Wales vs Fiji LIVE rugby: Hosts seek much-needed win as Pacific Islanders come to Cardiff

Warren Gatland’s Wales are in need of a win (PA Wire)

Wales are in desperate need of a win as Warren Gatland’s side begin their Autumn Nations Series with a tricky test against Fiji.

Gatland’s men are without a Test win in 2024, following a Six Nations wooden spoon with a 2-0 series defeat to Australia. The head coach has issued a plea for patience as he rebuilds his squad, but with the Wallabies and South Africa to come in Cardiff over the next few weeks, defeat here would lead to renewed worries.

The return of a number of senior figures boosts the hosts but they will be wary of the dangerous Pacific Islanders, who ran them so close in the pool stages of last year’s World Cup. Fiji opened their November against Scotland last weekend in the absence of their foreign-based stars, who add stardust and steel to the ranks for an encounter that they will see as winnable.

Follow all of the action from the Principality Stadium in our live blog below:

Mike Forshaw urges Wales to be ‘aggressors’ against Fiji

Mike Forshaw says that Wales have “got to be the aggressors” when they target ending a nine-Test losing run in their Autumn Nations Series opener against Fiji.

Wales have not won a Test match since beating 2023 World Cup opponents Georgia almost 13 months ago.

Defeat to Fiji on November 10 – Wales have won seven and drawn one of the previous Cardiff encounters between the countries – would equal their all-time worst losing run of 10 Tests set in 2002 and 2003.

Harry Latham-Coyle10 November 2024 11:15

Warren Gatland includes uncapped wing Blair Murray in Wales side to face Fiji

Wales boss Warren Gatland has named uncapped Scarlets wing Blair Murray in his team for today’s Autumn Nations Series opener against Fiji.

New Zealand-born Murray steps into the Test match arena after just six games for the Scarlets.

The 23-year-old, whose mother is from Tonyrefail in the Rhondda, has done enough to earn a starting place ahead of experienced Dragons wing Rio Dyer.

Harry Latham-Coyle10 November 2024 11:00