FIJI made a statement of intent with a resounding win over their Kiwi rivals in Suva in the first match of a two-match series with a return in Rotorua next weekend.
It is Fiji’s first triumph over the Maori All Blacks since 1957 and only the eighth in 30 meetings.
Any ideas that Pool D at the World Cup will just be about Wales and Australia could prove wide of the mark as Fiji outscored their visitors by four tries to two.
Waisea Nayacalevu led the way with a brace and Viliame Mata and Alivereti Veitokani also crossed the whitewash.
The rest of their points came via the boot of Ben Vo...