Wales announce their team to play Fiji

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Sports, Rugby

4.6 • 961 Ratings

🗓️ 7 September 2023

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

The Wales team is revealed earlier than expected. So, from a sweltering hatchback en route to Bordeaux, Gareth Rhys Owen calls up Nicky Robinson to talk through Warren Gatland’s selections for that crucial World Cup opener against Fiji.

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0:00.0	Boxer turned bouncer Viv Graham was one of the northeast most notorious hard men.
0:06.5	It was huge, you were strong, we could take anybody out.
0:09.0	Not many men on earth could match Viv Graham.
0:11.6	But his life of violence led to his downfall.
0:15.0	Why did it happen?
0:16.0	Why did they do that?
0:17.3	How did Viv Graham build an empire?
0:19.8	It was the power, the presence, the aura. And who was he, really?
0:24.4	Gangster, the story of Viv Graham.
0:27.4	Listen first on BBC Sounds.
0:30.4	You're listening to BBC Sounds.
0:33.6	It's getting real.
0:34.8	Wales have announced their 23 to face Fiji on the opening weekend of the Rugby World Cup.
0:42.1	It came 24 hours earlier than expected. As a result, we've got
0:48.4	you an emergency pod. Wales Fiji team news on the Scrumify Podcast. Nicki Robinson, how we doing? Yeah, very well, excited who, it. You're right, it's here now isn't it?
1:14.3	This is what we've all been debating for months on end the team that's gonna start against Fiji and that must win,
1:21.2	but it's not a must win, but it feels like a bit of a must win game on
1:24.7	Sunday night and I'm really happy to see one name on there wearing number eight
1:31.2	jersey and that's to lupé Faletau I think that's a massive lift.
1:35.6	A few surprises maybe Garth Davis at 9? Do you think that's a bit of surprise you expect to see
1:40.1	Tom was there? I think the instinct has told us that see Thomas Williams seem to be the form from half but then
1:49.2	conversations I've had with players, coaches in camp, all telling me that Garth Davis has been purring,
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