‘Just not good enough’: England humiliated in first-ever loss to Fiji as World Cup disaster looms
Fiji beat England for the first time with a 30-22 victory at Twickenham on Saturday as the hosts completed a woeful Rugby World Cup warm-up campaign.
Fiji, meanwhile, will be buoyant in the run-up to a World Cup they begin against Wales — the team they knocked out in 2007 in France — in Bordeaux on September 10. “We need to get our attack together. We are just turning over too many penalties and today we didn’t attack well enough.” “We’ve got a very good group of talented players who we are sure will play exceptionally well against Argentina. I’m very happy with the squad we’ve got.”
The wet weather, accompanied by thunder and lightning, made handling difficult. With Fiji down to 14 men after prop Eroni Mawi was sin-binned for pulling down a maul, England pressed for a try from an attacking lineout.But Fiji’s defence held and England had to be content with an 8-3 lead at halftime.With Muntz converting, Fiji, despite still being a man down, led 10-8. They went further ahead in the 52nd minute when left wing Vinaya Habosi burst through a ruck for a try.
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