By Lawrence White BORDEAUX (Reuters) - Fiji were left to bemoan missed opportunities, none more heartbreaking than Semi Radradra's drop with a ...
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"We just weren't clinical enough, we dropped the ball over the try line, we had a couple of opportunities we couldn't score," Fiji coach Simon Raiwalui said. Wales also managed to concede clusters of penalties near their own line in the second half without having players sent to the sin bin. "It's tough to talk when you're hot after the match, I did think when we were down in the corner we had multiple penalties and didn't get a yellow card ," Raiwalui said.Raiwalui might also rue bringing on powerhouse substitutes Josua Tuisova and Levani Botia so late in the game, with both immediately offering their trademark powerful breaks but too late to overcome the Welsh lead.
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