France……………36 Fiji …………………20
FRANCE got their title defence off to a winning start, but it was far from a faultless performance against a Fiji side that looked at home at this level after a five-year absence.
France opened the scoring with just over a minute gone through full-back Donovan Taofifenua but Fiji, the World Rugby U20 Trophy 2018 winners roared back into the game with two penalties from flyhalf Caleb Muntz.
Mathieu Smaili added to his earlier conversion with a penalty.
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