Kagifa Samoa v Fijian Latui —LIVE from NZ— Fri 7th @ 1.40pm (AWST)

[kiap]

When
Friday, 7 June 2019

5:40 pm NZ, Fiji (UTC+12)
6:40 pm Samoa (UTC+13)
3:40 pm Syd, Melb, Canb, Bris (UTC+10)
1:40 pm Perth, Honkers, Sinkers (UTC+8)

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How
Australia
Free-to-air TV LIVE at SBS Viceland
Free stream LIVE at SBS On Demand and sbs.com.au
LIVE stream and on demand at Kayo Sports
LIVE on Fox Sports 506

Fiji
LIVE Free-to-air TV Fiji Two
Free-to-air TV (on delay from 11.45 pm) Fiji One

New Zealand
Sky TV LIVE (check local guide) ?
Sky TV (on delay from 9.00 pm) Sky Sport 1 (Ch 051)

Asia
LIVE on Fox Sports 2

Rest of the World
LIVE stream here


Where
@ Pukekohe Stadium (Navigation Homes), Auckland

Who

 

[Warpath]

so geo-blocked again for fiji, first the u20 and now this, i hope fiji TV gets burnt down or something

 

[Rugbynutter39]

I will be watching - looking forward to seeing match day squads

 

[ForceFan]

Flying Fijians join Fijian Latui in this week's Global Rapid Rugby clash.
Nicolette Chambers - Fiji Sun - 5 June 2019

Fiji Airways Flying Fijian winger Patrick Osborne and lock forward Sikeli Nabou will join the Swire Shipping Fijian Latui side when they take on Kagifa Samoa in Friday's Global Rapid Rugby clash in Auckland, New Zealand.


PS Patrick Osborne appears to be missing from the final line-up.

 

[kiap]

Matchday lineups added to OP

Zac Guildford added to the home team!

Aforementioned Isikeli Nabou for Latui

 

[Warpath]

not shown live in FIJI, geo-blocked online for FIJI..

 

[kiap]

That's no good brah. Need a VPN or summat.

Good start to the game, still no score after 6 mins

 

[Warpath]

aahh its live on channel 2

 

[kiap]

^ Sweet

Tagi, "The Refrigerator" ... big THP gets the try for Latui!

0 - 7 after 15 mins

 

[kiap]

9. Fukafuka scores for Kagifa after a rolling maul

5 - 7 after 20 mins

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Ball turned over straight away by Samoa (popped up) on their own 22, Fijians need no further invitation

5 - 14 after 21 mins

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rolling maul from LO and Fiji over to score the 3rd try

5 - 19

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Through the hands. Malele goes in untouched in the LHS corner

5 - 24 kick to come (just missed)

4 mins to the break

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Kagifa lineout drive over the line ... hard to see. After the players get off the ground, ref says on-field grounding, going to TMO

Screen says NO TRY ... but ref's decision TRYYY!

12 - 24 HT

 

[kiap]

Fiji on top in the stats




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2nd half

YC to the Samoa #9 for deliberate slowing down the ball

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Latui almost score. Z. Guildford gets a turnover and they're now 30 metres out

Makris scores!!

17 - 24 kick to come, he converts his own try

19 - 24

@ 42 mins

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Zac Guildford nice break, Kagifa can't run it in the last 25m against the remaining defence

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Fiji take a penalty shot

19 - 34

@55 mins

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Kagifa lineout steal - now in attacking 22.

7 m out. 5 m out. 1 m out. In the backs --- over!

TMO to check. But it's a knock on, back to the offside penalty 5m out.

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another penalty, YC to Mawi for Fiji

Deliberate knock down, play on - another YC?

Penalty try + #23 in the bin!

26 - 34

 

[kiap]

Another penalty shot from Tikotani Malele for Latui. Successful (while 2 of theirs in the bin)

26 - 37 @ 63 mins

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Kagifa lineout 10m out

Driving --- TRY to Kali Hala!!

31 - 37 with 3 mins to go

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Fiji with a 5m attacking scrum ... nice kicking ahead and forced Zac into taking it back. 1min 30s to go.

Scrum reset, and it's out on the Kagifa side, they almost get a run on - Latui intercept and knock on.

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Last throw of the dice for Samoa. They win the scrum penalty. Lineout in their own half. Another penalty...

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Lineout on halfway. Overthrow, scrappy ball.

Ref calls no side. Deserved win to Latui.

31 - 37 FT

 

[SteveWA]

Well that was entertaining.

 

[ForceFan]

Some feedback from Jodi Hodgson via FaceBook:

...lucky enough to be at the game. FREEZING by Perth & Fiji standards. The town it was played in (Pukekohe) has only 20,000 - 30,000 population. Around 1,800 - 2,000 at the game at my estimate. A solid crowd of locals. Many from the local school that Jonah Lomu went to. The school provided much of the pre game entertainment - AMAZING!

It was pouring rain early in the day and rain at times during the game. So impressed with the local support & quality of the game in the wet conditions.

Entertainment included 2x haka, a Samoan dance, local chart topping rap group, fire dancers, school choir, before & after game fireworks that brought the cops out.

A rowdy crowd loved the game & cheered every tackle & try. A great first game in NZ.

The feedback was positive. A great night had by players & the Crowd.


and

Many great conversations going on around this being exactly what rugby needs.
NZ Rugby is so strong but even they are saying it needs fresh life & new ways to draw in the new generation

 

[ForceFan]

Good to see the highlights available so quickly.

 

[ForceFan]

Fiji hold out determined Samoa

Global Rapid Rugby - June 7, 2019

Kagifa Samoa have fallen just six points short of Fijian Latui in an enthralling game at Navigation Homes Stadium in New Zealand. Trailing by as much as 19 in the closing stages of the first half, Kagifa Samoa outscored Fiji four tries to one in a strong run home.

First Half
11:35 L.Tagi (FL) Try Fijian Latui by 5 0 – 5
12:11 A.Waqatabu (FL) Conversion Fijian Latui by 7 0 – 7
16:57 L.Fukofuka (KS) Try Fijian Latui by 2 5 – 7
19:13 J.Manu (FL) Try Fijian Latui by 7 5 – 12
20:03 A.Waqatabu (FL) Conversion Fijian Latui by 9 5 – 14
26:49 M.Dolokoto (FL) Try Fijian Latui by 14 5 – 19
29:29 E.Tikotani Malele (FL) Try Fijian Latui by 19 5 – 24
36:13 J.Sauni (KS) Try Fijian Latui by 14 10 – 24
37:01 L.Makris (KS) Conversion Fijian Latui by 12 12 – 24

Second Half
6:59 L.Makris (KS) Try Fijian Latui by 7 17 – 24
8:13 L.Makris (KS) Conversion Fijian Latui by 5 19 – 24
9:13 P.Naulago (FL) Try Fijian Latui by 10 19 – 29
10:05 A.Waqatabu (FL) Conversion Fijian Latui by 12 19 – 31
20:23 E.Tikotani Malele (FL) Penalty Goal Fijian Latui by 15 19 – 34
25:18 Team (KS) Penalty Try Fijian Latui by 8 26 – 34
27:40 E.Tikotani Malele (FL) Penalty Goal Fijian Latui by 11 26 – 37
31:07 K.Hala (KS) Try Fijian Latui by 6 31 – 37