WHAT WORLD NEWS MEDIA SAID:

Fiji will go to next year’s World Cup as dangerous outsiders with the ability to disrupt the established order, opening their campaign in Japan against the Wallabies in a group that also includes Wales, Georgia and Uruguay. Sydney Morning Herald

… their first ever victory over France, at the ninth attempt, will give John McKee’s side lots of confidence before their World Cup campaign next year. BBC

An inspired Fiji earned a historic first win over a lacklustre France with a superb 2114 win in Paris on Saturday. Fiji had lost all of their previous nine encounters against Les Bleus, albeit their last match up was in 2014, but a sublime showing brought a stunned silence to the Stade de France. SportingNews

Fiji, however, regained control as Volavola, who plays his club rugby for French side Racing 92, kicked over three penalties in the second half to secure a memorable victory for the Pacific Islanders. RTE

Fiji asked questions of the French from the get-go, and repeatedly tore through French lines with powerful runs. Associated Press

Fiji humiliated France 21-14 on Saturday to claim a historic first victory over Les Bleus in more than 60 years less than a year before the World Cup.

The teams have faced each other on 10 occasions in more than half a century and the Pacific Islanders finally claimed a memorable win in Paris despite being denied two debatable tries by referee Matthew Carley and his television match official AFP