Fiji Water Flying Fijians flyhalf Caleb Muntz acknowledged his parents for flying into Cardiff to witness him play a pivotal role in Fiji’s historic 24-19 win over Wales this morning.
Muntz was named the Player of the Match after scoring 19 points in the game through 4 penalty kicks at goal and a converted try.
In an after-match interview, Muntz was elated and thanked his parents for their presence.
He says the win this morning means a lot to the team, especially coming into this November tour and playing against some top-tier sides.
Muntz says they had to lick a few wounds after their 57-17 loss to Scotland last week and they were not really happy with how they performed in Murrayfield.
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When asked about the final minute of the match where Wales applied the pressure and had a chance to steal a win at the death, Muntz says the players held on and showed up in defence.
Muntz says Wales were 7 metres away from the try line and could have stolen a last-minute win, but the Flying Fijians players held their ground in defence forcing Wales to knock the ball on.
He says it was a great way to end the game in front of a good crowd.
Muntz ran a total of 83 metres in 10 carries which included 2 linebreaks and also beating 5 defenders.
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He had a 90 percent tackle rate in defence after making 12 tackles and missing only 1.
Meanwhile, the inclusion of the Northern Hemisphere-based players has also had a huge impact on the team’s performance today.
Fiji will now turn their focus to their 3rd Autumn Series match against Spain at 2am Sunday at Valladolid, Spain.
