The Wallabies’ Rugby World Cup campaign is in crisis after the men in gold suffered the country’s first loss to Fiji in 69 years in their second pool match in France.
As far as spectacularly bad Wallabies performances go, this was right up there, as thousands of Australian fans in gold jerseys who’d travelled to France sat in disbelief watching their team capitulate in remarkable fashion.An injury ravaged Wallabies side, without captain Will Skelton , prop Taniela Tupou and halfback Tate McDermott , went down 22-15 to Fiji and are now facing the prospect of being eliminated in the group stages of a Rugby World Cup for the first time ever.
He was seen wearing a moonboot on the sidelines before the match, which leaves his availability for upcoming pool matches against Wales and Portugal in jeopardy. Officials thought it was nothing more than shoulder-on-shoulder contact. It was Fiji’s only try of the match, which meant they did not secure a bonus point.
Fiji hit the lead in the 21st minute when Simione Kuruvoli knocked over a long-range penalty, but Australia wrestled their way back ahead after some brilliant quick thinking from Nawaqanitawase.
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