12 Jul 2021

All Blacks beat Fiji, but difficulties story of the match

From Morning Report, 8:47 am on 12 July 2021

The All Blacks made it two wins from their first two games this season with a 57-23 victory over Fiji on the weekend, but it was the visitors performance, and their difficulties in preparing, that proved the story of the match.

With just a couple of training's together as a full team, players stuck in Australia and having just come out of managed isolation, the Flying Fijians pushed the All Blacks more than the scoreline would suggest in Dunedin.

Rugby reporter Joe Porter was at the test in Ōtepoti.