Preview: Wales vs Fiji at the Nations Championship: Wales’ win over Fiji would be the key (14:10 BST)

• In Wales’ matches at the Nations Championship, the match Wales–Fiji is expected to be a win for Fiji; BBC Sport Wales names Fiji as the favourites to win (14:10 BST).
• The Guardian writes that in matches at the Nations Championship, Fiji will face Wales, and Wales may be able to win in the air with their strong forward play.
• In their head-to-head meetings, the teams have met 2007, 2019, 2023 and 2024.

Wales’ matches at the Nations Championship will be against Fiji. According to BBC Sport Wales, Fiji will win (14:10 BST).

The match Wales–Fiji at the Nations Championship is also expected to be a continuation of the story told in The Guardian’s report about the two teams’ most likely chances. The report says that the Nations Championship starts with the idea that the teams are “even” and that Fiji will go on to win in the air, with Wales’ strong forward play.

The report by The Guardian notes that the match at home is likely to be a tough test for Wales against Fiji, and that Wales will need to build on their “away” match against Fiji, which they won by a narrow margin, as well as their strong performance against France.

The Guardian also writes that, for Wales, the match against Fiji will be a test of their ability to handle aerial challenges, and that Dafydd Jenkins believes it will require a lot of hard work. BBC Sport Wales also points out that in matches between Wales and Fiji, the teams have played close games.

BBC Sport Wales lists previous results between the teams: 2007 Rugby World Cup: Fiji 38-34 Wales, 2023 Rugby World Cup: Wales 32-26 Fiji and 2024 Autumn Nations Series: Wales 19-24 Fiji. It also notes 2019 Rugby World Cup: Wales 29-17 Fiji, as well as the 1964 match, which was an official Test.

Meanwhile, The Guardian says that the Nations Championship will feature matches between New Zealand and France, and that in the earlier matches, Australia played Ireland and Argentina played Scotland at the same time as Wales’ match against Fiji.

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