Fiji vs. Scotland - prediction, team news, lineups

Fiji volition play Scotland successful the past circular for these nations respectively of the Nations Championship for this planetary window.

While the crippled volition beryllium played successful the location of Scottish rugby, Murrayfield, it is the Pacific Islanders who are classed arsenic the location squad for this game.

Match preview

Fiji travel into this fixture disconnected the backmost of 2 defeats successful this Nations Championship, having mislaid to Wales and England.

This has near them astatine the bottommost of the Southern Hemisphere array with 0 points; the lone different federation yet to people a constituent is Italy.

Fiji’s fans volition beryllium hopeful their federation tin respond with a show astatine the precise slightest aft the effect successful their past outing, arsenic England enactment them to the sword by beating them 73-8.

There volition beryllium immoderate assurance coming into this fixture, arsenic they person won 2 of the past 5 they person clashed with the Scots, securing a triumph past summertime astatine home.

Scotland travel into this crippled successful flying signifier arsenic they secured an opening time triumph implicit Argentina successful the South American federation earlier suffering decision to South Africa.

However, that nonaccomplishment to the Springboks volition person filled them with assurance arsenic they enactment successful an unthinkable performance, leaving the hosts a small shocked.

Yet, Gregor Townsend’s broadside could not implicit the task of securing a first-ever triumph successful South Africa, arsenic they fell abbreviated successful a 42-28 loss.

Now, they crook their attraction to Fiji, and with a win, they could determination to apical spot successful the Northern Hemisphere table, depending connected the Ireland and New Zealand result.

Fiji contention form:

L L

Scotland contention form:

W L

Team News

Fiji volition beryllium without Simione Kuruvoli, arsenic helium was handed a four-week suspension for the reddish paper helium got against England.

It is expected Scotland volition person to woody with the attacking endowment of winger Jiuta Wainiqolo and Kalaveti Ravouvou.

Townsend has taken the determination to marque 14 changes to the broadside that mislaid to South Africa past play for this clash with Fiji.

The lone subordinate retained from past weekend's is Gregor Brown, who shifts from fastener to fig eight.

Fiji expected starting lineup:

15 Salesi Rayasi, 14 Vuate Karawalevu, 13 Kalaveti Ravouvou, 12 Josua Tuisova, 11 Jiuta Wainiqolo, 10 Caleb Muntz, 9 Frank Lomani; 1 Eroni Mawi, 2 Tevita Ikanivere, 3 Mesake Doge, 4 Tevita Ratuva, 5 Isoa Nasilasila, 6 Peceli Yato, 7 Lekima Tagitagivalu, 8 Elia Canakaivata

Replacements:

16 Sam Matavesi, 17 Livai Natave, 18 Peni Ravai, 19 Temo Mayanavanua, 20 Levani Botia, 21 Pita-Gus Sowakula, 22 Sam Wye, 23 Isaiah Armstrong-Ravula

Scotland starting lineup:

15 Tom Jordan, 14 Darcy Graham, 13 Ollie Smith, 12 Stafford McDowall, 11 Duhan van der Merwe, 10 Fergus Burke, 9 George Horne; 1 Rory Sutherland, 2 Gregor Hiddleston, 3 D'Arcy Rae, 4 Jonny Gray, 5 Max Williamson, 6 Josh Bayliss, 7 Freddy Douglas, 8 Gregor Brown

Replacements:

16 Seb Stephen, 17 Pierre Schoeman, 18 Zander Fagerson, 19 Scott Cummings, 20 Magnus Bradbury, 21 Liam McConnell, 22 Jamie Dobie, 23 Sione Tuipulotu

We say: Fiji 17-22 Scotland

Fiji should person a amended crippled than past clip retired against England, and owed to the terrible fig of changes made by Scotland, it should beryllium a due trial for the European side. However, owed to the prime of the Scottish bench, they should beryllium capable to spot it out.