It came down to the final match of the annual tourney and both teams could have scooped top honours with a victory.
It was a match for the ages. After racing to an 11 - 0 lead, Tonga self-destructed.
Or maybe, Fiji just wanted it more, at the end of the day.
The biggest plus, as a critical Fiji fan, was the use of dummy runners by the backs. This allowed gaps to appear and the pacy Fijian backs made easy work of their opponents.
Another improvement was the scrum. Just like in their previous match, Fiji slowly absorbed, matched and dismantled their opponents, come scrum-time.
Find of the tourney = Nemani Nadolo.
He has been a revelation at 13 and one wonders it took so long for him to shifted to that position, seeing as how, in my opinion, he is too big to play on the wing.
It bodes well for Fiji rugby to have progressed in leaps and bounds over the course of a few months, seeing as how the Northern Tours late last year was an absolute shambles for the boys in white.
Consistency will be the keyword, moving forward, for all stakeholders of Fiji rugby.
Onwards and upwards, lads. Up Fiji!
