** Wales cruise past Fiji Leigh Halfpenny of Wales charges forward during the IRB Rugby World Cup Pool D match between Wales and Fiji at Waikato Stadium on October 2, 2011 in Hamilton, New Zealand. ** Wales confirmed their place in the World Cup quarter-finals on Sunday with a comfortable 66-0 win over a second-string Fiji side in Hamilton. Wales secured a four-try bonus point in the first half of a one-sided affair and will now face Ireland in Wellington next Saturday. Wales went on to run in a total of nine unanswered tries and landed all their kicks in yet another impressive display in both the set-pieces and from their free-running backs. Fiji arrived with somewhat naive tactics and selected a team based on the concept of "having fun", but they could not have enjoyed being run ragged by a better-organised Welsh side. Man of the match: Plenty of names to choose from with two-try Roberts and skipper Warburton strong candidates. But the official award went to barnstorming wing George North for his eye-catching runs and offloads. We won't argue. http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,9989_7217400,00.html ** George North of Wales charges forward during the IRB Rugby World Cup Pool D match between Wales and Fiji at Waikato Stadium on October 2, 2011 in Hamilton, New Zealand. ** next test: 10-2 Wales v Ireland Wellington * Wales finishes 3-1 Fiji finishes 1-3 **** |