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NEXT UP THE QUARTER FINALS.... STARTING 9pm

HERE IS THE SCHEDULE FOR THE QUARTER FINALS COMING UP SHORTLY

QUARTER FINALS

Men's Quarter-final 1
FIJI v NEW ZEALAND ................... 9.00pm

Men's Quarter-final 2
JAPAN v FRANCE .......................... 9.30pm

Men's Quarter-final 3
TEAM GB v ARGENTINA .............. 10.00pm

Men's Quarter-final 4
SOUTH AFRICA v AUSTRALIA ..... 10.30pm

18 Centigrade here in Rio with humidity at 83o

Get ready for the 1st Quarter Final Game

Reigning World Champions FIJI v NEW ZEALAND ALL BLACKS at 9.00pm

THE FANFARE HAS BEEN PLAYED.....

HERE COME THE FIRST QUARTER FINALS TEAMS

FIJI & NEW ZEALAND

Fiji are unbeaten so far in this competition.

The game is kicked off

Fiji win the first penalty of the game

I know the history about that sketch. It was an after thought.

Eric hadn't been well and he always worried about the show. The producer realised that one of the sketches wasn't working and so did Eric so to pacify him and stop he worrying he lied and said he had something and he'd talk to them the next day about it.

The producer didn't know what he was going to do and driving home heard The Stripper on the car radio. It was going through his mind as he got home. His wife gave him dinner but asked what he wanted for breakfast in case she could make anything that night and mentioned how noisy some of her gadgets were. Bingo he had it. He phoned the musical director straight away and told him he wanted The Stripper music in the morning.

A brilliant sketch born - heard it when the director was interviewed on a radio programme - he's also dead now.

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26C and 83% humidity here

Watching the play of these big Fijians is amazing as they dodge back and fore.

NZ defence is holding out

BUT TRY CAPTAIN OSEA KOLINSAU FOR FIJI

Conversion is missed

FIJI 5 ~ NZ 0

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High Tackle by Fijian and so Pen to NZ

Pen Fiji and now they are away with long passes

BAD TACKLE ON FIJIAN

YELLOW CARD RIEKO IOANE NZ

That was very interesting PAT! :-)

Only 4 men in the NZ line out now!

My heads full of rubbish, sometimes comes in handy if we're at a quiz. :-D

GILLIES KAKA KICKS AND CHASES AND TRY THROUGH THE POSTS.

HE LANDED ON THE BALL ON HIS STOMACH AND IS WINDED THOUGH!

Converted

FIJI 5 ~ NZ 7

Yellow carded player back on

Hooter has gone

HALF TIME SCORE

FIJI 5 ~ NZ 7

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Second half already underway

Fiji have a penalty

They don't get much of a break, do they run on with their cups of tea?