Warren Gatland's men lost their twelfth Test of 2024 as they were thumped by the World Champion Springboks
The Welsh went down 28-36 to Australia in Melbourne on July 13 and they will go in against the Fijians with four changes to the backs and three to the pack.
Warren Gatland is said to be privately optimistic that with a raft of experience returning and maturing youngsters, Wales will be competitive
Having a legendary player or partnership in a team does not often create too many problems, but one may be that it takes years, and sometimes generations, to find replacements.
Cardiff lock Teddy Williams has been called into Wales' squad to replace Ben Carter, who has been released after suffering a knee injury in training.
Warren Gatland has named former New Zealand Schools wing Blair Murray in his 35-man squad for the Autumn Nations Series.
Munster returned to winning ways at a rain-lashed Virgin Media Park by beating Ospreys 23-0 in a repeat of last season’s BKT United Rugby Championship quarter-finals.
Ospreys recovered from last week’s shock defeat to Dragons with an impressive 37-24 victory over Stormers in a titanic battle in Bridgend.
Wales will have gone a year without victory by the time of their next Test, but Warren Gatland is probably bomb-proof for now.