2023 RWC: Australia vs Fiji: Previous results, stats and kick off time

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The Flying Fijians didn’t quite take off in their opening fixture at the 2023 Rugby World Cup, losing 32-26 to Wales.

But the scoreline tells just have the story and there were plenty of reasons to believe that the best is yet to come.

And there is no better opportunity to kick into high gear than when they face Australia on Sunday.

This marks the first meeting between the two teams since the 2019 Rugby World Cup, having previously had somewhat of a tradition of playing each other at least once in the four year span.

The Wallabies hold the upper hand, overall with 19 wins in the 22 meetings with Fiji winning once and the other fixture being drawn. And you have to go back 69 years to find Fiji’s last win against the Aussies.

Since then, the Wallabies are unbeaten against Fiji, equalling their longest unbeaten run against a single opponent. The other being against Italy with 18 consecutive victories 1983 and 2018.

Australia vs Fiji: Stats

StatAustraliaFiji
Total Matches Played2222
Australia Wins19–
Fiji Wins–2
Draws11
Australia Highest Score66–
Fiji Highest Score–28
Biggest Winning Margin (Australia)49–
Years Since Last Fiji Win–69
Fiji Points in Last Meeting (RWC 2019)–21
  • Fiji’s last win against Australia was 69 years ago.
  • The biggest winning margin for Australia against Fiji is 49 points.
  • In their last meeting at the Rugby World Cup in 2019, Fiji scored 21 points, their highest in the professional era against Australia.

Australia vs Fiji: Last five meetings

2019Australia39-2118Sapporo Dome, Hokkaido
2017Australia37-1423AAMI Park, Melbourne
2015Australia28-1315Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
2010Australia49-346GIO Stadium, Canberra
2007Australia55-1243Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier

Australia vs Fiji: Rugby World Cup Head-to-head

PeriodPlayedAustraliaFiji
2007-2019330
YearWinnerScoreMarginVenue
2019Australia39-2118Sapporo Dome, Hokkaido
2015Australia28-1315Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
2007Australia55-1243Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier

Australia RWC History – Tournament Placing

YearTournament Placing
19874th
19911st
19955th
19991st
20032nd
20075th
20113rd
20152nd
20195th

Fiji RWC History – Tournament Placing

YearTournament Placing
19875th
1991Pool
1995–
19999th
2003Pool
20075th
2011Pool
2015Pool
2019Pool

RWC 2023 Australia vs Fiji: Kick off times by time zone

TeamLocal Kick-off Time
France17:45 CEST (Central European Summer Time)
New Zealand05:45 NZST (New Zealand Standard Time)
Italy17:45 CEST (Central European Summer Time)
Uruguay12:45 UYT (Uruguay Time)
Namibia17:45 CAT (Central Africa Time)
South Africa17:45 SAST (South African Standard Time)
Ireland16:45 IST (Irish Standard Time)
Scotland16:45 BST (British Summer Time)
Tonga06:45 TOT (Tonga Time)
Romania18:45 EEST (Eastern European Summer Time)
Wales16:45 BST (British Summer Time)
Australia01:45 AEST (Australian Eastern Standard Time)
Fiji06:45 FJT (Fiji Time)
Georgia19:45 GET (Georgia Standard Time)
Portugal16:45 WEST (Western European Summer Time)
England16:45 BST (British Summer Time)
Japan00:45 JST (Japan Standard Time)
Argentina11:45 ART (Argentina Time)
Samoa06:45 WST (Samoa Standard Time)
Chile11:45 CLT (Chile Standard Time)
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