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FIJ vs COK
Pacific Championships
HFC Bank Stadium, Suva
Fiji
vs
Cook Islands
56
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6
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Full-Time: 56 - 6
That's all we have for this one. Stay with Tribe for tomorrow's Pacific Cup double header from Christchurch. First up the Kiwi Ferns will take on the Jillaroos before the Kiwis and Kangaroos meet in the South Island city for the first time since 1989. This is Anthony Morgan signing off.
Cook Islands toiled hard in the first half but were emphatically outplayed in the second as Fiji ramped up the pressure on defence as well as attack. Delahia Wigmore provided a few highlights as he landed some big shots on Sivo and Viliame Kikau. Wigmore was also solid with ball in hand as he made five tackle busts in his 12 runs which netted 106m. Davvy Moale was strong up front with 111m and 23 tackles.
Taane Milne was a standout on the right edge for the Bati with 230m from his 16 runs. Milne also had a day out with the boot as he landed 7/7. Wingers Maika Sivo and Semi Valemei provided plenty of highlights as they combined for four tries, seven tackle busts and 401m from 32 runs. Caleb Navale was another strong performer in the middle with 162m and 40 tackles.
Fiji bounced back from their defeat to Papua New Guinea last week with an emphatic 56-6 trouncing of the Cook Islands in Suva. Leading 24-6 at halftime, the Bati went up a few gears in the second half as they piled on a further six unanswered tries. Semi Valemei ran onto a pinpoint Kurt Donoghoe bomb as he left high above Esom Ioka to score in the 52nd minute. Michael Jennings scored his third try from a cracking Maika Sivo offload in the 61st before Ben Nakubuwai pounced on a Donoghoe grubber to score in the 65th. A quickfire Sivo double took the Bati past the half century before Valemei's second completed the scoring with five minutes to go.
80'
Fiji work it outside their 20m before Milne comes up with an unforced error from a Naiqama pass. Cook Islands get the scrum packed in time and they work it to the right where Porter surrenders into contact as the siren goes for fulltime.
80'
Moale and Tararo have further cracks from close range but the latter is held up over the line on the fourth. E.Marsters then floats a long pass to the right that is spilt into touch by S.Marsters. Fiji will play the ball 13m out from their line.
79'
Rennie bumps off two defenders as he cuts back towards the posts. Ngatikaura has a crack at dummy half but is held up over the line on the second.
78'
E.Marsters scoots off to the left and fires a short pass to Rennie who is tackled 15m out. Takairangi keeps it alive to Teague on the fourth before Marsters has another crack on the right. Takairangi's chip to the left is spilt by a leaping Blake 2m out from his line. The Aitu will feed the centre field scrum.
77'
Sivo claims the short kickoff before an error by Mafoa gifts possession to the Cook Islands 45m out.