| Home team | Fiji |
| Away team | Wales |
| Venue | Cardiff City Stadium |
| Competition | Rugby Nations Championship |
| Kick-off time | 2:10 pm (UK and Ireland) |
| Watch Live in the UK | ITV |
Fiji vs Wales Rugby Nations Championship preview as the sides meet at Cardiff City Stadium.
Despite the match being played in Cardiff, this is Fiji’s home game, who couldn’t host the games of this series securely at home.
Wales had a disheartening Six Nations but did finish on a high with a win against Italy.
Fiji won the Pacific Nations Cup in September, winning against Spain in November as well.
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Fiji vs Wales confirmed lineups
| Fiji | Wales | ||||
| Forwards | |||||
| Mawi | 1 | Carre | |||
| Ikanivere | 2 | Lake | |||
| Hoyt | 3 | Lewis | |||
| Nasilasila | 4 | Carter | |||
| Mayanavanua | 5 | Beard | |||
| Sowakula | 6 | Mann | |||
| Salawa | 7 | Morgan | |||
| Canakaivata | 8 | Wainwright | |||
| Backs | |||||
| Lomani | 9 | T Williams | |||
| Armstrong-Ravula | 10 | Edwards | |||
| Wainiqolo | 11 | Adams | |||
| Tuisova | 12 | Hawkins | |||
| Radradra | 13 | James | |||
| Ravutaumada | 14 | Rees-Zammit | |||
| Rayasi | 15 | Murray | |||
| Replacements | |||||
| Togiatama | 16 | Elias | |||
| Natave | 17 | Smith | |||
| Ravai | 18 | Warren | |||
| Vocevoce | 19 | Plumtree | |||
| Yato | 20 | Botham | |||
| Kuruvoli | 21 | Hardy | |||
| Botitu | 22 | Costelow | |||
| Ravouvou | 23 | Mee | |||
Recent Form:
Fiji (Home team):
| Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score |
| Won | 22nd November 2025 | Friendly | Spain | 33-41 |
| Loss | 15th November 2025 | Friendly | France | 34-21 |
| Loss | 8th November 2025 | Friendly | England | 38-18 |
| Won | 21st September 2025 | Pacific Nations Cup | Japan | 27-33 |
| Won | 15th September 2025 | Pacific Nations Cup | Canada | 63-10 |
Fiji faced some tough tests in November with games against England and France to open the tour. They finished with a 41-33 win over Spain, which would have been closer than they would have liked, but also saw them come from 33-24 behind in the game.
Wales (Away team):
| Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score |
| Won | 27th June 2026 | Friendly | Barbarians | 33-31 |
| Won | 14th March 2026 | Six Nations | Italy | 31-17 |
| Loss | 6th March 2026 | Six Nations | Ireland | 27-17 |
| Loss | 21st February 2026 | Six Nations | Scotland | 23-26 |
| Loss | 15th February 2026 | Six Nations | France | 12-54 |
Wales blew Italy out of the way to take a 31-0 lead early in the second-half. They would concede three but kept the lead to win their first of the competition. Wales started their summer against the Barbarians, although they were without their English-based players, and just held on to a 33-31 win as George North starred for the Baa Baas.
Fiji vs Wales head-to-head record (last five matches):
| Date | Competition | Winner | Score |
| 10th November 2024 | Friendly | Fiji | 19-24 |
| 10th September 2023 | World Cup | Wales | 32-26 |
| 14th November 2021 | Friendly | Wales | 38-23 |
| 9th October 2019 | World Cup | Wales | 29-17 |
| 1st October 2015 | World Cup | Wales | 23-13 |
These countries like to meet at the World Cup but will end this run in 2027. They have met in every World Cup pool stage since 2007.
