Fiji team to play England: 2023 World Cup

Simon Raiwalui has named Fiji team to play England in their Rugby World Cup 2023 quarter-final in Marseille on Sunday, with 10 players in the run-on team who started for Fiji in their win at Twickenham in August.

WHEN IS ENGLAND V FIJI?

The 2023 Rugby World Cup Quarter-Final between England and Fiji will be played at 4pm on Sunday, October 15th.

TV CHANNEL

In the United Kingdom the England v Fiji game will be broadcast on ITV1 with pre-game coverage beginning at 3pm.

Television viewers in Ireland can tune into RTÉ 2 from 3.30pm to catch all the action.

Caleb Muntz of Fiji kicks the ball out of play and celebrates with team mates the win over England during the Summer International match between England and Fiji at Twickenham Stadium on August 26, 2023 in London, England. ( Photo by Phil Mingo/PPAUK )

HEAD-TO-HEAD RESULTS LAST FIVE MATCHES

England and Fiji have been battling in Test rugby since 1999. Since then they’ve faced off five times.

Their first meeting was at the 1999 Rugby World Cup where England won 45-24.

England won the next three fixtures before losing their game 22-30 against Fiji during the Rugby World Cup warm-up.

2023: Fiji won 22-30

2016: England won 58-15

2015: England won 35-11

2012: England won 54-12

1999: England won 45-24

REFEREE & OFFICIATING TEAM?

Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France)

Assistant Referees: Nic Berry (Australia), Pierre Brousset (France)

TMO: Ben Whitehouse (Wales)