Summary

  • Full-time: Wales 17-13 Fiji

  • North & Cuthbert score Wales' opening tries, with a further penalty try

  • Nadolo with a converted try & two penalties for Fiji

  • Fiji's Campese Ma'afu sent off on 52 mins

  • Priestland misses two touchline conversions, but converts penalty try

  • Wales full-back Liam Williams named man of the match

  • Catch up with the whole match using the Live Coverage tab

  1. Get involvedpublished at 14:21 Greenwich Mean Time 15 November 2014

    Daniel Johnson tweets: Considering how much stick Alex Cuthbert gets, his try-to-game ratio is serious.

  2. Join the conversationpublished at 14:19 Greenwich Mean Time 15 November 2014

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  3. Key battlepublished at 14:18 Greenwich Mean Time 15 November 2014

    Taulupe Faletau v Akapusi Qera at number eight.

    Fiji captain Qera is a survivor of Fiji's 2007 World Cup win over Wales and the 16-16 draw in Cardiff three years later.

    The powerful former Gloucester number eight now plays for Montpellier but has managed only 179 minutes across five games for the French side in the Top 14 this season.

    If he is a little rusty, it could be a long afternoon against Newport Gwent Dragon Faletau, who is a tireless grafter at the back of the Welsh scrum.

    Lately, however, Faletau has been a little quiet by his own high standards and is due a big performance.

    Akapusi QeraImage source, Getty Images
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    Akapusi Qera has won 40 caps for Fiji and scored seven tries

  4. Postpublished at 14:15 Greenwich Mean Time 15 November 2014

    Jonathan Davies
    Former Wales fly-half on BBC One

    Wales need to keep playing the way they did against Australia last weekend because they almost got a result.

    But their execution today is crucial. It has to be right, no loose passes.

    A good performance this week and the players will be putting their hands up for the next fortnight and matches against the two best teams in the world, New Zealand and South Africa.

  5. Postpublished at 14:15 Greenwich Mean Time 15 November 2014

    Gareth Roberts
    BBC Sport Wales at the Millennium Stadium

    Gethin Jenkins will stretch his Wales cap record to 109 when he leads Wales out against Fiji. If he has a moment to glance at the bench, he will see uncapped Osprey Nicky Smith, 20, ready to take over at loose-head at any point.

    That 14-year age gap may provide a reason for Cardiff Blues' British and Irish Lion Jenkins to have a moment of quiet reflection on an outstanding career when he celebrates his 34th birthday on Monday.

    Jenkins made his Wales debut 12 years ago, against Romania.

  6. Postpublished at 14:09 Greenwich Mean Time 15 November 2014

    Martyn Williams
    Former Wales captain on BBC One

    Wales are as fit as any team in the world.

    But they need to be more clinical, that's the difference between Wales and the top teams.

  7. Key battlespublished at 14:08 Greenwich Mean Time 15 November 2014

    Mike Phillips v Nikola Matawalu in the scrum-half berths.

    This could be one of the most fascinating duels on the pitch today.

    Followers of the Pro12 will be familiar with Fiji's Nikola Matawalu, who has been exceptional for Glasgow over the last two seasons.

    Matawalu, an electric, elusive runner who can also play on the wing, could be a thorn in the Welsh side - and it will be Phillips' job to combat the Fijian's considerable threat.

    Racing Metro's Phillips has used his physicality to unsettle some of the world's leading scrum-halves such as Will Genia and Fourie du Preez, and he is bound to have a busy afternoon marking Matawalu.

    Nikola MatawaluImage source, Getty Images
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    Nikola Matawalu has been in the Pro12 dream team for the past two seasons

  8. Postpublished at 14:00 Greenwich Mean Time 15 November 2014

    Wales head coach Warren Gatland has said places are up for grabs for next week's match against New Zealand, so there will be an added incentive for his players to impress against Fiji.

    The likes of half-backs Mike Phillips and Rhys Priestland will be eager to reclaim their first-team places from Rhys Webb and Dan Biggar, while Wales' captain today Gethin Jenkins will want his loose-head prop jersey back as well.

    As for the back row, competition for places is tough. Justin Tipuric starts at openside flanker today and the Ospreys man will be aiming to put pressure on skipper Sam Warburton or today's starter at six, Dan Lydiate, for a starting berth against the All Blacks.

    Justin TipuricImage source, Getty Images
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    Ospreys flanker Justin Tipuric wins his 26th cap for Wales against Fiji

  9. Join our conversationpublished at 13:56 Greenwich Mean Time 15 November 2014

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  10. Postpublished at 13:55 Greenwich Mean Time 15 November 2014

    Robert Jones
    Former Wales scrum-half on BBC Radio Wales

    After last week's defeat, it's important to get a win today.

    But I'm looking around and there are some big, big men in the Fiji team.

    It's all part of the bigger picture, which is the Rugby World Cup next year.

  11. Postpublished at 13:53 Greenwich Mean Time 15 November 2014

    Gareth Roberts
    BBC Sport Wales at the Millennium Stadium

    As he headed to his seat in the commentary gantry, Scrum V and BBC dual-code pundit Jonathan Davies offered this prediction: "Wales by 20." We'll see...

  12. Postpublished at 13:49 Greenwich Mean Time 15 November 2014

    Adrian Hadley
    Former Wales wing on BBC Radio Wales

    The booing of Wales fly-half Rhys Priestland against Australia was shocking.

    He's a confidence player. But I'm sure it won't affect him today, I think he'll have a good game.

  13. Postpublished at 13:49 Greenwich Mean Time 15 November 2014

    Gareth Roberts
    BBC Sport Wales at the Millennium Stadium

    It's a family-friendly day at Millennium Stadium with ticket prices aimed at that section of the Welsh fan base. It can mean only one thing - the vuvuzela chorus is getting louder and louder as kick-off approaches.

  14. Team news - Walespublished at 13:39 Greenwich Mean Time 15 November 2014

    Wales have made eight changes from the team which lost 33-28 to Australia last weekend - but it is a strong line-up.

    George North is back on the wing having faced the Wallabies at centre, and the Northampton giant only needs two tries to draw level with Tom Shanklin and the legendary Gerald Davies and Gareth Edwards as Wales' joint-fifth top try-scorer of all time on 20 tries.

    George NorthImage source, Getty Images
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    Northampton wing George North has scored 18 tries in 43 appearances for Wales

    There is also a first Wales start for Ospreys hooker Scott Baldwin, who says he was "skateboarding instead of playing rugby" until his mid-teens.

    Baldwin will have another youngster, Samson Lee, alongside him at tight-head prop, but the two tyros will have Wales' most capped player and captain for the day, Gethin Jenkins, at loose-head.

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  16. Team news - Fiji's threatspublished at 13:32 Greenwich Mean Time 15 November 2014

    So what can we expect from Fiji?

    It's not often that Jamie Roberts is smaller than his opposite number, but the Wales and Racing Metro centre is up against a formidable specimen in the form of Nemani Nadolo.

    At 20 stone, Nadolo is three stone heavier than Welsh juggernaut Roberts, and the Fijian is a prolific try-scorer.

    The Crusaders man was the joint top-scorer in this year's Super 15, and he has an impressive 13 tries from 16 appearances for Fiji.

    "I don't think I've ever played against a 12 who is bigger than me before," said Roberts. Rather you than us, Jamie.

    Nemani NadoloImage source, Getty Images
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    Fiji and Crusaders centre Nemani Nadolo had a spell with Exeter earlier in his career

  17. Starting soonpublished at 13:31 Greenwich Mean Time 15 November 2014

    It's just an hour until Wales v Fiji kicks off.

    Wales will be expected to win comfortably, but recent history tells us to take nothing for granted in this fixture.

    In the last three meetings between the teams, there has been one win each and a draw.

    Fiji's 38-34 victory knocked Wales out of the 2007 World Cup and led to the departure of then-Wales coach Gareth Jenkins, while their 16-16 draw in Cardiff three years later was another game to forget for Wales.

    Warren Gatland's men avenged those results with an emphatic 66-0 win at the 2011 World Cup, giving Wales a seventh win from their nine matches against Fiji.

    The two sides meet for a 10th time today. How do you think it will go?

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  18. Team news - Fiji changepublished at 13:29 Greenwich Mean Time 15 November 2014

    There's been a late change to the Fiji team, with second row Api Ratuniyarawa pulling out to be replaced by Tevita Cavubati.

    Cavubati's place on the Fijian bench is taken by Tomasi Soqeta.

  19. Prynhawn dapublished at 11:31 British Summer Time 22 October 2014

    Good afternoon and welcome to Scrum V's live coverage of Wales v Fiji!

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