THE Fijian Drua put on a masterful display, despite wet conditions in Suva, to defeat Berry’s Will Miller and his NSW Country Eagles 48-7, in round five of the National Rugby Championship.
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The Fijians were full of running and made the most of every opportunity offered.
Fiji got off to a flyer through two tries in quick succession to take an early 12-nil lead.
Whilst NSW Country's scrum had Fiji in trouble conceding multiple penalties, they couldn't capitalise and when a pushover try looked certain the ball popped loose and the Fijians countered in a length of the field effort that nearly ended in another try.
They didn't have to wait long when a missed tackle in the following play allowed the Fijians to go three tries up.
The home team piled on the pressure that led to a fourth try before NSW Country's replacement hooker Mahe Vailanu touched down for the visitors off the back of a lineout drive for a 24-7 scoreline at the break.
Fiji continued their dominating first-half performance in the second 40 to record a 48-7 win.
Miller’s NSW Country, who have a 1-4 record this season, next host Brisbane City at Camden Rugby Park on Sunday, October 7.
