Spain vs Fiji HIGHLIGHTS | Test Match Rugby 2024

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[@michaeljames6549]

I am a Fijian and I love my home team. I have never cheered for any other team because of how much heart the Fiji team shows in every game. But this was one game where Spain was the team showing heart. Vinaka Spain.

[@Justice-k5t]

Spain is no longer a pushover. They toured to Samoa and Tonga where they lost to Samoa by 2 points and thrashed Tonga..

[@joguipo]

Gracias for your kind words. Pretty sure our boys are, by now, winning the Third Half 😂 It was an honour to have such greats in my hometown. Zorrilla Stadium looks much better with sticks than goals; and we have Fiji to thank for that. Mucho amor y respeto ❤

[@majorowe]

@@Justice-k5t the Pacific Islands are now more interested in playing rugby league than union. Expect a drop off in union competitivity as a result.

[@gruntadude]

​@@majorowe That may be so for Tonga & Samoa but, I do not think so for Fiji

[@Justice-k5t]

@@majorowemaybe only for Tonga and Samoa but not Fiji. We are competitive at the tier one level. Tonga lost to Romania last week. Samoa still struggling to beat Japan. Those league players who are playing for toa and mmt are born and raised from either nz or Australia. They have been playing league when they are young. You can’t say most players are moving to league when it’s clearly that is the pnly sports they known since childhood

[@patricknaera]

Fantastic effort Spain! More international games and progressing nicely.

[@polarbearfelly]

Congratulations to both teams. Spain were tough and showing the strength of European rugby and how it's developing. Fiji knew what to do and stuck to their systems. Well played both teams 😊

[@fernandofresneda4602]

As a Spanish supporter living in Australia, I am always glad to see them playing against quality teams like Fiji so that they can improve and get that experience at the international stage. Rugby is still a growing sport in Spain. Anyhow, well done Fiji.

[@dubstup23]

Props to Spain. Always a tough game against them. Our slow start could have cost us. Well played both team.

[@iceman8599]

Fiji here, just wanted to express my gratitude to the Spain team very exciting game... bula from fiji, keep up the great effort Spain.

[@gonzaloreyes8782]

Buena evolucion de España en rugby.💪 Fiji es un rival de peso

[@marcalfonzetti1741]

Je suis français...et agréablement surpris par la progression du jeu espagnol.

[@jamesletsoalo4931]

Thank you fiji all the way from South Africa.

[@CBM1979]

Buen partido,gran ambiente 💪🇪🇦👍🇫🇯 Gracias Fiyi!

[@TaiiMes]

Gracias sipano🤝

[@KewKew-do3kq]

Spain improving all the time

[@sheikantiger8619]

Congratulations Fiji , Argentina will always be with you !!!

[@Soqonaavere9774]

Thank you The Pumas, your team just had a good thriller with Ireland..

[@GitXxxd]

but you's speak Español..... jajaja

[@oppaa4280]

Thanks Spain for the game. Much love from Fiji 🇫🇯 ❤ 🇪🇸

[@MrKelso85]

As a Welshman now Spanish living here i love to see this Spain have some tough men perfect for rugby

[@GitXxxd]

Good game for both teams!! Great experience for all the players!! also, surprised to hear the Spanish commentators pronouncing Fijian names better than SRP commentators!! jajaja

[@Ze_Moose]

I feel like Fiji is on the decline or is it just me? 🤔 Spain scored more than I expected.

[@EsBeeQue]

@@Ze_Moosethere were two tries disallowed and also Spain only try was a penalty try in which it wasn’t supposed to be.

[@Ze_Moose]

@@EsBeeQue That makes sense

[@GitXxxd]

@@Ze_Moose nah, just you, jaja

[@GitXxxd]

@@EsBeeQue Fiji forwards have a bad habit of obstructing when there's a chance to score of a rolling maul......

[@davidenciso9943]

Bien España, buen primer tiempo, en el segundo sucumbieron ante la experiencia y potencia de Fiji. Sigan así, van por el buen camino...sigan haciendo méritos por entrar al Six Nations. Saludos desde Argentina

[@Zekiel21]

Son horribles las cosas como son para que vamos a mentir

[@pepedechein149]

Tu foto y tú sí que sois horribles. ​@@Zekiel21

[@laohu5511]

Impressive display by Spain they just neesd more experince playing at a higher level.

[@tvpc3194]

they have two tightheads playing in the top14 for pau and Toulouse.

[@rodolfoirumberri3880]

Me parece que exageras un poco. España está muy lejos del buen juego. No tiene estilo, no tiene físico y sobretodo no tiene cultura de rugby.

[@jonathanharwood1255]

Well done to both teams. Fiji for the win, although a bit messy, and to Spain for the effort and improvement. Rugby is definitely growing.

[@GregMarty-se2er]

Bravo Espagna!!!!? Allez encore, progresso!!!!! Love from france

[@vincentprado]

Muy bien España. Así se progresa, con más partidos contra equipos de Tier1 o 1,5. Abrazo de un Argentino.

[@Nas_Ligaloa]

This ref loves to keeping on blowing the whistles

[@phinuknyn796]

Fav past time I guess

[@AhTu1306]

A slow start for Fiji but a win is a win.

[@EsBeeQue]

Also with new players! I’m impressed with our new second row who is currently playing for Stade France

[@Yasuke1998]

Scary moments there for our boys 😂 Nice one Spain 🇪🇸🔥 love from Fiji 🇫🇯💯

[@germanhara290]

Bien España, asi se progresa, abrazo

[@Nlr7097]

It was a good game from that spanish team. They lost the substitute's game, they need a better bench

[@marcteenhc9793]

Fiji was trying out several new young players, this was not their A team.

[@Nlr7097]

@marcteenhc9793 lots of players were missing in the spanish team too. Props Merkler and Zabala for example, who play in the french top 14.

[@marcteenhc9793]

@@Nlr7097 Sure buddy..sure.

[@joguipo]

​@@Nlr7097Saving them for next week. That IS our league

[@joguipo]

​@@marcteenhc9793That patronising manner in your comment only shows ignorance. It's OK. Maybe you'll realise your mistake if you just read a bit about Spain's starters and the reason behind the absences. Either way, it's OK if you do and also if you don't. We know what's what. Big love

[@tonygeorgegunua9841]

Fiji, did very well. I watch Fiji whenever they play, from PNG

[@taraishot100]

Wow impressed with Spain that game was there’s all they needed to do was defend and hold that lead that kick at goal from 60 meters out was insane much love from New Zealand ✊🏾

[@tomdavies6368]

It was a nice kick but more like 50m than 60m

[@Zekiel21]

Muy bien Fiji, siempre apoyando al equipo del HS, saludos de Argentina

[@josephmccafferty2830]

Nice to see Spain competing in our sport, and it's nice to see a large turnout to watch the match. Bravo España.

[@kenrehill8775]

Good for,Spain, it’s great to see them playing the better teams, same for Portugal against Scotland. The Latin countries are the biggest growth area for rugby. Who wants a rugby World Cup in Spain and Portugal? I do.

[@24NIEMAND]

Wow, Spain is really beginning to be a force to be reckoned with. Good effort to both side. It's a pity that there weren't more supporters in the stadium

[@willfrederick8348]

Spain were class 👏👏 more games like this and they’ll improve so much

[@joelmonteiro1419]

Great effort by Spain. Un abrazo desde Portugal!

[@wernertukker5420]

Well done Spain… that was a mighty effort. And even more impressed how full the stadium is and how passionate the Spanish are about their rugby.. keep working and growing the game there. I believe in 10 years, the rugby landscape would look a lot different and a lot of the tier 2 nations will be tier 1 nations and as capable as the top dogs to win. That’s my dream for rugby anyways. The m glad world rugby is busy giving these teams quality time against the tier 1 nations… it’s the only way they’ll continue to grow and looking forward or much more than this to come

[@johndexter9922]

Fiji isn't a Tier 1 team bro

[@madrikz.fj.679]

As a Fiji fan I was slowly getting flashbacks of Uruguay 2019 RWC and Portugal 2023 RWC. Props to Spain for putting a shift in👏

[@jalejandromartin7642]

Spain is better than Uruguay and in Next yesrs is hoong to be a contender.

[@marcteenhc9793]

Fiji B was too much for Spain. Still, Spain seems to have improved in the last years.

[@anthonyswann9167]

It's fiji national team no A or B team here

[@LoNeWoLf0713]

FIJI FIJI FIJI 💪

[@penibolenaivalu2520]

Spain 🇪🇸 did control the first half of the game while Fiji 🇫🇯 dominated the second half. Hats off to you Spain 🇪🇸, you really scared us.

[@wayinfront1]

The experience and power of Fiji told in the end. But Spain gave a good account of themselves and were well ahead until the ride turned. It seems that rugby has quite a strong following in Spain, and I didn't know that. Good to see.

[@somanytakennames]

Better crowd than I was expecting, good to see!

[@miguelberthet6723]

Es importante jugar partidos asi. Mucha suerte y ojala España clasifique al proximo mundial

[@mirandahotspring4019]

Great to see countries like Spain getting into international rugby!

[@pitaberaciri8366]

Sound performance now let’s prepare for Ireland

[@jonemataitoga3625]

9:14 Loganimasi smoothly retrieving the ball under pressure...

[@Samizouza]

Great seeing the Iberian teams continuing to rise and improve in every game, no wonder the Spaniards made Fiji work hard to earn that win. By the way, wishful thinking here but IF the Six Nations expanded it might be something like this: 🇨🇵🇮🇪🇮🇹🇪🇦🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇪🇷🇴 🇵🇹

[@stevebinning977]

The 10 nations then. It would be a packed fixtures list.

[@berni133]

Gran trabajo Leones!!

[@TaigaSibirskaya]

Fiji are big men, Spain looked knackered in the last 20-25 minutes, but a good effort by Spain.

[@boldbeam4534]

Spain improving so much. Really love to see good the teams are becoming. Amazing for the sport

[@ss2gora0]

Spain winning the entire first 60 mins, only to be outgassed broke my heart for them. Well done to Fiji, I was cheering on Spain however

[@epsn8682]

Good performance Spain

[@fiji82bad]

Thanks for uploading!

[@sickgrimm4462]

Spain's yellow card was a definite try for Fiji. High tackle on Caleb Muntz was similar to Radradra's 2 match ban. Oh the double standards on Pacific Island teams.

[@UPB78]

Things would've been much easier for Fiji if Radradra hadn't received that red card, he would've had plenty of gaps to show his power.

[@gonzalofernandez7198]

Que hermoso ver un estudio a tope, un abrazo fuerte desde Argentina ❤❤❤❤❤

[@Zekiel21]

Si no había nadie

[@iqr2000]

As a fijian spain showed great set piece play and overall general play the scrum and lineout still needs improvement but that backline is really lethal the oppositions need watch out for this spanish side they can make waves in the rugby world. Fiji however despite winning was not at its best but its still a young side still trying new combinations and tactics. All in all great game but lots to improve on. On to the next match Fiji all the best and god bless💯

[@Fraser-nv5fy]

The size difference when they walked out, did not translate on the feild until late in the game. Amazing job Spain!

[@rudycollomb9151]

Bravo à l’Espagne pour sa superbe première mi-temps et le début de sa seconde mi-temps très courageuse et ambitieuse

[@TheGazavman]

Wooo Spain leading against Fidgi ! Weldone !

[@Cnel-Deg]

De lo que voy viendo hoy, Brasil, Uruguay y España se cayeron físicamente en los últimos 20 minutos. A seguir progresando!!

[@dougclark9921]

I'm enjoying Portugal, Georgia and Spain at the moment. They are at least as good as Italy and Wales, so they deserve better games and more money to grow the sport. I'm English and could see any one of the three turning us over the way Fiji did before the last world cup. Look at Argentina, for years they were a team with a scrum, they got help, got better games and now they might not as good as NZ or SA but they hold their own.

[@Ronny.81]

Spain are surely a big enough country population wise to start producing good rugby teams

[@LuisoscarBalbi-do2xf]

Buen partido, esta evolucionando mucho España

[@vinekeep1]

Fiji is at another level above

[@patricknaera]

Yes, Fiji are but Spain was competitive in areas and the score reflects this. More exposure and they will improve more. Well done Spain and Fiji for having them on your schedule.

[@simionenauluvula7981]

​@@patricknaera..it's a big score there 😊

[@patricknaera]

@@simionenauluvula7981 Yes, it is. Perhaps my expectations of Fiji are high as a top 10 ranked side and seeing their progress to date, still as win is a win and a good points difference.

[@faigameati]

Spain rugby is getting better ❤

[@loveadventures88]

Congratulation Fiji

[@Bluethunder-zg4zy]

Yes, in both rugby union and rugby league, a defending player can tap the ball out of the in-goal area to prevent a try, but there are some key details about how and when this can happen. Rugby Union: In rugby union, if the ball is bounced or kicked into the in-goal area and a defending player is under pressure to prevent a try, they are allowed to tap or knock the ball over the try line (or into touch) as long as the ball does not go out of play without being grounded (i.e., not a "deliberate knock-on"). This is generally used in situations where the defending team is under attack and does not want to risk conceding a try. If the ball is kicked into the in-goal area and the defending player taps it out of play, the referee will usually award a 5-meter scrum to the attacking team. This is because the ball has gone out of bounds without the defending player grounding it, which would have been their responsibility. If the ball bounces across the try line, and a defending player taps it out of the in-goal area before grounding it or it going out of bounds, the attacking team is awarded a 5-meter scrum (since the defending team failed to ground the ball or keep it in play).

[@Dizzayify]

This is incorrect, law 9.7 states that a player must not intentionally knock, place, push or throw the ball with arm or hand from the playing area. Sanction is a penalty, that penalty try was the correct decision, the Fijian player clearly knocked the ball dead intentionally. Sonny-Bill WIlliams did the same thing in a game against France with the same result.

[@zellias]

Trés bien joué l'espagne ! Des beaux progres

[@luismariarojas1722]

Muy bien por España, felicidades por todo el desarrollo, falta un poco, pero van a llegar!

[@ashleysoudah]

nice Spain keep going

[@aporosatusakekaunisela2775]

One of the worst referee and tmo officials ever

[@TailevuKings]

This was a weird game by Fiji

[@bandybushido]

Fiji are a waste of resources.

[@alessandrobaradel9676]

Com’on Spain…we need rugby to grow up in Europe 💪

[@championthewonderhorse9733]

7:30 if that kick had been from a top tier team the media would have gone nuts about it. it would have been good from 65m!

[@BennVai]

Tier 2 really need a comp. Who wouldn’t want to travel to Georgia, Spain, Portugal, Uruguay, Samoa. If they inject money into that comp, so many players will pick those nations to enjoy travel, cultures and also consistent games. Tier 2 have enough talent to compete with the tier 1 nations but if tier 1 are shutting them out, might as well have a best comp in world rugby. It could really work.

[@P0n1-q6g]

Respect to Team Spain Fiji dig deep to pull that one

[@Luic1987]

The fact there were no highlights (let alone any score), between 26mins and the second half, despite Spain having only 13 players for much of that period, puts into question what the hell Fiji were doing at that point.

[@HannoCrafford-r3z]

Love seeing rugby grow ❤

[@sapaingrouge6925]

Big improvement from Spain, guess they will be able to face the A team soon

[@Cj-nm2gg]

Fijian fan , but Spain on the up 👏🔥

[@contrebandiernormand9597]

l'Espagne s'est bien défendu elle progresse . Continuez .

[@biggest23]

I think it’s about time that referees, TMO’s and all of rugby’s lawmakers be forced to publicly replicate the scenarios where they’re expecting defenders to make nanosecond decisions to alter their height and trajectory in a tackle, then actually physically alter their height and or trajectory, to cater for attacking players unexpectedly altering theirs. If the referees and lawmakers can’t demonstrate the ability to do it, how can players be punished for foul play, for what is nigh on a physically impossible situation? At this point I expect all the authority submissives to reply with …. bUt tHaT’s tHe LAws, yOu juST hAve tO Do tHEm.

[@johnqueripel2001]

Rugby seems to be rapidly growing in the Latin countries, Spain, Portugal, Chile, Uruguay.

[@totoftof776]

L’Espagne devrait intégrer le tournoi des 6 nations , bravo à l Espagne ❤

[@peterfowler9085]

Fiji did to Spain what the top tier sides do to them. Full credit to Spain.

[@dave9332]

Good play for Spain

[@petersmith5811]

😊Spain did well against the Fiji B team.

[@jalejandromartin7642]

Spain had B team too

[@darkblue8273]

¿Qué estadio por favor? Saludos de Escocia. 👏

[@evilrusty1824]

Thank you Spain for not making it easy

Go Spain 😘

[@simon.hughes3009]

Spain played very well unfortunately Fiji had a lot of indiscipline in this game it looks like if Spain play good they will qualify if they keep make sure if they keep playing eligible players they will qualify for the next World Cup

[@timboyle6051]

Spain vs Wales would be interesting.

[@eduardodanzi7588]

En este deporte brutal, los españoles deberían liderar cómodos.

[@jalejandromartin7642]

Están en ello , es un deporte que ha tardado en madurar en España pero ya va fraguando, en unos años batirán a Fiyi asiduamente.

[@tullochgorum6323]

Was this a full-strength Fiji team? Because Spain looked admirably competitive till they ran out of steam. They seem to be progressing well. The Spanish commentators were surprisingly laid-back, though - compared to the histrionics of their football counterparts.

[@KamtaHedstrom]

Fiji should watch how France play to add flavor to their style of play.

[@keleausage5799]

Well done Fiji 👍👍

[@stevef9530]

Well played Spain, very good game for 60 minutes but Fiji too strong in the end.

[@raymaynard4364]

Well done 🇫🇯

[@MarkWhippy]

4:15 when Radradra did this against Wales, it was a red card and two game suspension. This week, its just a yellow card for the exact same thing.

[@JohnKopua]

TOP SHELF FIJI WELL DONE

[@bikeman9899]

Great stuff Spain!

[@zhahahaha1]

l'espagne progresse aussi vite que les usa. Les américains ont la coupe du monde chez eux après l'Australie, je les vois bien progresser encore et viser le top 10 d'ici 2031