WALES

15. Liam Williams: 8.5
Probably the only Welshman to have an entirely positive game. A rock at the back who astonishingly made more than 200 running metres from 10 carries – even by a fullback’s spacious standards, that’s impressive.

14. Alex Cuthbert: 6.5
Slightly more prominent than North on the other wing, he worked hard to get onto the ball but wasn’t perhaps as effective as he could have been. Finished his try well though.

13. Scott Williams: 6.5
One of Wales’ more promising performances, Williams assisted North’s try superbly and generally showed a good turn of pace all day. Only black mark next to his name is the three tackles missed.

12. Jamie Roberts: 6
Defended manfully against the giant Nadolo and had a hand in North’s early try, but was guilty of spilling possession too easily at times.

11. George North: 5.5
Strolled in for one score but was otherwise pretty much anonymous, which isn’t really ideal for someone of his physical stature and capabilities.

10. Rhys Priestland: 4.5
Had a big hand in Wales’ two tries from open play, but also gifted the Fijians their score and nearly did so a second time. Elsewhere there were missed tackles and poor kicks that added up to a performance that was more negative than positive.

9. Mike Phillips: 5
Didn’t lay a marker down and can expect to be dropped again for the vastly more dynamic Webb as New Zealand arrive in town this weekend.

1. Gethin Jenkins: 5.5
Solid at the scrum against a technically inferior Fijian unit but his afternoon in the loose was summed up when a pass bounced off his head.

2. Scott Baldwin: 5
Impressive first forty, but lineout fell apart after the break and five went awry in total. Made a few decent bursts with ball in hand.

3. Samson Lee: 6.5
More proof that Lee’s international future is as bright as his hair as he helped milk scrum penalties from the Fijians.

4. Bradley Davies: 6
Made a few tackles, hit a few lineouts, carried a bit of ball, although not to any great effect. An unspectacular outing.

5. Luke Charteris: 5
Similar to Davies but to even less effect. Hauled off after 65 minutes to be replaces by Alun Wyn Jones.

6. Dan Lydiate: 5.5
Another Welsh forward who was largely anonymous, apart from being disallowed two tries – not a great thing to be remembered for after a game.

7. Justin Tipuric: 6.5
One of Wales’ brighter sparks, leading the tackle count with 13 and showcasing his immense speed on a couple of occasions. There should be room made for both him and Warburton.

8. Taulupe Faletau: 7
Second top tackler, main source of lineout ball and far and away Wales’ most effective ball carrier in the pack. Still not at the peak of his powers, but heading in the right direction.

Replacements: 5
Only our changes were made but none unduly impressed when coming on to face a 14 man Fiji side. There was a real opportunity to inject some pace and precision into the Welsh game, but none could.

FIJI

15. Metuisela Talebula: 5
Not a natural fullback and it probably showed. A couple of nice touches with ball in hand but kicked the ball away at a crucial time in the closing stages.

14. Waisea Nayacalevu: 5.5
Not a great afternoon for the flyer, who turned the ball over four times and missed the same number of tackles.

13. Vereniki Goneva: 7
Showed how prolific he can be with ball in hand and was probably Fiji’s most dangerous attacking threat, but was another to miss too many tackles in defence.

12. Nemani Nadolo: 7
A man weighing 19 and a half stone has absolutely no right to move at that kind of speed. Read Priestland’s pass perfectly and had the pace to go 70m for the try.

11. Asaeli Tikiroituma: 5
Like his other winger, the Quins flyer struggled to get a foothold in the game and also missed more tackles than he made.

10. Josh Matavesi: 6.5
Dealt manfully with several big Welsh runners being sent down his channel and generally coped well with being thrust into an unfamiliar position that carries so much importance.

9. Nicola Matawalu: 6
A typically rambunctious performance from the Glasgow scrum-half who kept the Welsh fringe defence honest with a few sniping darts, although some of his box-kicking was aimless at best.

1. Campese Ma’afu: 3
Oh what could have been for Fiji, had they had 15 men on the pitch for the whole game. They didn’t, because of Ma’afu’s stupidity in collecting two yellow cards.

2. Sunia Koto: 6
The lineout actually went quite well for Fiji, for which he deserves credit, but he was part of a front-row that was never going to have much joy once the pack was reduced to seven.

3. Manasa Saulo: 5
Pinged a couple of times at the scrums, and missed a few of his tackles. Hard to punish him too much after his other prop left the set-piece in the mire somewhat.

4. Leone Nakawara: 7.5
The primary source of lineout ball and got through a huge amount of work to make 12 tackles without missing any. Glasgow fans won’t be surprised to hear he offloaded seven times in ten carries, either.

5. Tevita Cavubati: 6
Another with a high work rate in the Fijian pack, highlighted by his excellent tackle on Liam Williams in the 71st minute that ultimately cost Wales their fourth try.

6. Dominiko Waqaniburotukula: 6.5
Didn’t have any great influence with ball in hand but certainly contributed to the set-piece effort, pinching the ball at Wales’ lineout on several occasions.

7. Akapusi Qera: 6
Carried with brutal strength as always but, as Dave Attwood was doing at the same time across at Twickenham, was guilty of butchering a simple overlap that would have led to a crucial try.

8. Masi Matadigo: 5.5
A frustrating afternoon for the big ball carrier who was the unfortunate casualty when a prop had to be brought on for Ma’afu’s indiscretions.

Replacements: 6.5
Most were brought on in the last ten minutes, but given that they all came on after the red card they have to be credited for the stubbornness they showed not to let Wales score again.

By Jamie Hosie
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