{"id":10117,"date":"2019-10-09T08:47:57","date_gmt":"2019-10-09T12:47:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=10117"},"modified":"2019-10-09T12:18:54","modified_gmt":"2019-10-09T16:18:54","slug":"wales-through-to-quarterfinals-after-surviving-fiji-scare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=10117","title":{"rendered":"Wales Through to Quarterfinals After Surviving Fiji Scare"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Wales survived a major fright to subdue flamboyant Fiji 29-17 at Oita Stadium and book their place in the World Cup quarter-finals.<\/p>\n

Warren Gatland\u2019s team recovered from conceding two tries in the opening 10 minutes to wing Josua Tuisova and full-back Kini Murimurivalu as Fiji showcased their sevens genius in spectacular fashion.<\/p>\n

But wing Josh Adams touched down twice before half-time, and then completed his hat-trick to secure a potential last-eight clash against France.<\/p>\n

Dan Biggar, who went off after a nasty collision, kicked two conversions and Rhys Patchell added a conversion and penalty, but Wales were pushed to the limit before full-back Liam Williams\u2019 late try clinched a bonus-point triumph.<\/p>\n

Fiji\u2019s defeat means they are out of the tournament, yet they exited in style despite having two players sin-binned, by testing every sinew of Wales\u2019 character and resolve.<\/p>\n

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