:History of rugby union matches between Fiji and Wales

Fiji and Wales first met in an international rugby union match in 1964.

They have played each other at five consecutive Rugby World Cups – in 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019 and the 2023 Rugby World Cup. Wales have won 12 of the 15 matches played, with Fiji winning two, and one draw. Fiji's win saw them qualify for the quarter-finals of the 2007 World Cup ahead of Wales, the last time Wales failed to qualify for the knockout stage of the competition.{{cite web |title=Wales 34-38 Fiji |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/welsh/7017637.stm |website=BBC Sport |access-date=10 November 2024}}

Summary

Note: Summary below reflects test results by both teams.

=Overall=

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width="125"\| Details !width="125"\| Played !width="125"\| Won by Fiji !width="125"\| Won by Wales !width="125"\| Drawn !width="125"\| Fiji points !width="125"\| Wales points
style="text-align:left"\| In Fiji \| 2 \| 0 \| 2 \| 0 \| 23 \| 45
style="text-align:left"\| In Wales \| 9 \| 1 \| 7 \| 1 \| 131 \| 241
style="text-align:left"\| Neutral venue \| 4 \| 1 \| 3 \| 0 \| 81 \| 161
class="sortbottom" !style="text-align:left"\| Overall ! 15 ! 2 ! 12 ! 1 ! 235 ! 447

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width="125"| Details

!width="125"| Played

!width="125"| Won by
Fiji

!width="125"| Won by
Wales

!width="125"| Drawn

!width="125"| Fiji points

!width="125"| Wales points

style="text-align:left"| In Fiji

| 2

| 0

| 2

| 0

| 23

| 45

style="text-align:left"| In Wales

| 9

| 1

| 7

| 1

| 131

| 241

style="text-align:left"| Neutral venue

| 4

| 1

| 3

| 0

| 81

| 161

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!style="text-align:left"| Overall

! 15

! 2

! 12

! 1

! 235

! 447

=Records=

Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was or last set.

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Record !Fiji !Wales
Longest winning streak \|1 (10 Nov 2024) \|6 (9 Nov 1985–29 Sep 2007)
colspan=3 align=center\|Largest points for
Home \|15 (31 May 1986) \|58 (9 November 2002)
Away \|38 (29 September 2007) \|66 (2 October 2011)
colspan=3 align=center\|Largest winning margin
Home \|{{N/A}} \|44 (9 November 2002)
Away \|5 (10 November 2024) \|66 (2 October 2011)

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Record

!Fiji

!Wales

Longest winning streak

|1 (10 Nov 2024)

|6 (9 Nov 1985–29 Sep 2007)

colspan=3 align=center|Largest points for

Home

|15 (31 May 1986)

|58 (9 November 2002)

Away

|38 (29 September 2007)

|66 (2 October 2011)

colspan=3 align=center|Largest winning margin

Home

|{{N/A}}

|44 (9 November 2002)

Away

|5 (10 November 2024)

|66 (2 October 2011)

Results

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No. ! Date ! Venue ! Score ! Winner ! Competition ! Attendance ! Ref.
1 \| 9 November 1985 \| Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff \| align="center"\| 40–3 \| {{ru\|WAL}} \| \| \|
2 \| 31 May 1986 \| National Stadium, Suva \| align="center"\| 15–22 \| {{ru\|WAL}} \| \|
3 \| 18 June 1994 \| National Stadium, Suva \| align="center"\| 8–23 \| {{ru\|WAL}} \| \| \|
4 \| 11 November 1995 \| Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff \| align="center"\| 19–15 \| {{ru\|WAL}} \| \| \|
5 \| 9 November 2002 \| Millennium Stadium, Cardiff \| align="center"\| 58–14 \| {{ru\|WAL}} \| \| \|
6 \| 11 November 2005 \| Millennium Stadium, Cardiff \| align="center"\| 11–10 \| {{ru\|WAL}} \| 2005 Autumn international \| \|
7 \| 29 September 2007 \| Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes, France \| align="center"\| 34–38 \| {{ru\|Fiji}} \| 2007 Rugby World Cup pool match \| 34,000 \| {{cite web \|title=Flamboyant Fijians rewrite script to oust Wales \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2007/sep/30/rugbyunion.rugbyworldcup200712 \|website=The Guardian \|access-date=10 November 2024}}
8 \| 19 November 2010 \| Millennium Stadium, Cardiff \| align="center"\| 16–16 \| Draw \| 2010 Autumn international \| \|
9 \| 2 October 2011 \| Waikato Stadium, Hamilton, New Zealand \| align="center"\| 66–0 \| {{ru\|WAL}} \| 2011 Rugby World Cup pool match \| \|
10 \| 15 November 2014 \| Millennium Stadium, Cardiff \| align="center"\| 17–13 \| {{ru\|WAL}} \| 2014 Autumn international \| \|
11 \| 1 October 2015 \| Millennium Stadium, Cardiff \| align="center"\| 23–13 \| {{ru\|WAL}} \| 2015 Rugby World Cup pool match \| \|
12 \| 9 October 2019 \| Oita Stadium, Ōita, Japan \| align="center"\| 29–17 \| {{ru\|WAL}} \| 2019 Rugby World Cup pool match \| \|
13 \| 14 November 2021 \| Millennium Stadium, Cardiff \| align="center"\| 38–23 \| {{ru\|WAL}} \| 2021 Autumn international \| \|
14 \| 10 September 2023 \| Matmut Atlantique, Bordeaux, France \| align="center"\| 32–26 \| {{ru\|WAL}} \| 2023 Rugby World Cup pool match \| \| {{Cite web \|date=2023-09-10 \|title=Wales barely holds off Fiji to win in another classic Rugby World Cup meeting \|url=https://apnews.com/article/wales-fiji-rugby-world-cup-a08b6e62bf214c2a213094c86891bd7a \|access-date=2024-02-09 \|website=AP News \|language=en}}
15 \| 10 November 2024 \| Millennium Stadium, Cardiff \| align="center"\| 19–24 \| {{ru\|FIJ}} \| 2024 Autumn international \| \| {{cite web \|title=Fiji surge to first victory in Cardiff as Wales’s losing run stretches to 10 Tests \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/nov/10/wales-fiji-autumn-nations-series-rugby-union-match-report \|website=The Guardian \|access-date=10 November 2024}}

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No.

! Date

! Venue

! Score

! Winner

! Competition

! Attendance

! Ref.

| 9 November 1985

| Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff

| align="center"| 40–3

| {{ru|WAL}}

| 31 May 1986

| National Stadium, Suva

| align="center"| 15–22

| {{ru|WAL}}

| 18 June 1994

| National Stadium, Suva

| align="center"| 8–23

| {{ru|WAL}}

| 11 November 1995

| Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff

| align="center"| 19–15

| {{ru|WAL}}

| 9 November 2002

| Millennium Stadium, Cardiff

| align="center"| 58–14

| {{ru|WAL}}

| 11 November 2005

| Millennium Stadium, Cardiff

| align="center"| 11–10

| {{ru|WAL}}

| 2005 Autumn international

| 29 September 2007

| Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes, France

| align="center"| 34–38

| {{ru|Fiji}}

| 2007 Rugby World Cup pool match

| 34,000

| {{cite web |title=Flamboyant Fijians rewrite script to oust Wales |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2007/sep/30/rugbyunion.rugbyworldcup200712 |website=The Guardian |access-date=10 November 2024}}

| 19 November 2010

| Millennium Stadium, Cardiff

| align="center"| 16–16

| Draw

| 2010 Autumn international

| 2 October 2011

| Waikato Stadium, Hamilton, New Zealand

| align="center"| 66–0

| {{ru|WAL}}

| 2011 Rugby World Cup pool match

| 15 November 2014

| Millennium Stadium, Cardiff

| align="center"| 17–13

| {{ru|WAL}}

| 2014 Autumn international

| 1 October 2015

| Millennium Stadium, Cardiff

| align="center"| 23–13

| {{ru|WAL}}

| 2015 Rugby World Cup pool match

| 9 October 2019

| Oita Stadium, Ōita, Japan

| align="center"| 29–17

| {{ru|WAL}}

| 2019 Rugby World Cup pool match

| 14 November 2021

| Millennium Stadium, Cardiff

| align="center"| 38–23

| {{ru|WAL}}

| 2021 Autumn international

| 10 September 2023

| Matmut Atlantique, Bordeaux, France

| align="center"| 32–26

| {{ru|WAL}}

| 2023 Rugby World Cup pool match

| {{Cite web |date=2023-09-10 |title=Wales barely holds off Fiji to win in another classic Rugby World Cup meeting |url=https://apnews.com/article/wales-fiji-rugby-world-cup-a08b6e62bf214c2a213094c86891bd7a |access-date=2024-02-09 |website=AP News |language=en}}

| 10 November 2024

| Millennium Stadium, Cardiff

| align="center"| 19–24

| {{ru|FIJ}}

| 2024 Autumn international

| {{cite web |title=Fiji surge to first victory in Cardiff as Wales’s losing run stretches to 10 Tests |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/nov/10/wales-fiji-autumn-nations-series-rugby-union-match-report |website=The Guardian |access-date=10 November 2024}}

XV results

Below are a list of matches that Fiji has awarded matches test match status by virtue of awarding caps, but Wales did not award caps.

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Date ! Venue ! Score ! Winner ! Comments
26 September 1964 \| Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff, Wales \| 28–22 \| {{ru\|WAL}} \| Not classed as a full international by Wales who fielded a Wales XV, not the 1st XV
25 June 1969 \| National Stadium, Suva, Fiji \| 11–31 \| {{ru\|WAL}} \| Not classed as a full international by Wales who fielded a Wales XV, not the 1st XV
21 November 1970 \| Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff, Wales \| 8–0 \| {{ru\|WAL}} \| Not classed as a full international by Wales who fielded a Wales under-25 XV, not the 1st XV

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Date

! Venue

! Score

! Winner

! Comments

26 September 1964

| Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff, Wales

| 28–22

| {{ru|WAL}}

| Not classed as a full international by Wales who fielded a Wales XV, not the 1st XV

25 June 1969