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Men's Rugby World Cup 2023 · Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne · 17 September 2023Head-to-head
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Fiji won by 7 points.Half-time 8–12 · Tries 2–1

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4′12′21′27′33′50′66′82′24436891%Own 2237%Own half50%Opp half64%Opp 22
← Fiji attack · Australia 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
24′AustraliaTry, Mark Nawaqanitawase, conversion missed8–6
43′FijiTry, Josua Tuisova, converted8–17
68′AustraliaTry, Suli Vunivalu, converted13–22
4′AustraliaPenalty goal scored
12′FijiPenalty goal scored
21′FijiPenalty goal scored
27′FijiPenalty goal scored
33′FijiPenalty goal scored
50′FijiPenalty goal missed
66′FijiPenalty goal scored
82′FijiPenalty 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

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08152330HT0′20′40′60′80′
24′Mark Nawaqanitawase43′Josua Tuisova68′Suli Vunivalu
AUS

Team stats

FIJ
49%Possession51%
55%Territory45%
98Carries88
385Metres gained399
3Clean breaks2
21Defenders beaten23
103Passes110
7Offloads6
84Tackles made116
23Tackles missed21
56/63Rucks won52/54
16/16Lineouts won17/23
4/5Scrums won7/11
7/7Mauls won3/3
4Turnovers won11
18Penalties conceded7
29Kicks from hand24
936Kick metres866
Goal kicking
AUS conversions 1/2, penalties 1/1 · FIJ conversions 1/1, penalties 5/7. 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

Australia

  1. 1Angus BellProp
  2. 2David PoreckiHooker
  3. 3James SlipperProp
  4. 4Nick FrostSecond row
  5. 5Richard ArnoldSecond row
  6. 6Tom HooperFlanker
  7. 7Fraser McReightFlanker
  8. 8Rob ValetiniNumber 8
  9. 9Nic WhiteScrum-half
  10. 10Carter GordonFly-half
  11. 11Marika KoroibeteWing
  12. 12Samu KereviCentre
  13. 13Jordan PetaiaCentre
  14. 14Mark NawaqanitawaseWing
  15. 15Ben DonaldsonFull-back
  16. 16Jordan UeleseBench
  17. 17Blake SchouppBench
  18. 18Zane NonggorrBench
  19. 19Matt PhilipBench
  20. 20Robert LeotaBench
  21. 21Issak Fines-LeleiwasaBench
  22. 22Lalakai FoketiBench
  23. 23Suli VunivaluBench

Fiji

  1. 1Eroni MawiProp
  2. 2Sam MatavesiHooker
  3. 3Luke TagiProp
  4. 4Isoa NasilasilaSecond row
  5. 5Te Ahiwaru CirikidavetaSecond row
  6. 6Lekima TagitagivaluFlanker
  7. 7Levani BotiaFlanker
  8. 8Viliame MataNumber 8
  9. 9Simione KuruvoliScrum-half
  10. 10Teti TelaFly-half
  11. 11Semi RadradraWing
  12. 12Josua TuisovaCentre
  13. 13Waisea NayacalevuCentre
  14. 14Jiuta WainiqoloWing
  15. 15Ilaisa DroaseseFull-back
  16. 16Tevita IkanivereBench
  17. 17Peni RavaiBench
  18. 18Mesake DogeBench
  19. 19Temo MayanavanuaBench
  20. 20Albert TuisueBench
  21. 21Frank LomaniBench
  22. 22Vilimoni BotituBench
  23. 23Vinaya HabosiBench

Match officials

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Context

All-time, Australia 20–3 Fiji, 1 drawn in 24 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

Australia 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.