Who Will Win?
England will enter this clash with Fiji as the favourites, particularly as Fiji lost to Portugal in their final pool game and have lost some of their momentum.
However, although England have gone through the tournament unbeaten, some of their performances have been unconvincing. As a result, Simon Raiwalui’s men will believe they have a good chance of reaching the semi-final stage of the tournament for the first time in their country’s history.
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Head-to-Head
Since 1988, England have faced Fiji eight times. They’ve won seven of these clashes and have lost once. This was earlier this year, when Fiji defeated England 30-22 at Twickenham.
Our data doesn’t go all the way back to 1988. But, it does show you exactly how the two teams have performed against each other over recent years. As well as the head-to-head record, our data allows you to see the average number of points scored per team as well as other metrics, such as how often the home team wins and how often the team that scores the first try wins.
Team Form
England come into this clash undefeated at the Rugby World Cup. But, although Steve Borthwick’s men have won each of their pool games, they’ve been unconvincing at times and many believe they were lucky to come away from their final pool game against Samoa victorious.
Similarly, although Fiji memorably beat Australia in Pool C, they lost to Wales and were humbled by Portugal in their final pool game. As such, neither side comes into this quarter-final encounter in scintillating form.
Below our team form guide, you can see in-depth stats about how the two teams have performed in their last five games, including stats about the number of tries they’ve scored, their overall points difference and the number of times they’ve scored the first try.
Player Head-to-Head
Rugby World Cup quarter-finals are often decided by moments of brilliance from star players. For this reason, we’ve looked into the data and provided profiles that show how Owen Farrell and Caleb Muntz have performed in recent England vs Fiji matches. Although Muntz is unavailable for this clash, how Farrell performs may be crucial to England’s chances.
Other Fixtures
England vs Fiji is a finely poised game that could be the pick of the quarter-finals. However, it’s not the only Rugby World Cup game that’s taking place this weekend. Check out the latest fixtures and results below.
England vs Fiji 2023: Detailed Match Preview
On Sunday 15th October, 2023, England will face Fiji in the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals at Stade de Marseille in Marseille.
Both sides will enter this encounter with high hopes. But, while Steve Borthwick’s men have so far gone through the competition unbeaten, they are yet to play their best rugby and some have criticised their kicking-heavy game. Meanwhile, Fiji have recently been beaten by Portugal but will be looking to reach the semi-final stage for the first time in their country’s history.
Although neither Fiji or England have set the tournament alight so far, both are more than capable of delivering on the big stage. With neither side in free flowing attacking form, we may see a tight and tense game that goes right down to the wire.
Live Updates
Owen Farrell kicks the penalty.
Owen Farrell does the business as their drop goal attempt goes over.
The Fiji supporters go wild as Simione Kuruvoli successfully kicks the conversion.
A series of passes by Fiji results in a try for Vilimoni Botitu
The Fiji supporters go wild as Simione Kuruvoli successfully kicks the conversion.
Fiji are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Peni Ravai touching down.
Owen Farrell does the business as their penalty goal attempt goes over.
Owen Farrell has kicked a penalty goal.
The England supporters go wild as Owen Farrell successfully kicks the penalty goal.
Frank Lomani makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.
The pressure has finally told as Viliame Mata scores from close range.
Owen Farrell makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.
A wonderful passing move by England is finished off by Joe Marchant
Vinaya Habosi (Fiji) is shown a yellow card
Frank Lomani does the business as their penalty goal attempt goes over.
Manu Tuilagi scores the try from close range.
Owen Farrell makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.