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Fiji is expected to make it out of their pool in the World Rugby League Nines tournament in Sydney, Australia this weekend.

The NRL has picked Fiji as one of the favorites and when we talk about the Nines format levelling the playing field for nations with less depth but plenty of skill and speed, no country encapsulates that better than Fiji.

A handful of out-and-out superstars provide the game-breaking ability alongside five local Fijian players and a few journeymen rounding out the squad.

Maika Sivo, Waqa Blake and Suliasi Vunivalu are devastating in open space while hard-running Panther Viliame Kikau is very close to the perfect Nines forward – huge and hard to handle yet still skillful and mobile.

Skipper Kevin Naiqama returns to Australia from a triumphant season with St Helens in the Super League.

Fiji play Samoa in it’s first match at 9:10pm on Friday and on Saturday they meet Tonga at 2:10pm.

Their last pool match is against Cook Islands at 5pm on Saturday.

You can watch all the NRL Nines action LIVE on FBC Sports.