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Flying Fijians favorites to beat Tonga

July 8, 2017 12:01 am

The Vodafone Flying Fijians will march in as favorites against Tonga in the World Cup qualifiers this afternoon.

The national side has beaten Tonga majority of the time in their past meetings.
Flying Fijians captain Akapusi Qera says they have kept the past history aside and knows the battle ahead will be a tough one.

“We are expecting a tough challenge tomorrow by the Tongan boys. They are big boys but the Flying Fijians know what’s up for grab tomorrow.”

If Fiji beats Tonga they will qualify to the Rugby World Cup in Japan as Oceania One.

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Fiji plays Tonga at 2pm today.