00:00 It was a match played in perfect conditions with a vociferous crowd.
00:05 They traded early penalties, Joel.
00:07 And it was not the triathletes we expected, but it had everything else.
00:11 Oh, it had everything. Excitement from the word go.
00:14 Surprisingly, that was Australia who got the first try,
00:16 and Fiji had to wait a while to get theirs.
00:18 It was the brute of this man there, the scrum of Simeone Curuvoli,
00:23 that was actually the difference.
00:25 If only they'd had him against Wales, they'd be singing all different tunes today.
00:28 They'd be celebrating almost a place in the quarterfinals.
00:30 But when he did get the ball, he staggered between the uprights brilliantly.
00:34 Some, I suppose, consternation around whether the steal was legal or not.
00:39 The kick was sensational from Nick White. The bounce was good.
00:43 And then Kerebi was seeming steaming on the inside there.
00:47 Made the call, got the ball. The pass was good.
00:50 A little pop pass inside and knock.
00:52 Now, Angi Natawase was on hand to score Australia's first try.
00:57 Curuvoli, though, would make Australia pay for Simeone's discipline.
01:00 That one creeping up, and he just kept banging over the penalties.
01:03 And you were in raptures at the technique and skill of Simeone Curuvoli.
01:08 Well, this was a pretty decent strike. Always hard from the right-hand side.
01:11 The first one curled a little from right to left.
01:14 He's hung it out there on the upright, just inside.
01:16 It's held its line. This, probably, is best strike of the afternoon.
01:20 As he hit that, you just heard the thump.
01:22 Saw it, this game. Never missing.
01:24 12-8 lead. Fiji led at half-time.
01:26 And then they got straight on the scoreboard.
01:28 A misunderstanding by Australia. Fiji made them pay.
01:31 Yeah, no one came in the ball. Two almost dummy jumpers.
01:34 And the man who was man of the match today, the Mastercard Player of the Day,
01:37 Joshua Tuisova, carried the ball brilliantly, made steals,
01:41 tackled sensationally, and was on hand to score the try.
01:44 And then Frank Lomani came on, and he missed one,
01:46 but he had that one straight as a die.
01:48 And that left Australia chasing the game at the end.
01:50 And so important to get out a 14-point lead.
01:52 It just means two scores bring you back, and the draws really of no value, I guess,
01:57 particularly to Fiji, who'd lost the game.
01:59 They did manage to hang on. Australia got that second try.
02:02 Eddie Jones referred to it. Two tries to one, they were ahead in the game.
02:06 Not quite themselves. Good pick and go, though, from Suli Bunivalu.
02:11 This one was to try and pinch the bonus point off Australia.
02:17 It fell away, but no matter. There's a job done for Fiji, and a famous victory.
02:21 Yes. Yes.
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