Fiji preparing for ‘final’ against Wallabies

Fiji volition dainty its clash against the Wallabies arsenic a Rugby World Cup “final”.

Following their first-up 32-26 nonaccomplishment to Wales, the Fijians can’t spend different decision erstwhile they conscionable the Australians successful a Group C clash connected Monday greeting (AEST) successful Saint-Etienne.

“Australia is our last now” Fiji’s adjunct manager Daryl Gibson told The Fiji Times.

“We cognize that we request to bushed Australia to enactment successful the competition. That’s a beauteous elemental formula.

“We’ve proven we tin vie against Tier 1 nations and we proved that against Wales.

“We person a large task, but it’s not over. Nothing is impossible.”

Helping Fiji’s bid to bushed Australia is an evident hamstring wounded suffered by almighty Wallabies prop Taniela Tupou, who starred successful his side’s 35-15 play triumph implicit Georgia.

It was Australia’ archetypal triumph nether Eddie Jones since the commencement of his 2nd stint arsenic Wallabies manager successful January.

Tupou didn’t bid with the Wallabies connected Wednesday and, according to aggregate reports, volition beryllium “monitored” successful the adjacent fewer days earlier a determination is made connected whether helium plays against Fiji.

“He didn’t bid contiguous but that’s not antithetic for Taniela – don’t worry,” Wallabies adjunct manager Jason Ryles told reporters.

The Fijians volition cognize what to expect from a Jones-coached team, with their manager Simon Raiwalui person been guided by the Wallabies mentor astatine Saracens.

“He was 1 of the champion coaches successful the satellite technically, truthful I’m definite helium volition travel up with immoderate crippled program to play against us,” Raiwalui said.

“We’re going to person to execute, we’re going to person to play our crippled plan, we’re going to person to bash it to our champion abilities.

“We’ve conscionable got to play our benignant and effort to enforce that against a precise bully team.”

Springboks large Jean de Villiers said the Fijians were susceptible of beating the Wallabies.

“It’s doable,” the 2007 World Cup victor said connected the Boks Office podcast.

“I deliberation for Australia, and astir apt for satellite rugby, it was bully to spot Australia getting their archetypal triumph nether Eddie again.
“That volition physique their confidence, (but) I americium inactive not convinced they volition beryllium rubric contenders and adjacent against Georgia, Georgia enactment up a decent fight.

“We cognize what the Fijians tin do. If you tin enactment them nether unit astatine scrum clip and acceptable phases, (that volition beryllium key). It volition beryllium a bully game. It’ll beryllium a competitory game.”

De Villiers said the Wallabies needed to guarantee that blockbusting winger Marika Koroibete was heavy progressive successful the contest.

“You privation guys similar Koroibete successful the game. You privation him touching the shot arsenic overmuch arsenic possible,” helium said.