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Fijians shine in Wallabies win

November 4, 2017 5:19 pm

Australia rugby side has cruised to victory in Yokohama, beating Japan 63-30 in the first Test between the nations on Japanese soil.

Fijians Tevita Kuridrani, Samu Kerevi and Henry Speight were in sensational form as all three got on the scoring sheet.

Kuridrani grabbed a hatrick, Kerevi got a double while Speight had a try to his name.

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In other matches, world champions New Zealand rallied in the second half to beat an enterprising Barbarians side 31-22 at Twickenham.

The All Blacks trailed 17-10 at half-time.

It was the 11th meeting between the teams since their first match in 1954, with the All Blacks winning eight of them.