TheBreakdown
Men's Rugby World Cup 2023 · Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux · 10 September 2023Head-to-head
Full-time reportFull time
Wales won by 6 points.Half-time 18–14 · Tries 4–4 · WAL 1 yellow card · FIJ 1 yellow card

Pitch map

Layers

Swipe the pitch sideways to see it full size.

2′11′24′42′71317294866737816%Own 2229%Own half50%Opp half69%Opp 22
← Fiji attack · Wales attack →Hover a try for detail · dots = tackles made · dashed = penalty goal · orange = missed · squares = rucks · triangles = line breaks and defenders beaten · rings = turnovers · bars at the foot = zone counts · thin lines = kicks from hand = attacking entries and ball won per band
Tries and goal kicks as a table
MinTeamWhatScore
7′WalesTry, Josh Adams, conversion missed8–0
13′FijiTry, Waisea Nayacalevu, converted8–5
17′FijiTry, Lekima Tagitagivalu, converted8–12
29′WalesTry, George North, converted16–14
48′WalesTry, Louis Rees-Zammit, converted23–14
66′WalesTry, Elliot Dee, converted30–14
73′FijiTry, Josua Tuisova, converted32–19
78′FijiTry, Mesake Doge, conversion missed32–26
2′WalesPenalty goal scored
11′FijiPenalty goal missed
24′WalesPenalty goal scored
42′WalesPenalty goal missed
Sample dataTerritory shares are estimated, and tries without a recorded position are placed in the in-goal. Other positions are as logged by the match feed and approximate.

Score progression

Drag to replay the match on the pitchSwipe the chart sideways for the full match.
010203040HT0′20′40′60′80′1 WAL card · 1 FIJ card
7′Josh Adams13′Waisea Nayacalevu17′Lekima Tagitagivalu29′George North48′Louis Rees-Zammit66′Elliot Dee73′Josua Tuisova78′Mesake Doge
WAL

Team stats

FIJ
39%Possession61%
35%Territory65%
86Carries176
396Metres gained655
6Clean breaks6
23Defenders beaten34
108Passes171
9Offloads9
253Tackles made70
34Tackles missed23
40/45Rucks won130/134
10/11Lineouts won12/13
3/4Scrums won7/10
8/9Mauls won3/3
11Turnovers won4
17Penalties conceded9
24Kicks from hand17
674Kick metres387
Goal kicking
WAL conversions 3/4, penalties 2/3 · FIJ conversions 3/4, penalties 0/1. Pale segment = set piece lost.

Match statistics and event positions come from World Rugby’s public match feed, which is unofficial and not licensed for reuse; TheBreakdown reduces them to the figures shown.

Line-ups

Wales

  1. 1Gareth ThomasProp
  2. 2Ryan EliasHooker
  3. 3Tomas FrancisProp
  4. 4Will RowlandsSecond row
  5. 5Adam BeardSecond row
  6. 6Aaron WainwrightFlanker
  7. 7Jac MorganFlanker
  8. 8Taulupe FaletauNumber 8
  9. 9Gareth DaviesScrum-half
  10. 10Dan BiggarFly-half
  11. 11Josh AdamsWing
  12. 12Nick TompkinsCentre
  13. 13George NorthCentre
  14. 14Louis Rees-ZammitWing
  15. 15Liam WilliamsFull-back
  16. 16Elliot DeeBench
  17. 17Corey DomachowskiBench
  18. 18Dillon LewisBench
  19. 19Dafydd JenkinsBench
  20. 20Tommy ReffellBench
  21. 21Tomos WilliamsBench
  22. 22Sam CostelowBench
  23. 23Rio DyerBench

Fiji

  1. 1Eroni MawiProp
  2. 2Sam MatavesiHooker
  3. 3Luke TagiProp
  4. 4Isoa NasilasilaSecond row
  5. 5Te Ahiwaru CirikidavetaSecond row
  6. 6Albert TuisueFlanker
  7. 7Lekima TagitagivaluFlanker
  8. 8Viliame MataNumber 8
  9. 9Frank LomaniScrum-half
  10. 10Teti TelaFly-half
  11. 11Vinaya HabosiWing
  12. 12Semi RadradraCentre
  13. 13Waisea NayacalevuCentre
  14. 14Selesitino RavutaumadaWing
  15. 15Ilaisa DroaseseFull-back
  16. 16Tevita IkanivereBench
  17. 17Peni RavaiBench
  18. 18Mesake DogeBench
  19. 19Temo MayanavanuaBench
  20. 20Levani BotiaBench
  21. 21Simione KuruvoliBench
  22. 22Josua TuisovaBench
  23. 23Sireli MaqalaBench

Match officials

Sample data
Referee
Sample Referee
Assistant referee
Sample Assistant 1
Assistant referee
Sample Assistant 2
TMO
Sample TMO

Sample data Match officials is placeholder content: TheBreakdown has no data source for it yet, so nothing here is real.

Context

All-time, Wales 15–2 Fiji, 1 drawn in 18 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

Wales going in
Fiji going in

Also on this day

Results to 27 September 2026. Scoring and line-ups come from World Rugby match summaries where available; older Tests may have neither.