturday in their final warm-up match before facing Wales in a highly anticipated Pool C clash on September 10 in Bordeaux.
Four years ago, Japan established themselves as everyone’s favourite second team, knocking off Scotland and Ireland with a swashbuckling style of play.
With the Brave Blossoms in decline, the role of giant killers is expected to fall to Fiji, but second row Nasilasila stressed that his team were remaining grounded.
“There is a lot of a hype around us but we are trying to control that individually and as a team,” Nasilasila said.
“We want to stay humble and do our job on and off the field. Hopefully it will then all come together on the day. Our game has definitely evolved. We are trying to get the technicalities of rugby in there.
“We want to create something rather than just going straight to the backs, off-load off-load. We want to build something first and play from there.”
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"It means Robertson will have the ability to select him for the 2025 Rugby Championship, but the Crusaders will have to wait until 2026, their first season in Christchurch’s new multi-use arena, to get their hands on him."
So Lester F will be available for the ABs in 2025 but not the Crusaders until 2026 season.
Go to commentsI hope so, I think all it needs is a little backing to make it a killer league atheistically speaking. Its a private league, an article on roar. After WR declined to host the Nations Cup in Saudi Arabia they are going to make a "champions league", or the proposed football league with all the big teams from europe, of rugby. Talk is of a "Super Round" model though, no home games, just a touring league of the biggest cities, not doubt hoping to sell out ever game (four a weekend/destination) with 50k etc.
Drua and Moana can form another conference with Apia, Nuku'alofa, and easy flight destination country (Hawai'i? maybe micronesia) as the 5th and have four conferences of five.
I think to get that personal factor those countries really need to get this crap together. Currently the players talk like they want to have the same desire to play for their country as they do the All Blacks, but really theres too much disrupting that from happening atm.
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