History of rugby union matches between Fiji and Wales

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Fiji and Wales first met in an international rugby union match in 1985, when Wales won 40–3. Since then they have played each other on 13 more occasions, including at five consecutive Rugby World Cups – in 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019 and the 2023 Rugby World Cup. Wales have won 12 of the 14 matches played, with Fiji winning one, and one draw. Fiji's win saw them qualify for the quarter-finals of the 2007 World Cup ahead of Wales, the last time Wales failed to qualify for the knockout stage of the competition.

Summary

Note: Summary below reflects test results by both teams.

Overall

Records

Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was or last set.

Results

No.	Date	Venue	Score	Winner	Competition
1	9 November 1985	Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff	40–3	Wales
2	31 May 1986	National Stadium, Suva	15–22	Wales
3	18 June 1994	National Stadium, Suva	8–23	Wales
4	11 November 1995	Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff	19–15	Wales
5	9 November 2002	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff	58–14	Wales
6	11 November 2005	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff	11–10	Wales	2005 Autumn international
7	29 September 2007	Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes, France	34–38	Fiji	2007 Rugby World Cup pool match
8	19 November 2010	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff	16–16	Draw	2010 Autumn international
9	2 October 2011	Waikato Stadium, Hamilton, New Zealand	66–0	Wales	2011 Rugby World Cup pool match
10	15 November 2014	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff	17–13	Wales	2014 Autumn international
11	1 October 2015	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff	23–13	Wales	2015 Rugby World Cup pool match
12	9 October 2019	Oita Stadium, Ōita, Japan	29–17	Wales	2019 Rugby World Cup pool match
13	14 November 2021	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff	38–23	Wales	2021 Autumn international
14	10 September 2023	Matmut Atlantique, Bordeaux, France	32–26	Wales	2023 Rugby World Cup pool match[1]

XV results

Below are a list of matches that Fiji has awarded matches test match status by virtue of awarding caps, but Wales did not award caps.

Date	Venue	Score	Winner	Comments
26 September 1964	Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff, Wales	28–22	Wales	Not classed as a full international by Wales who fielded a Wales XV, not the 1st XV
25 June 1969	National Stadium, Suva, Fiji	11–31	Wales	Not classed as a full international by Wales who fielded a Wales XV, not the 1st XV
21 November 1970	Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff, Wales	8–0	Wales	Not classed as a full international by Wales who fielded a Wales under-25 XV, not the 1st XV

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