Yes We Can Win

On the day, the Flying Fijians can shock the rugby world. 

That was the gist of forwards coach Graham Dewes interview with The Guardian as they prepare to face England in their Rugby World Cup quarterfinal on Monday morning (Fiji Time).  

"We'll go in with humility, respect our opponents and understand they'll come harder as we beat them last time around," said Dewes, who scored the winning try against Wales to book Fiji's place in the 2007 quarter-finals- the last time the Fijians reached this stage of the tournament.  

"I think Fiji on its day is capable of shocking the world. We've done it in the past, and if we stick to our game plan, then we'll do it again.

"On our day we can match anyone. Sometimes when we play tier-two nations, we drop our standards.  

We don't plan to do it, but things happen on the day. When we play the tier-one nations, if we get it right, we put them to sleep.  

"(Beating England) has given us a lot of confidence. We believe now that we can match tier-one nations, not just England and Australia but we also pushed Wales close. For us now, it is do-or-die. We go hard at the weekend, or we are going home early."  

The match kicks off at 3am. 

Story By: Leone Cabenatabua 

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