JAPAN vs FIJI ► Pacific Nations Cup 2023

[@KingM5891]

The world needs support like the Japanese no matter the results they always behind their team and happy

[@eddietomasi6164]

Yes, that is absolutely true. The feeling is different when it's crowded.

[@GitXxxd]

not only to their country, but they also appreciate the efforts of their opponents.....

[@marikavunibaka6221]

If this game played in fiji you will see the crowd Proud to be a fijian

[@新型コロナは空事です]

They are just jumping on the bandwagon. If Japan play shit at the world cup, you can bet your bottom dollar the support for their will drop off.

[@eronivatuloka1096]

If this could be said to the English fans too.

[@EAC1617]

Can't believe Fiji is playing so well, they usually have good game and followed by school rugby mistake the game the next... Love to Fiji give to Australia and Wales in the world cup... Let's go Boiz keep the winning going...

[@tanielatuiqali3745]

Building very well into the RWC. Squad being rotated too

[@calebmills1446]

Genuine Qfnl contenders

[@watsonkuruvoli6225]

Kuruvoli is there 🎉that's why😂😂

[@eddietomasi6164]

I'm looking forward for our team to smashe both of them. They better don't have any yaqona in their system b4 the world cup, because we all know that our alcohol can flik on or flik off. When it's on, it's on. When it's off, it's really off.😅😅😅😅. Let's go boys.

[@Joe_Kondeez]

They're gonna be a headache to both aus and Wales. Have the potential to beat both!!

[@samurock100]

As soon Fiji's 14 picked that loose ball and took off, his team mates knew there is no one catching him. They just walked back to halfway to get ready for the restart.

[@GitXxxd]

hahahah! but he almost got caught!

[@calebstephan2083]

@@GitXxxdyeah by naikabula who is also a Fijian speedster. No Japanese player would’ve caught 😂

[@adrianlee665]

How come TMO missed a neck roll and obstruction leading up to japans first try ? But was watching Fiji like a hawk 😂

[@Rayzajw]

Yeah I thought that also. Player gets cleaned out and creates a gap

[@GitXxxd]

yes, very true! I dont know why Wainiqolo and Nayacalevu didn't protest that.....

[@samuelamusuvanua1406]

The Drua Impact cannot be denied..And they blend in well with the experience of overseas based players..

[@calebmills1446]

Do you know how many dura players are in this squad??

[@taledivibes]

​@@calebmills144622 players

[@SereneBliss]

​@@calebmills1446 about 16

[@RoyJones.]

​@@calebmills1446*Drua

[@keyboardemperor3540]

​@@calebmills1446about 10

[@reznovnata3889]

Fiji had 3 disallowed tries, but Fiji still need to improve on their 2nd Half performance, I a lot of things to improve on before the RWC.

[@winged_detective]

The boys are now hitting their strides and combining well. Wananavu boys.

[@wellington12able]

Dishing out red cards has got to be regulated better , a stand down 20min period would be ideal, it’s punishing the whole game all together,and as for the TMO might as well be the ref no point having one on the field

[@georgelane6350]

The players also need to get better at avoiding head contact. There just seems to be so little effort to drop in tackles.

[@fmacclure]

World Rugby need to introduce the 20 min red card rule and penalise the player and not the game

[@wellington12able]

Absolutely !!! 💯

[@townmiles8691]

heck just get the player out and get a new one in. no one enjoys a game of 15 vs 14.

[@musoutenseiryuken6962]

Vinaka to japan for hosting viti great job viti 🔥💯

[@tommywulfric9768]

So much for being able to see where the ball was in the final conversion....what a stupid time and place to put a link!

[@mornecoetzee2756]

World rugby is destroying rugby with these red cards.

[@trilli7914]

When was it given and are they allowed to come back after 20mins like SR

[@bebert3611]

​@@trilli7914no, reds are definitive and even imply suspension in next match at least

[@user-oq4dh3fj4u]

Only Fijians scored… for both sides

[@geoffreycostello5638]

Japans red scarf and fijis yellow were so soft, killing the game with these calls

[@keyboardemperor3540]

Jeez so true

[@Rayzajw]

That's what world Rugby wants... They're scared of CTE lawsuits

[@GitXxxd]

and those TMO reviews too!!

[@patrickmccutcheon9361]

I thought that a knock on involves a fumble where the ball goes forward. Losing control where the ball goes backwards is surely not a knock on. Red cards were the right calls .

[@Fongpaay]

So I discovered the specifics of this knock on scenario when it came up in a SA lineout last year. The starting reference point for a knock on begins from the last point in which the player was in control of the ball and ends when it hits the ground or another player. So even though the ball may well have bounced backwards off of the fijian player's body, his momentum meant that the point at which the ball touched the ground was further downfield from where it left his hands which makes it a knock on.

[@WSolar-679VT]

Is it law that the tmo is also the ref in a game instead of just being the eye? I thought that he could only come in when the ref or linesman asks for his help?

[@benmateinaqara883]

That's exactly what the regulations states. They are killing the game.

[@benmateinaqara883]

That's exactly what the regulations states. They are killing the game.

[@GitXxxd]

it seems they had been overpaid and underworked, and now WR wants them to step up and overstep......

[@omacburma]

Fiji and Georgia make Pool C very interesting...

[@sanitekavei74]

It was like there was no ref on the field. The TMO muuuuurrrrrrded this game!!!

[@pitaberaciri8366]

Who on earth picked Fijis playing kit it looks wild

[@EsBeeQue]

Loved it though

[@expressoevangelism80]

Imagine buying a ticket for a match in Japan, to go to France. You then take yourself halfway around the world at great cost in the hope of watching an entertaining and competitive rugby match. Throughout the match, the referee chooses to issue red and yellow tickets as a result of a few questionable ‘errors,’ which obviously unbalances the game. Any hopes of a good game are dashed. You later stay on, in Paris, to watch some televised matches of New Zealand, and see how that team seems to get away with some very peculiar judgements, without penalties, and you are left wondering, ‘was it all worth it?’ I am aware as to how difficult it is to rule the game accurately. As that is the case, please may the authorities work it so you can. Don’t let it be spoilt by Wokish regulations, otherwise, we’ll all just pack up and leave it all behind. Everyone wants to see a fair and flowing game, where excellence is rewarded, and ‘fowls’ are penalised with sensibility, but it isn’t, everyone can see that. I can do nothing about it, apart from ask for sense and sensibility to take it’s place, so that enjoyment of the game may be restored.

[@tatiz4001]

Dude indeed you are totally right about it.

[@uraiarakaria3665]

Trues up man

[@calebmills1446]

Copy and paste this into an email to Mr Bill Beaumont 🙄🫡

[@bebert3611]

In this case the ref applies the rule word for word, I think it is good. Even if these impacts don't look too bad, they can be very dangerous with a little bad luck. A few years ago the French winger Rémi Grosso walked out with a skull fracture after such a tackle, end of his international career. The tackler (a new Zealand player) only got a yellow. The main problem is, as you stated, the refs seem less likely to enforce strictly these rules against a few privileged teams

[@georgelane6350]

It's amazing to you consider 'don't shoulder charge your opponent's face' to be wokish. Just shows that the word woke has lost all meaning

[@christophernorman4353]

Free running Fiji awsum to watch

[@mataiphilip1700]

I wish the tmo official was like this for all games

[@eronivatuloka1096]

I like this referee, same guy that reffed Fiji's win against France in 2018, but not so much the TMO.

[@brodenreeder1138]

Well done to Fiji

[@andthenwhat3506]

The TMO will mess up the World Cup this year. Watch！

[@emosiwaqavatu4564]

The TMO will spoil Fiji's game in this year RWC

[@calebstephan2083]

What makes this win more impressive is when you realize that this was Fijis second team playing against japans first team. Most of the Fijian players that played this match either didn’t get picked for the final squad, were left out as backup or aren’t even starting 😂

[@golddroger8263]

That red card was off killing the game

[@paddyp95]

I don't think it would've changed the outcome of the game. Japan's form has been poor lately.

[@Bula_bro]

Yeah true, at most it should have been a yellow card under review, giving out reds instantly is not good for the game

[@Gaijin_7]

Would've been a 50 point to Fiji if all those tried were allowed

[@Ebendejongh1]

Red Car? how the hell is he suppose to get his head out of the way. These red cards are spoiling the game

[@solomonevuli4957]

Mate...the player got injured because of it and that's a lazy attempt to tackle..he didn't get low enough to be a yellow simple rules!

[@georgelane6350]

He can get his head out of the way by dipping. If he's been beaten, he needs to let the player past, not headbutt him.

[@BiltsOne]

Go Fiji Go! 🇫🇯

[@jakecripps9547]

no consistancy in the cards

[@texan-rp4wc]

red card was an accident. that happens all the time in rugby league and they stay on

[@AhTu1306]

Unfortunately this ain't rugby league

[@solomonevuli4957]

This ain't rugby league and the player got injured...or do you not care about player welfare?

[@新型コロナは空事です]

Not, really. They get paid handsomely to play the game. They know what the risks are. They certainly don't give a poo about the average man's welfare.

[@solomonevuli4957]

@user-ly8dq9tb8c umm the cards given are more about the player's welfare which is why they talk about mitigation in this case there was no mitigation which is cynical

[@browny4948]

Japan was classed as a Tier 1 Rugby Side in 2020. Just Got smashed by a Tier 2 Rugby side. The Drua impact from the Super rugby comp taking it's toll. Could've been worse if not for that TMO help

[@新型コロナは空事です]

Fiji is just Japan's boggy team. They always play like poo against Fiji.

[@calebstephan2083]

@@新型コロナは空事ですthis was also Fiji second team against them and they still got obliterated 😂

[@nartnee8596]

It's Beyond me how an accidental head clash be a send off. I think I better stick to watching rugby league cause rugby these days has lost the plot

[@11drow]

Referee/TMO was awful this game. I’m sure they didn’t want Fiji to win.

[@gamtuinabua5324]

agreed

[@benmateinaqara883]

An entertaining game only to be marred by the TMO interference

[@sionesione956]

This red card bull shit is killing the game

[@Ebendejongh1]

Fully agree. Its really becoming ridicolous

[@solomonevuli4957]

The player got injured for crying out loud...and are you against fiji is that why? By the looks for it you must be tongan focus more on your team rather than throwing bullshxt

[@georgelane6350]

Those tackles literally kill players

[@calebmills1446]

As much as I Love Fijian rugby I find it so difficult to remember their names that meams their a hard team to support. 😪 They look like their a genuine threat at RWC 2023!😁😄

[@kalawa-x]

Oh trust me they are

[@coconati2111]

Lol stay humble

[@chillian1985]

The drua boys did all the damage ... nice

[@220ptube]

Too much TMO... Killing the flow of game.... Cards was excessive a penalty is enough

[@vernonsass7438]

it seems Japan don't know how or who to pray to

[@expressoevangelism80]

Japan is one of the least faith based countries in the world, so it’s not surprising.

[@ami679]

Whoever's idea for the Fiji jerseys colour needs to be fired 😝

[@GitXxxd]

hahahah! since when did Fiji Water turn red?!?!

[@EsBeeQue]

That’s Fijis away kit….relax

[@ami679]

@@EsBeeQue away kit or home game, Fiji rugby has never been associated with the colour red and it's ugly af

[@EsBeeQue]

@@ami679 don’t think it’s that bad bro. I prefer the red then the black away jersey. 🫣

[@nevillelamberti]

Terrible decision against Lappies. Buggered the whole game..

[@leologayau4849]

FIJI TOO GOOD

[@calebmills1446]

And they look like their having so much FUN

[@georgetuisawau4781]

Vinaka TMO na qaravi tavi🤣🤣🤣

[@isimelimudra8504]

Levu na forward nei viji 🤣

[@solomonevuli4957]

​@@isimelimudra8504levu na forward nei japani

[@tatiz4001]

Red card? 😮

[@oryanprax6259]

TMO is killing rugby.

[@kaafituinukuafe3226]

First try was a forward pass and the last try by Fiji..

[@marknave8111]

Lol still salty after we beat yous 😂

[@babyjoe_679]

Funny how alot of people complaining about the red card disregarding the damage it had on the fijian player injuring him out for the rest of the game. I remembered yester years they'd stereo type islanders as hooligans for their physicality especially in defense. But when done back to them, it seems to be ok unless the officials says otherwise and we'd hear people b!tching about it!!! #SomeDoubleStandards!

[@suniarokosugu595]

Game official a worry to team FWFF in world cup

[@marksheehan8026]

Tmos need to go ridiculous..

[@carlmar6027]

MoM = Video Ref

[@ElabEss]

TMO won the match ...lol

[@epsn8682]

Who ever design Fiji jersey needs a good hidding

[@sdelectiontaskforce3068]

Shut up No Money..!!! That was what the Sponsor’s opt for. If you can sponsor millions then debate that with FRU. If Not then shit and Shut😊

[@mrbilly6274]

Awful uniform for the Fiji boys! Takes away the Fijian spirit.

[@sdelectiontaskforce3068]

Were you playing???!. Only saw the boys playing with Flying Spirits and heart. If you sponsored the Team then Talk. Sshhhhh!!!….Sit and Shut🖕🏼

[@Gaijin_7]

Like I said...kuruvoli is the best 9 for Fiji

[@watsonkuruvoli6225]

Yessss🎉

[@m0e679]

Fiji jerseys look horrible. Why??

[@GitXxxd]

they used janola!!

[@AwesomeIceman]

red n yellow card is bs for both teams bhidai na video ref

[@ChrisEAdlay]

The Fijian player stepped into Japan 7, what else could he do? Lol rugby is stupid

[@fhfrkiuyb]

Watch the full match....the explained everything

[@solomonevuli4957]

Number 7 didn't get low enough to go down to a yellow..he didn't step into him he straight up tackled him head first

[@ChrisEAdlay]

@@solomonevuli4957 I'm Samoan I go for all island teams so I wanted Japan to get smashed but I don't like the rugby cards

[@6VITU9]

Rugby should just adopt nfl helmets. Rugby is dying with all this weak penalties. It’s no longer fun now with this weak rules

[@josesetaro9190]

Pathetic TMO

[@HighChief-gh1ut]

Fiji winning with a world record of forward pass plays 🥴😂

[@solomonevuli4957]

And so is japan

[@efarem6218]

And so did australia against nz.. what's your point?

[@HighChief-gh1ut]

@@efarem6218 Australia lost mate 🥴

[@HighChief-gh1ut]

@@solomonevuli4957 Japan lost 😂

[@GitXxxd]

obviously the forwards are allowed to pass too 😄

[@新型コロナは空事です]

The TMO is going to be the most easily corrupted official in the game. Just pay him to miss all your teams infractions, and to be over zealous in finding every little thing wrong in the opposition team. What a joke. Get rid of it. If the ref on the paddock missed something that is on him let it go.