Fiji set sights on making Rugby World Cup quarterfinals

Fiji set sights on making Rugby World Cup quarterfinals

By Semi Turaga
13/09/2019
Fiji's lineout in a clash with the NZ Maori. [Photo: Getty Images]

Fiji Airways Flying Fijians Coach John McKee says Fiji have set their sights on making the Rugby World Cup quarterfinals and are far better prepared to knock off “one of the big boys” than they were in a much‑praised 2015 tournament.

In an exact replica of that 2015 World Cup, the Wallabies and Fiji share a pool and will start their campaigns against each other when they meet next Saturday.

McKee told rugby.com.au that some of the increased confidence levels carried by Fiji into their match next Saturday with the Wallabies was based on a competitive game played between the sides two years ago in Melbourne.

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Josua Tuisova brought down against Tonga. [Photo: Getty Images]

The Wallabies won 35‑17 but had to earn the victory.

This year, for the first time, McKee held a camp in March in France to start building plans for the Rugby World Cup.

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Fiji coach John McKee at the 2015 Rugby World Cup. [Photo: Getty Images]

The goal they set ? To be one of the top two teams in Pool D, which also contains Australia, Wales, Georgia and Uruguay.

Fiji takes on the Wallabies at 4.45pm next Saturday.

The Rugby World Cup kicks off next Friday as Japan takes on Russia at 10.45pm.

[Source:Rugby.com.au]

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