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[thirteenthman]

Some links previewing this weeks clash between Fiji and Italy, taken from the Fiji Times:-

http://www.fijitimes....aspx?id=213513

http://www.fijitimes....aspx?id=214048

http://www.fijitimes....aspx?id=214267

Edited by thirteenthman, 11 October 2012 - 04:25 PM.

[Marauder]

surprised none of the British army side didn't get selected.

[EdinburghExile]

surprised none of the British army side didn't get selected.

Do you mean that they did?

[Marauder]

Do you mean that they did?

I didn't see any mention of a British Army soldier being selected.

[EdinburghExile]

I didn't see any mention of a British Army soldier being selected.

The double-negative broke me

[thirteenthman]

According to Facebook it finished Fiji 22 Italy 18.

[Roughyedz]

It did say in the newspaper article that it was a Fiji Residents XIII . . . which I suggest would bar any British army players

Edited by Roughyedz, 13 October 2012 - 12:46 AM.

[thirteenthman]

It did say in the newspaper article that it was a Fiji Residents XIII . . . which I suggest would bar any British army players

It wasn't a Fiji Residents side as according to this article only 6 players actually came from Fij. The rest of the team play in Oz:-

http://www.fijisun.com.fj/2012/10/12/rakuli-in-for-wes/

Interesting to see the reasons given for Lasaro Turagadrau not playing. Apparently he wasn't allowed to leave the country because he hadn't 'settled his account' with the local police!!!

[Odsal Outlaw]

Brief match report ...... Fiji got a couple late on to win.

http://www.fijisun.c...-against-italy/