{"id":294545,"date":"2023-10-13T19:05:46","date_gmt":"2023-10-13T19:05:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=294545"},"modified":"2023-10-13T19:05:46","modified_gmt":"2023-10-13T19:05:46","slug":"fiji-coach-dewes-fires-threat-to-england-ahead-of-rugby-world-cup-quarterfinal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/rugby-league\/fiji-coach-dewes-fires-threat-to-england-ahead-of-rugby-world-cup-quarterfinal\/","title":{"rendered":"Fiji coach Dewes fires threat to England ahead of Rugby World Cup quarterfinal"},"content":{"rendered":"
Fiji coach Graham Dewes has fired a strong warning to England ahead of their Rugby World Cup quarter-final contest this weekend. He said that his side are hopeful of putting Steve Borthwick\u2019s men \u2018to sleep\u2019 as they look to reach the final four for the first time in the nation\u2019s history.<\/p>\n
Fiji have impressed on occasions in France but ended their pool stage campaign on a sour note, recording a shaky win over Georgia before being beaten by Portugal in one of the tournament\u2019s biggest shocks in recent history.<\/p>\n
Simon Raiwalui\u2019s side have shown what they are capable of when beating Australia, though they will need to be at their very best if they are to overcome England at the Stade de Marseille. Fiji were victorious over Sunday\u2019s opponents when they last met at Twickenham in August, and forwards coach Dewes feels that his team will have a spring in their step from that win.<\/p>\n
Speaking ahead of the match, he said: \u201cWe\u2019ll go in with humility, respect our opponents and understand they\u2019ll come harder as we beat them last time around I think Fiji on its day is capable of shocking the world. We\u2019ve done it in the past, and if we stick to our game plan, then we\u2019ll do it again.<\/p>\n
Don’t miss… <\/strong> England rugby captain Owen Farrell ‘upset’ Henry Arundell after using expletive[LATEST] <\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cOn our day we can match anyone. Sometimes when we play tier-two nations, we drop our standards. We don\u2019t 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.\u201d<\/p>\n Dewes then went on to explain how the Fiji team have taken confidence from their Twickenham victory and with added pressure, the team are prepared to \u2018go hard\u2019 to ensure that they reach the semi-finals.<\/p>\n We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201c[Beating England] has given us a lot of confidence,\u201d the former Fiji star explained. \u201cWe 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.<\/p>\n \u201cWe know there will be people, our family and friends, who will be supporting us come Sunday. They will be praying for us, they will be walking up the mountain to get reception to watch TV and support. We have the whole nation of Fiji behind us and that is really going to motivate us for the weekend.\u201d<\/p>\n It remains to be seen whether Fiji are able to keep to their word and put England \u2018to sleep\u2019, or if the threat works against the team and sparks England into life on Sunday evening.<\/p>\n