Fiji Army Bears thrash Australia to win Defence Forces Rugby League World Cup

By Rusiate Baleilevuka

Monday 17/07/2017

Fiji Army Bears celebrate after their victory over Australia

The Fiji Army Bears have won the Defence Forces Rugby League World Cup following a convincing 44‑12 victory over favorites Australia last night.

The Fijians’ attack proved too strong as they ran in four unanswered tries in the first half which puts them to a 22-6 lead.

Ilikena Niumataiwalu and Aaron Joshua Vadiga both putting in impressive showings as Fiji ran away with a 44‑12 win at fulltime.

Fiji had earlier beat the United Kingdom 40‑20, they thrashed New Zealand 40‑6 before losing out to Australia in the round robin 38-24.

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