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Beaten at the breakdown, guilty of missing tackles and even suffering the embarrassment of conceding a penalty try, the All Blacks were regularly shown up by a plucky Fijian side fresh out of quarantine, before super-sub Dane Coles and his four tries eased their nerves. Andrew Cornaga/Photosport Levani Botia on the charge against the All Blacks in Dunedin. Botia led a Fijian team that was under-prepared but impressive against the New Zealanders. A quick review would suggest Fijian coach Vern Cotter, a New Zealander with worthy claims of his own to the All Blacks job on the back of his vast...

PACNEWS Fiji took on the All Blacks in Dunedin on Saturday night. Photo: PHOTOSPORT/ Andrew Cornaga DUNEDIN, 12 JULY 2021 (STUFF NZ) – Fiji’s Kiwi coach Vern Cotter says his players weren’t properly consulted about the ‘Vaccinate Fiji’ jerseys revealed days before the All Blacks test, leaving them with little time to resolve the “complex” issues they created within the squad. Fiji wore clean jerseys during the All Blacks tests after ditching the ‘Vaccinate’ messaging at late notice, prompting concern from medical professionals that it could hurt vaccination efforts in the C...

FRU Disappointed, Decided To Play With Clean Jerseys FRU chief executive officer John O’Connor is disappointed that they were not able to honour the wishes of their sponsors after some players had expressed concern about having the Vaccinate Fiji message on the playing by simione haravanua 11 Jul 2021 13:27 ...

Four tries in the bag, but it's a relatively unhappy Dane Coles after the All Blacks 57-23 win over Fiji, despite his personal milestone Four tries in the bag, but it's a relatively unhappy Dane Coles after the All Blacks 57-23 win over Fiji, despite his personal milestone 11 July 2021 The veteran hooker dotted down four times after coming off the bench, but says they were defensively sloppy in transition at set piece. For Fiji, trailing by eight with 20 minutes left has left them asking what if? Like, what if they had a halfback on the bench rather than asking one of their midfielders to...

July 11 (Reuters) - Fiji coach Vern Cotter has said his team did not wear jerseys with a COVID-19 vaccination message in Saturday's 57-23 defeat by New Zealand in Dunedin because the idea had been sprung on the players late with little consultation. News website Stuff reported the team was supposed to wear jerseys with the message "Vaccinate Fiji" in the clash, with the idea coming from one of their main sponsors, Fiji Airways. "That's a really complex question, and the answer is complex as well," New Zealand's Cotter was quoted as saying by Stuff when asked why the team abandoned the plan.