Rugby World Cup: Dragon Slayers - RWC 2007 Fiji v Wales

We’re heading back to 2007 ⏪📼
Relive this classic Rugby World Cup encounter between Fiji and Wales.
What are your memories of the match?
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[@islander_Fj]

3 members of this Flying Fijian World Cup squad have passed on ! Railomo,Rabeni,Kunavore.. Rest High Brothers !

[@skindeepfiji]

I was there with 2 Fijian friends, one of whom has sadly passed away since. Post match they were the happiest people in the world. The Welsh fans were also hugely magnanimous and although disappointed, were part of the party in the town. Rugby at its best! Moce Pita.

[@henrylogan6097]

RIP...Seru Rabeni(13) and Jone Railomo(3)

[@pottershousechurchnausori5768]

One of the greatest games of the Rugby World Cup, remember watching this game in Lautoka Fiji and to see two former school mates Rabeni (RIP) and Rawaqa represent my beloved Fiji and win was the icing on the cake.

[@kevinrtres]

Thank you for showing this match. I watched the SA-Fiji one and heard about Fiji beating wales and came looking.....absolutely gobsmacked that you had put it on - fantastic game!!!!

[@ludu9607]

Thanks for listening to my suggestion and posting the most epic world cup game ever!

[@cf8407]

im not from Fiji but i cry every time i watch their anthem part of this match....

[@atunaisarasea2935]

I'm Fijian and so very grateful for this comment. Where are you from ?

[@cf8407]

@@atunaisarasea2935 Fiji has a lot of passion and you can see how much it all means to them when they sing. Im from South Africa. This match is clasicccccc

[@wernerschneider4460]

Wooooow! One of the three greatest games I ever had the pleasure to watch.

[@ogpeter2822]

Why?

[@ioanekoroivuki543]

@@ogpeter2822 Because a tier 2 nation beat a tier 1 nation?

[@ogpeter2822]

@@ioanekoroivuki543 a month later so no thanks

[@jammingwithjonno3567]

@@ogpeter2822 Bitter fool.

[@ogpeter2822]

@@jammingwithjonno3567 you're 8 months behind my guy

[@kitionesikivou6849]

Extremely superb. Salute Wayne Little. Teamwork in defence was extra special. Vinaka vakalevu.

[@ocean3176]

The Best Flying Fijian ever …playing for the jersey and country heart and passion for your beloved Fiji ( No showing off no super star no fashion show or mental weakness and not playing to the crowd none of those… this Fijian team were just themselves humble and dedicated when putting on the white jersey… I don’t think there will be another Fijian team like this

[@lastemperor4309]

💯💯💯

[@MrWestSideFiji679]

Trues up timi qai tu sa timi ga ni tiktok ..lol

[@chiefRaho]

you thought wrong

[@dougpinnick9279]

J'étais dans les tribunes au Stade de la Beaujoire, un match de folie ! J'y étais avec mon meilleur ami ainsi qu'avec mon oncle qui est décédé il y a maintenant 5 ans 😢. Pour tout cela ça reste un très grand souvenir pour moi !!

[@tabou1]

During the epidemics, one would have hoped World Rugby would upload all of the RWC games ever played in their entireties. It's not like it's going to hurt them financially, and it would really help those of us Rugby fans put up with confinement, raise their crappy profile, etc... Easy to understand, a win-win thing...

[@ioanekoroivuki543]

Exactly! It never made sense to me why full games were never uploaded.

[@james09995]

Well said!!!!

[@philt7278]

No hate to Wales as an Englishman, but it's actually good for the game as a whole when these "upsets" happen, like Japan v South Africa 2015 - it makes the game more international and less exclusive, rather than if every result is predictable.

[@gwyllt5633]

Oh yeah really, would you say that if it were England?

[@saketuqalo7449]

Thank you boys, for the spirit, to stay on the game and to win it in the last few minutes, really showed how you all as a group wanna do it for Fiji, Always my Best Team ever since growing up following Fiji Rugby, For Fiji ever Fiji, Bula

[@keyboardemperor3540]

This Welsh team had some real extraordinary players not sure what happened

[@angusmacdonald1123]

What is the name of your profile picture character again? I remember he’s the reverse bladed samurai

[@saveriofontana4562]

Another great match! Thank you! Please don't leave us in this black period... rugby is our force! Give us other matchs!

[@theextantsrilankan5443]

I find this Wales team much more entertaining than the current and recent past Wales teams

[@ioanekoroivuki543]

Interesting. Why do you say this?

[@jammingwithjonno3567]

@@ioanekoroivuki543 Because it's more entertaining and satisfying when they lose. 😂

[@nickbellamy6354]

Really looking forward to this game - c’mon Wales !,,,,

[@oranha]

It already happened

[@juniorsewbs7593]

You two who replied are idiots for not understanding the joke

[@Dodinpepes]

@@juniorsewbs7593 trues up bro🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@juniorsewbs7593]

@@Dodinpepes people these days aye😂😂

[@s3misi282]

nick bellamy 😂😂😂

[@treehousekohtao]

This should be a blueprint for Fiji, sensible boring half backs to corral the unstructured forwards and balance the free running backs.

[@tuglanlalabalavu7263]

This is the fittest Fiji Team to ever played in the RWC!

[@paulgres3427]

What a game from the fidjian, but so much high tackle...

[@24NIEMAND]

Well this a good lesson to show how crucial it is to not miss your goal kicks

[@zyaicob]

Ben Volavola take notes... lol

[@ThePereubu1710]

What a game!

[@rmr3403]

Great game, in context must be the biggest rwc upset ever.

[@zyaicob]

Lol someone's forgetting the entire 2015 tournament

[@lightofdespair1848]

We need more golden matches!

[@Hanes_Cymru-742h]

That Shane Williams try looked like it was at X2 speed! 🤣🤣 even in slow motion he looks fast!

[@JosephFallon]

Class - thank you. Baby AWJ

[@InshushaGroupie]

Beautiful Welsh anthem.

[@Ben_685]

Nice one Fiji 💪 good work team

[@SPEED-si4xy]

At least 2 of those Fiji tries would have been disallowed by video refs in 2019. They would've informed the ref about something a few phases back. It was easy for island teams to win back then. These days, we island team fans are more worried about the referees than the opposition. That's the sad truth today in both union and league.

[@Dodinpepes]

hahahaa..yeah ur right..that last fiji try wud hav been a penalty try last tackler not releasing player as he went to ground....neways prefered referring in those days...

[@jlm4455]

Oh I see, like James Hook's glaringly obvious forward pass for a try?

[@Johnmcdonald2109]

Whos here after fiji just beat wales after this 2007 game??✋️ 17 long years later

[@oysterman250]

Extraordinary that Dickinson was deemed an international-standard ref... a penalty to be taken from the try-line(?!) and allowing play to continue when an injured player was being tended to - at least twice - whilst clearly in harm's way, plus ignoring potentially serious injury to Wynn-Jones when he landed very badly after taking a restart!???

[@ludu9607]

So many late hits from Fiji, I love it

[@limbean.]

We need 2007 world cup final pls

[@voodoowood6422]

1:37:24 No matter how many times I watch the video, I always worry that the Welsh number 14 player must have been seriously injured.

[@apeluenesi9861]

Perfect performance fiji

[@f1j11slander4]

Some Welsh supporters still so sour about this loss 🤣🤣🤣🤦🏾‍♂️

[@kicsilo]

great game Fiji !

[@samuelaqimaqima100]

This is Wayne Pivacs Team.

[@juan_wong]

Ilivasi Tabua

[@Dodinpepes]

@@juan_wong hahahaha..yeah after wayne had built them up for like 3 yrs and tabua got the credit in the end🤣🤣🤣🤣...kudos to both coaches..but the build up most of it neways was put in by wayne pivac

[@oliprj8676]

Stephen Jones missed 3 conversions. 6 points gone begging and wales lost by 4 🤦‍♂️

[@filimonibalenivalu7835]

RWC France 2007 victory against Wales,through to the Quaterfinal RW France 2023 History victory over Australia, let's await the results. Just came here to watch if history can repeat Godspeed Fiji Water Flying Fijians

[@lashachxaidze]

world rugby rugby world cup 2007 Georgia VS Ireland🙏💖

[@WalesTheTrueBritons]

Why is it - Wales winning 39 six nations titles never seems to get them respect, yet when they fail to win a world cup. People act like all of the sudden they are world beaters and should be winning world cups. The view of them just isn't consistent. And why does world rugby keep going back to Fiji vs Wales?! Is it such a shock for Fiji to beat Wales? I don't think so....Wales have just as much adversity in the NH as Fiji does in the SH. You literally posted this 2 months ago...😩 Going by some comments - People really are clueless about rugby history!

[@OgeiDennepeL]

Is that... Alun Wyn Jones with LONG HAIR?!

[@HelenGPitts]

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[@haydencassidy9536]

@@HelenGPitts Shut up scammer

[@ioanekoroivuki543]

Yes, it happened once upon a time. Shocking isn't it!

[@mactatawaqa5552]

Yes it is him😁😁

[@siddarthkphukan5136]

It was great.

[@stephenbrown4997]

wtf with all the ads im just watching rugby and the last time there were no ads

[@seanmbeavan2855]

Would it be possible to post all the matches from the 2013 🦁 tour?

[@empanadadcarne6248]

hasent premieres in my country. are they uploading the full match or just highlights?

[@buladude679]

Full match

[@marcustomic2113]

Many Mistake on referee. Injury the Nicky Little probably end of carrriere but great match

[@apgwilym]

Who is that joker commentating?

[@LERJ_Gaming]

apgwilym the guy saying the Fijian was defending himself from being tackled by booting Jones in the stomach and then he says what did jones expect charging in at the side.. like wtf okay then he’s basically saying everyone can boot the opposition in the stomach as a self defence option?? He’s on a different planet that commentator.

[@Dodinpepes]

This Fijian team would have made the finals of rwc 07..if not for simple mistakes and wrong decisions by some players in that quater final game against SA....it wud hav been another upset...🙂🙂

[@mauribonada2425]

At that time South Africa was overpowered

[@jammingwithjonno3567]

Wish they did beat South Africa then England might have actually stood a chance in the final. 😆

[@viliametiko391]

🤣🤣🤣..Fiji loss because of little choices that turned that game against SA..

[@1598432ful]

at least Three Missed kicks by Wales.... brutal.

[@zephs5856]

World Rugby if you're reading this, can you possibly upload 2019 Fiji v Wales rwc full match?

[@Mo-yd8xc]

Wtf was Fiji doing at that 80th minute? Why didn't they put it into touch?

[@zyaicob]

When in France, jouez!

[@IgorOcash]

the commentators blabbed on and on about Welsh disarray. Hogwash. The Welsh knew they had to have a try around minute 30 and they made it happen.

[@aseselabakana9640]

Nicky Little

[@apartclassic]

In light of the current phasing out of old pundits and commentators, im glad this colour commentator is gonners..

[@paopao4827]

Great upset it is...i never thought india is only good in cricket...

[@TM-zn7qj]

India is a whole different country dude. Get outta that bubble you living in.

[@suliratu8998]

Go fiji Go❤❤❤

[@ezekiel-re7vy]

Por qué no jugué al rugby 🏉?😞

[@warleymt]

Jogão..Jogão..

[@rossman3658]

Stuart Dickenson. Need I say more.

[@restlessbeing1398]

so it was hook that ended nicky littles carrier with that cheap push shot from the side of the ruck

[@api9816]

You mean in 2011?

[@evilrusty1824]

53:15

[@RC-pt8qj]

Stephen Jones kicking cost them this game and 2011 semi vs France

[@RC-pt8qj]

@WRU286 Yep, Jones had a pretty rudimentary conversion missed in that '11 semi. Such a shame as I'm part Welsh and they're my second team after Aussie!

[@KatzenjammerKid61]

Not hard to score on 14 men. I doubt an announcer would call out "Pacific Islanders struggle with discipline" these days.

[@tibotip1312]

I'm a girl and I play rugby

[@lashachxaidze]

i'm boy and i play rugby

[@lashachxaidze]

😂😂

[@lennon2683]

Did anyone ask

[@XxRemixerzxX]

Boaty Mcfuckface stfu you weirdo

[@CarlosTorres-wi7jr]

@@XxRemixerzxX b

[@ludu9607]

Can we please have the 2007 England - South Africa pool game next?

[@jammingwithjonno3567]

Yeah South Africa spanked us. 😂 I hate playing Boks at the bloody World Cup. Lol

[@jimbo0078]

yellow card for Martin Williams at 76 minutes? But no... tier one favoritism

[@ninadifalco8886]

todos tackles altos

[@dailymotivation245]

After Fiji made numerous late and or high tackles...the ref was bogus

[@bobcat5496]

Can we get Japan heating South Africa?

[@jonefusipuga7290]

Thst will be Semi's lowest in rugby I bet

[@tespess]

Forgot how trash stuart dickenson was at reffing

[@Mo-yd8xc]

Haha, british lost

[@jammingwithjonno3567]

Wales not Britain.

[@Mo-yd8xc]

@@jammingwithjonno3567 what kind of passport do citizens of Wales hold? How come Wales doesn't have its own Olympic team?

[@christopherwhippy3181]

@53:00 if he didn't defend himself that player charging in with his right shoulder would've smashed his ribs.