Tokyo, Oct 24, 2026 (AFP) - White says Fiji can have 'massive' World Cup after beating Japan

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2026-10-24

New Fiji coach Jake White said his team can be "a massive force" at the World Cup next year after edging Eddie Jones's Japan 34-28 on Saturday in Tokyo in his first match in charge. The 62-year-old led his native South Africa to World Cup glory in 2007 and coached teams in Australia, France and Japan before being handed the Fiji job this month. He made a winning start in a roller-coaster game in the rain against a Japan side coached by Jones. The......

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