EDINBURGH - Fiji coach Vern Cotter said getting on the pitch would be"an achievement in itself" as he named his side for the coronavirus-hit squad's belated Autumn Nations Cup debut against Georgia at Murrayfield on Saturday.
But they have now been given a clean bill of health for the seventh-place play-off match against Georgia. Fiji are renowned as one of the most exciting teams with ball in hand, captain Semi Radradra leading a talented backline, and their absence from a tournament dominated by attritional forward play and tactical kicking has been keenly felt."What we have lived through is difficult and in these kind of situations people grow and become better individuals and they have time to think and reflect," Cotter told the Fiji Rugby Union website.
Tevita Ikanivere, Haereiti Hatet, Samuela Tawake, Chris Minimbi, Manueli Ratuniyarawa and Simione Kuruvoli could win their first caps if they come off the bench.