Nations Championship — Round 3

• Kick-off: Sunday 19 July 2026 at 1:10 am NZST
• Venue: Murrayfield, Edinburgh, Scotland

Fiji

1 Eroni Mawi, 2 Tevita Ikanivere, 3 Mesake Doge, 4 Isoa Nasilasila, 5 Temo Mayanavanua, 6 Pita-Gus Sowakula, 7 Lekima Tagitagivalu, 8 Elia Canakaivata, 9 Frank Lomani, 10 Caleb Muntz, 11 Jiuta Wainiqolo, 12 Josua Tuisova, 13 Virimi Vakatawa, 14 Selestino Ravutaumada, 15 Isaiah Armstrong-Ravula
Reserves: 16 Sam Matavesi, 17 Livai Natave, 18 Peni Ravai, 19 Mesake Vocevoce, 20 Kitione Salawa, 21 Sam Wye, 22 Isikeli Rabitu, 23 Salesi Rayasi

Scotland

1 Rory Sutherland, 2 Gregor Hiddleston, 3 D'Arcy Rae, 4 Jonny Gray, 5 Max Williamson, 6 Josh Bayliss, 7 Freddy Douglas, 8 Gregor Brown, 9 George Horne, 10 Fergus Burke, 11 Duhan van der Merwe, 12 Stafford McDowall, 13 Ollie Smith, 14 Darcy Graham, 15 Tom Jordan
Reserves: 16 Seb Stephen, 17 Pierre Schoeman, 18 Zander Fagerson, 19 Scott Cummings, 20 Magnus Bradbury, 21 Liam McConnell, 22 Jamie Dobie, 23 Sione Tuipulotu

Fiji are due an 80 minute match

Potential banana skin for this Scottish side

Yes, it's an away game. Oh wait ...

@cgrant said in NC: Fiji v Scotland:

Yes, it's an away game. Oh wait ...

Yes, it’s a home game which will net more than $128.47

Fiji's second try is amazing!

Go Fiji!

And Fiji in again! They've had about 3% posession and have 3 tries to show for it.

Scotland have had about a 19-0 penalty count and are attacking like a local social club team.

@antipodean said in NC: Fiji v Scotland:

Fiji's second try is amazing!

Wainiqolo is electric. Will take on defenders. He set the attack by not kicking!

Scotland finally score after receiving a dodgy penalty.

The previous carry was surely held up over the line?

Good build up the Scots nonetheless.

Try time.

@ACT-Crusader said in NC: Fiji v Scotland:

The previous carry was surely held up over the line?

They've certainly had the rub of the green today.

Arghhh Fiji fluff a great attacking opportunity 5m out.

Now the Scots attack from their own end and go about 50m.

Lomani‘s pass is harbour bridge esque

Terrible clearance kick.

Solid win for the second stringers from the third best team in the world.

@mikethesnow said in NC: Fiji v Scotland:

@cgrant said in NC: Fiji v Scotland:

Yes, it's an away game. Oh wait ...

Yes, it’s a home game which will net more than $128.47

Perhaps, but it's not all about money. The Fijian Drua games in Fiji are a highlight in Super Rugby, the crowds are fantastic and don't their fans deserve to see their team play at home?

They are incredibly hard to beat at home, which is more interesting to watch as well as a product.

@Kirwan said in NC: Fiji v Scotland:

@mikethesnow said in NC: Fiji v Scotland:

@cgrant said in NC: Fiji v Scotland:

Yes, it's an away game. Oh wait ...

Yes, it’s a home game which will net more than $128.47

Perhaps, but it's not all about money. The Fijian Drua games in Fiji are a highlight in Super Rugby, the crowds are fantastic and don't their fans deserve to see their team play at home?

They are incredibly hard to beat at home, which is more interesting to watch as well as a product.

Don’t disagree but Fiji needs money to develop

Either play away or have WR pay

And teams need to travel to Fiji.

@Kirwan said in NC: Fiji v Scotland:

And teams need to travel to Fiji.

After you

If we draw them in a new tournament I would expect us to. Anything else would be elitism.

@Kirwan

yep
and if they needed help with off-field stuff, i'd be disappointed if we didn't help them with that as well

@mohikamo said in NC: Fiji v Scotland:

@Kirwan

yep
and if they needed help with off-field stuff, i'd be disappointed if we didn't help them with that as well

That's what I thought we were doing with the Drua?

But World Rugby needs to grow a pair organize home games for these teams in the Championship. I would have thought this was part of the point of all of this.