Wallabies comeback dodges banana skin

By GARY FITGERALD

Revving it up: Samu Kerevi scores Australia’s fifth try
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Breakaway: Waisea Nayacalevu puts Fiji 21-12 ahead

MICHAEL Cheika agreed his side were given a huge wake up call as Australia survived a ferocious Fijian storm.
The Wallabies coach was a relieved man following a six-try win which had threatened for almost an hour to turn into a opening match nightmare.
Fiji lit up the Sapporo Dome with their special brand of entertaining and explosive rugby before being over-run in the final 20 minutes by the strong Australia bench. They led 21-12 sho...

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