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Match Highlights - Fiji's historic win over France

Josua Tuisova scores his side's second try against France in the historic win.

An inspired Fiji earned a historic first win over France with a superb 21-14 win in Paris on Saturday.

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Fiji had lost all of their previous nine encounters against Les Bleus, their last matchup coming in 2014, but a sublime showing brought a stunned silence to the Stade de France.

Fiji took an early 7-0 lead with superstar centre Semi Radradra scored with an outstretched hand after a power handoff floored halfback Baptiste Serin. In a tit for tat exchange, France hit back through a driving maul through Guilhem Guirado before Toulon winger Josua Tuisova re-took the lead for Fiji.

Tuisova finished a well-worked scrum move, scoring in the corner on the end of the movement from Fiji’s star-studded backline. The sideline conversion was missed, however, leading to France taking the halftime lead 14-12 after Guirado went over for his second driving maul try.

A second-half onslaught failed to materialise from France, though, and three penalties from Ben Volavola secured a famous Fiji win.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHyqg-jOC4A

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