After nervous showings against Georgia and Portugal, captain Waisea Nayacalevu has backed his side to play without fear
twinkle is rarely far from the eye of the Fiji captain, Waisea Nayacalevu, or a beaming smile from his face. Asked if it is specialon Sunday in Fiji’s first World Cup quarter‑final in 16 years he highlights, with a mischievous grin, how the Pacific Island is no longer under colonial rule.
And so Tuisova, Nayacalevu and the rest of the Flying Fijians head to Marseille for what is only their third appearance in the knockout stages and a clash with England. They have had a curious pool stage – bookended by narrow defeats in arguably the two most entertaining matches of the tournament with wins against Australia and Georgia in between.
“You guys are watching, you can see ,” Nayacalevu said. “But I’m proud of the boys, it’s going to give them relief. It was our main goal to be at this stage, to qualify for the quarter-finals and we’ve made it. I’m pretty confident in the boys because I know they’ll turn up on the day. There are mixed emotions but we’re glad we’ve made it to the quarters. It’s been 16 years so it’s huge for us.
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