Fiji national rugby union team
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The Fiji national rugby union team is the Pacific Island nation’s top-level side, renowned for its flair, powerful running, and sevens-influenced attacking style on the international stage.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fiji in Oceania Rugby | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | national rugby union team ⓘ |
| anthem |
God Bless Fiji
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Meda Dau Doka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedCompetition |
Bledisloe Cup tests (occasional)
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end-of-year tours in Europe ⓘ |
| bestRugbyWorldCupResult | quarter-final ⓘ |
| competesIn |
Rugby World Cup qualifiers
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World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| confederation | Oceania Rugby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Fiji NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstRugbyWorldCupAppearance | 1987 Rugby World Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstTestOpponent | Samoa national rugby union team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstTestYear | 1924 ⓘ |
| governingBody | Fiji Rugby Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSevensCounterpart | Fiji national rugby sevens team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeCity | Suva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeStadium | ANZ National Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | rugby sevens culture in Fiji ⓘ |
| jerseyColor | white ⓘ |
| nickname | Flying Fijians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableStrength |
backline creativity
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counter-attacking ⓘ |
| notableVictory |
defeated Australia in 2023 Rugby World Cup pool stage
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defeated Wales at 2007 Rugby World Cup pool stage ⓘ |
| playsFormat |
fifteens
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test rugby ⓘ |
| producedNotablePlayersIn |
back three positions
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centres ⓘ |
| reachedQuarterFinalsIn |
1987 Rugby World Cup
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2007 Rugby World Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ 2023 Rugby World Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Pacific Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represents | Fiji in international men's rugby union ⓘ |
| reputation |
flair
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powerful running ⓘ |
| secondaryJerseyColor | black ⓘ |
| sport | rugby union ⓘ |
| styleOfPlay |
attacking
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offloading game ⓘ running rugby ⓘ sevens-influenced ⓘ |
| traditionalRival |
Japan national rugby union team
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Samoa national rugby union team NERFINISHED ⓘ Tonga national rugby union team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trainingBase | Suva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worldCupAppearances | 11 ⓘ |
| worldRugbyMember | World Rugby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worldRugbyRankingType | men's test ⓘ |
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Pool A (2015 Rugby World Cup)
subject surface form:
Pool A (2015 Rugby World Cup)
subject surface form:
England vs Fiji (2015 Rugby World Cup)
subject surface form:
England vs Fiji (2015 Rugby World Cup)
subject surface form:
England vs Fiji (2015 Rugby World Cup)
this entity surface form:
Fiji in Oceania Rugby