Fiji will again have the use of one of the Rugby League World Cup’s most dangerous backlines for Saturday’s historic quarter-final against the New Zealand Kiwis at Westpac Stadium in Wellington (7.30pm).
In the first Test ever played between the Kiwis and the Bati, Fiji has weapons galore in the likes of fullback Kevin Naiqama, prolific Melbourne Storm wing Suliasi Vunivalu, centres Taane Milne and Akuila Uate plus Jarryd Hayne.
The Fijians have knocked up big scores in each of their three pool games to emerge as one of the two qualifiers for the play-offs from the second tier of the tournament.
They started by trouncing the United States 58-12, hammered Wales 72-6 and finished off with a 38-10 victory over Italy.
NEW ZEALAND KIWIS v FIJI BATI
7.30pm, Saturday, November 18
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
FIJI BATI
1 KEVIN NAIQAMA (c)
2 SULIASI VUNIVALU
3 TAANE MILNE
4 AKUILA UATE
5 MARCELO MONTOYA
6 JARRYD HAYNE
7 HENRY RAIWALUI
8 ASHTON SIMS
9 APISAI KOROISAU
10 ELONI VUNAKECE
11 VILIAME KIKAU
12 BRAYDEN WILIAME
13 TUI KAMIKAMICA
Interchange:
14 JOE LOVODUA
15 JACOB SAIFITI
16 JUNIOR ROQICA
17 BEN NAKUBUWAI
18 JAMES STORER
19 SALESI FAINGAA
20 SITIVENI MOCEIDREKE
21 PIO SOKOBALAVU
COACH | MICHAEL POTTER