Flying Fijians are ready to soar and can offer Wales a different kind of Test | Ben Ryan

Fiji are now full of players central to their clubs, and Sunday’s match can show their sevens stars’ skills are transferable

Around this time of year and at Rugby World Cup time, I’ll get some emails or calls from journalists all pretty much saying the same thing: “So Fiji, they always get a short straw etc, etc. Players in other teams, no training time, no money, no resources.” It’s always the same.

There was a time not very long ago that those statements held true. Pacific teams were on the back foot all the time. Tonga and Samoa are still in need of serious help but for Fiji, who play Wales on Sunday, life is very different now.