Fiji and Wales meet in a Pool A match tomorrow at the Millenium Stadium in Cardiff. The match is scheduled to kick off at 17:45 SA Time (16:45 BST, 15:45 GMT).
Both teams have made various changes to the their match day squads, with many of these changes being enforced due to injury and in Fiji’s case also in part due to suspensions.
Fiji have made 6 changes to their starting line up since their last game. Winger Timoci Nagusa is 1 of those changes, he slots into the team in place of injured Waisea Nayacalevu. Another change will see scrumhalf Niko Matawalu miss the game due to a slight niggle. Matawalu’s place in the run on team will be taken by Nemia Kenatale. Another big player missing from Fiji’s line up is winger Nemani Nadolo who is serving a 1 week ban for a dangerous tackle against Australia. His vacant berth is being filled by Aseli Tikoirotuma.
Wales have made 3 changes to their starting team from the 1 who started in their win against England on Saturday night. All 3 of the changes Wales have made are in the backline. Tyler Morgan will make his Rugby World Cup debut as he starts at outside centre in place of the injured Scott Williams. Mathew Morgan and Alex Cuthbert start at fullback and wing respectively in place of the injured duo Liam Williams and Hallam Amos.
Teams:
Fiji: 15 Metuisela Talebula, 14 Timoci Nagusa, 13 Vereniki Goneva, 12 Lepani Botia, 11 Aseli Tikoirotuma, 10 Ben Volavola, 9 Nemia Kenatale, 8 Netani Talei, 7 Akapusi Qera (Captain), 6 Dominiko Waqaniburotu, 5 Leone Nakarawa, 4 Tevita Cavubati, 3 Manasa Saulo, 2 Sunia Koto, 1 Campese Ma’afu
Replacements: 16 Viliame Veikoso, 17 Peni Ravia, 18 Leeroy Atalifo, 19 Nemia Soqeta, 20 Malakai Ravulo, 21 Henry Seniloli, 22 Joshua Matavesi , 23. Kini Murimurivalu.
Wales: 15 Matthew Morgan, 14 Alex Cuthbert, 13 Tyler Morgan, 12 Jamie Roberts, 11 George North, 10 Dan Biggar, 9 Gareth Davies, 8 Taulupe Faletau, 7 Sam Warburton (Captain), 6 Dan Lydiate, 5 Alun Wyn Jones, 4 Bradley Davies, 3 Tomas Francis, 2 Scott Baldwin, 1 Gethin Jenkins
Replacements: 16 Ken Owens, 17 Aaron Jarvis, 18 Samson Lee, 19 Luke Charteris, 20 Justin Tipuric, 21 Lloyd Williams, 22 Rhys Priestland, 23 James Hook.
England team for their match against Australia shows a few changes (probably), although they have not officially announced it:
M Brown; A Watson, J Joseph, B Barritt, J May; O Farrell, B Youngs/R Wigglesworth; J Marler, T Youngs, D Cole, J Launchbury, G Parling, T Wood, C Robshaw, B Morgan. Replacements: R Webber, M Vunipola, K Brookes, G Kruis, J Haskell, Richard Wigglesworth/D Care, G Ford, S Burgess.
1 @ Bullscot:
So that would mean from the team that played Wales – Brad Barritt slots back in at inside centre with Jonathan Joseph coming in at outside centre and Sam Burgess dropping to the bench. Ben Morgan to start instead of the injured Billy Vunipola whose squad place has been filled by Nick Easter now. Joe Launchbury starting instead of the injured Courtney Lawes and George Kruis taking Launchbury’s spot on the bench. Andy Goode drops off the bench to make way for Sam Burgess. Only uncertainty is around Ben Youngs so the starting and back up scrumhalfs could be different.
All of this purely speculation until it’s been officially announced by the team…
Helllooooooooooo
Back from my sojourn / Solar work related visit to deeeep Mpumalanga.
Got back yesterday late afternoon, but then still had to rush to Pretoria to pick someone up and then to Midrand for a meeting last night… got home after 23:00 last night.
Have been busy killing a few fires this morning on the work front, which cropped up whilst I was out of town… and will get time slightly later to put up a lot of fresh rugby news.
3 @ grootblousmile:
Hello O Great and Wise Sun God of Mpumalanga!
Do you still have a copy of EdgeCAM available?
My friend is bugging me to death.
4 @ Scrumdown:
Of course I do… it’s just waiting for you!
Farkit, I cut my times very, very fine yesterday…. was up at sparrow fart and on, in and under roofs in Mpumalanga till 13:15, then I was driven back by bakkie to the town of Amersfoord (where I had left my BMW as I was never going to travel 47km on dirt roads with the Blik Met Wiele, it is simply too low on the ground for that).
I left Amersfoord at 14:25… made record time from there to Brakkenjanpan – BMW computer said I averaged 163km/h over the whole distance, so did some pretty low flying at times.. hehehe… arrived at my office at 16:05.
Then I still had to take Handbriekie to the place where she had given her car in for a valet cleaning before dashing off to Pretoorsdorp to pick my son BonzaiGBS up and then off to Midrand for the Web Design Meetup… and was there at 18:25, just in time for the 18:30 meeting. Got home after 23:00.
4 @ grootblousmile:
Thanks
I’ll give you a shout in the next day or 2 and shoot across.
Was in the Panne over the weekend but didn’t even think to give you a shout.
grootblousmile wrote:
I’m sure Plod will send you the photo’s…………………
7 @ Scrumdown:
The only place you just DO NOT drive fast is through the town of Bethal, there you keep nicely inside the 60km/h zone and you stop dead at every Stop Street… they are reknowned for their no-nonsense Speedcop mentality…
Don’t think I picked up any fines… hahaha
8 @ grootblousmile:
Another dorpie like that is Carolina.
1 horse town, the horse has foot & mouth, and there are more traffic cops than bottle stores!
7 @ Scrumdown:
GBS will probably just buy 
a cold drink
9 @ Scrumdown:
Hehehe
Swaai uit vir ‘n hoender en jy ry die dorp heel mis!!
Jeeez I get irate when you get freeging assholes who drive at 100km/h in a 120km/h zone and refuse to move over so that you can speed past at the speed of white light!!
Think I can be classified as an aggressive driver… hahaha
10 @ BrumbiesBoy:
They all seem to drink Bells these days… hehehehe
Interesting about World Cups is that Boks seem to be in same pool as Samoa a lot of the time. Wales and Fiji seem to have a similar World Cup relationship – this is the 3rd World Cup in a row they have been in the same pool.
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