10 Oct 2022

RWC: Fijiana keen to improve from first game

2:02 pm on 10 October 2022
Zoe Aldcroft of England in action against Fiji in the Women’s Rugby World Cup pool match at Eden Park.

Zoe Aldcroft of England in action against Fiji in the Women's Rugby World Cup pool match at Eden Park. Photo: Andrew Cornaga / www.photosport.nz

The Fijiana are preparing to work on what they need to on improve after their opening loss in the women's Rugby World Cup.

The team's Cup debut was off to a rough start, losing to England 84 to 19.

Fijiana's debut member Siteri Rasolea told Fiji Rugby Media the game was a tough fight, but it was special to debut at Eden Park.

"It was a tough fight out there. I was very proud of the fact that the girls had in them. Wasn't the result that we wanted, but to be able to debut in front of an awesome crowd here at Eden Park and they definitely put on a show.

Just be able to go back to the drawing board and hopefully work on what we need to work on for next week's game," she said.

The Fijiana coach said his team managed to hold England in the first half of their match at the women's Rugby World Cup, but lost focus in the second.

Senirusi Seruvakula said playing against a fully professional side like England meant they needed to not make mistakes.

"We need to be consistent and also don't give a lot of errors. The more we give areas the more they gonna punish us and we have to be playing. We have to be smart, we have to be smart."

They will face South Africa in pool C on October 16 at Waitakere Stadium in Auckland.