But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience. Fiji will face England, Wales and Ireland in one group while in the other pool, Scotland will host Japan and France at Murrayfield and face Italy in Rome. Fullback Murimurivalu will miss the first round against Exeter Chiefs because he is currently in France finalising his travel arrangements. This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. The Fijians - ranked 10th in the world to France's eight - held on with some heroic defence to beat France 21-14 at the Stade de France on Saturday night (Sunday morning NZ time). Fiji is in pool B with France, Scotland and Italy while group A include England, Ireland ,Wales and Georgia. France-based Fijian winger Waisea Nayacalevu believes he will not have any problems playing in midfield for the Fiji Airways Flying Fijians against the Maori All Blacks tomorrow. "This win this afternoon is for the people in Fiji," he said on Sky Sport as the South Pacific nation basked in the glory of a first win over France in 10 test encounters. Flying Fijians coach Vern Cotter and his team have been monitoring the performance of all players including those playing in the Skipper Cup competition and they will soon announce an extended squad. Fijian players perform the Cibi before the test against France. The Flying Fijians are in pool B for the Autumn Nations Cup with France, Scotland and Italy. The Fijian forwards bashed away at the try-line and France conceded a penalty, allowing Volavola to kick another goal for a seven-point winning margin. Fijian players are overcome with emotion after a historic first rugby test win over France. The other point of interest for Cotter would Leicester Tigers Fijians Nemani Nadolo and Kini Murimurivalu. “I started playing for Suva in 2018 when we won the Skipper and last year I was part of the Fiji Warriors and the Fijian Drua teams last year,” the 25-year-old said. This website uses cookies to improve your experience. “. Then there are players in the United Kingdom, Scotland, and Japan and we have players in the Super Rugby.”. “It’s interesting that while I was in France recently, I had some discussion with the French Rugby Federation and one of their reps gave me a list of all the Fijian players there. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. The newly created tournament will replace the traditional international autumn window for 2020. © 2020 Sun (Fiji) News Pte Ltd. All Rights reserved. The Fijian Rugby Union was ecstatic at the win, retweeting a Twitter claim that the victory would push Fiji up to eighth place on the world rankings.