1985 Fiji rugby union tour of British Isles

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1985 Fiji rugby union tour of British Isles

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Total| | 10|  05|  00|  05

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Test match| | 02|  00|  00|  02

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Opponent| | P|  W|  D|  L

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IrelandXV[1]| | 1|  0|  0|  1

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Wales| | 1|  0|  0|  1

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The 1985 Fiji rugby union tour of British Isles was a series of matches played in October 1985 in Wales, Ireland, and England by the Fiji national rugby union team.

## Results[edit]

9 October 1985

Cross Keys| 12 - 26| Fiji XV

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Crosskeys
Referee: Gareth Simmonds (-WRU)

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12 October 1985

Cardiff| 31 - 15| Fiji XV

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Cardiff
Referee: Winston Jones (-WRU)

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16 October 1985

Swansea| 14 - 23| Fiji XV

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Swansea
Referee: D. Hughes (-WRU)

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19 October 1985

Ireland XV | 16 - 15|  Fiji

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Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Referee: W. Bevan (-WRU)

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Ireland XV |  | Fiji
Hugo MacNeill | FB | 15 | FB | Epeli Turuva
Michael Kiernan | W | 14 | W | Jimi Damu
Brendan Mullin | C | 13 | C | Sanivalati Laulau
John Hewitt | C | 12 | C | Tomasi Cama
Keith Crossan | W | 11 | W | Serupepeli Tuvula
Paul Dean | FH | 10 | FH | Acura Niuqila
Michael Bradley | SH | 9 | SH | Paula Nawalu
Brian Spillane | N8 | 8 | N8 | Esala Teleni (capt.)
William Sexton | F | 7 | F | Peceli Gale
Philip Matthews | F | 6 | F | Iokimi Finau
Willie Anderson | L | 5 | L | Asaeli Hughes
Donal Lenihan | L | 4 | L | Koli Rakoroi
J. J. McCoy | P | 3 | P | Rusiate Namoro
Ciaran Fitzgerald (capt.) | H | 2 | H | Epeli Rakai
Phil Orr | P | 1 | P | Sairusi Naituku

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23 October 1985

Ulster| 23 - 9| Fiji XV

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Belfast
Referee: K. McCartney (-SRU)

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26 October 1985

Connacht| 6 - 7| Fiji XV

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Galway
Referee: D.W. Mathews (-RFU)

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30 October 1985

Newport| 6 - 7| Fiji XV

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Newport
Referee: R. Jones (-WRU)

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2 November 1985

London Welsh| 9 - 22| Fiji XV

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London
Referee: Ken Rowlands (-WRU)

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5 November 1985

Llanelli| 31 - 28| Fiji XV

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Llanelli
Referee: L. Peard (-WRU)

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9 November 1985

Wales | 40 - 3|  Fiji

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National Stadium, Cardiff
Referee: Stephen R Hilditch (-IRFU)

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Wales |  | Fiji
Paul Thorburn | FB | 15 | FB | Jimi Damu
Mark Titley | W | 14 | W | Mosese Nabati
Rob Ackerman | C | 13 | C | Sanivalati Laulau
Bleddyn Bowen | C | 12 | C | Tomasi Cama
Adrian Hadley | W | 11 | W | Serupepeli Tuvula
Jonathan Davies | FH | 10 | FH | Acura Niuqila
Terry Holmes (capt.) | SH | 9 | SH | Paula Nawalu
Phil Davies | N8 | 8 | N8 | Esala Teleni (capt.)
Dai Pickering | F | 7 | F | Peceli Gale
Mark Davies | F | 6 | F | Iokimi Finau
Bob Norster | L | 5 | L | Asaeli Hughes
John Perkins | L | 4 | L | Koli Rakoroi
Ian Eidman | P | 3 | P | Rusiate Namoro
Billy James | H | 2 | H | Epeli Rakai
Jeff Whitefoot | P | 1 | P | Peni Volavola
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Ray Giles | SH | 16 | FB | Jone Kubu

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## References[edit]

* Stephen Jones, ed. (1986). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1986-87. Queen Anne Press.

## Note[edit]

1. ^ Non considered as official test match by IRFU

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