Fiji were 24-19 winners in Cardiff to leave Wales contemplating their worst run of form in more than 20 years
Fiji had never beaten Wales in Cardiff but records are made to be broken. An impressive second-half performance, orchestrated by the fly-half Caleb Muntz and captain Waisea Nayacalevu, saw the Flying Fijians come away with a famous win in the Welsh capital and continue the losing misery for Warren Gatland’s team.
Not only was history made in the Fiji win but it also featured the first 20-minute red card in a northern hemisphere game. Theis trialling the law which sees teams able to replace the penalised player after they have been in the sin-bin for 20 minutes. The red card was given to Fiji’s Semi Radradra in the first half after a bunker review upgraded from a yellow following a dangerous tackle on Cam Winnett.
Winnett thought he had added another try but the TMO stepped in. A dangerous clearout from Tommy Reffell put him in the sin-bin and the try was ruled out. But then Fiji were reduced to 14 as Elia Canakaivata collapsed a maul and a penalty try was awarded to the hosts. It went from bad to worse for the visitors with star winger Radradra’s red coming next.Download the Guardian app from the iOS App Store on iPhone or the Google Play store on Android by searching for 'The Guardian'.
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