Welsh Rugby Union | Wales & Regions

With the pre-match festivities over, we at the moment are underneath approach at Principality Stadium, the place Scarlets winger Blair Murray makes his debut for Wales.

 6mins | It’s been all motion within the opening minutes, firstly Wales going by means of multiply phases and getting inside sniffing distance of the Fiji try-line. Then the Flying Fijians taking the assault to the house aspect.

7mins | A dream begin on debut for Blair Murray after a slick backline transfer units him free on the left touchline. Gareth Anscombe’s conversion put Wales 7-0 forward.

Blair Murray runs in to attain a strive

11mins | Wales give away an inexpensive penatly on the breakdown and Fiji fly half Caleb Muntz reduces the arrears with a simple shot at aim.

15mins | An incredible line by full again Cameron Winnett sees him cross the road, however it’s over dominated and Wales flanker Tommy Reffell is distributed to the sin bin for a harmful clear-out at a ruck.

21mins | Fiji are decreased to 13 males when hazard man Semi Radradra sees yellow after flattening Wales full-back Winnett

23mins | Caleb Muntz has pulled a rabbit from the hat and steps contained in the Welsh defence and places on the after burners on and fends off Winnett and Murray to energy over. The Fiji fly half knocks over the easy conversion to deliver the rating to 14-10.

Radradra is knowledgeable he won’t be returning to the pitch after his yellow card is upgraded to a crimson card as a result of a excessive diploma of hazard, and there’s no mitigation.

39mins | Fiji are denied a penalty strive after prop Sam Tawake obstructed his fellow rumblers. A fortunate escape for Wales.

HALFTIME: Wales 14 – 10 Fiji

43mins | Muntz pulls Fiji again to a single level with a curling penalty which swings contained in the upright.

45mins | Warren Gatland makes a raft of modifications with Jac Morgan taking up the captaincy from Dewi Lake, whereas Nicky Smith, Ryan Elias and Keiron Assiratti additionally be part of the motion.

48mins | Muntz knocks over a easy penalty after Wales are penalised inside their very own 22m line for not rolling away.

60mins | Josua Tuisova lastly will get into the sport makes his energy inform. He swats apart Murray earlier than ignoring the eye of Ben Thomas to smash his approach over the try-line. Fiji sense one thing might be on as they lead 14-21.

66mins | Alternative Ellis Bevan breathes hope into the Wales trigger by scoring out vast to place his again within the hunt, simply trailing 19-21 with 14mins remaining.

74mins | Fiji suppose they’ve delivered a killer blow however a ahead cross by Muntz chalks it out. Nonetheless they’re awarded a penalty in entrance of the posts after Wales are caught off-side. Muntz makes no mistake to place put 19-24 forward with 5 minutes to go.

GAME OVER – A historic first ever victory for Fiji in Cardiff – the defeat means it’s a file equalling 10-match dropping streak for Wales.