Fijians chasing a slice of history

Paris – Fiji face France in Paris today looking to make history by beating the hosts for the first time in their history.

The teams have faced each other on only nine occasions in more than 50 years, most recently four years ago which saw a convincing French victory of 40-15 over John McKee’s outfit in Marseille.

McKee, who spent two years coaching Clermont from 2000, said it would be a signficant feat to achieve.

“We have talked about it. It’s an opportunity to create history for the boys,” he said.

“They (the players) know Fiji have never beaten France. They feel like they have a good opportunity this time.”

For any hope of a memorable evening at the Stade de France this weekend McKee sees one part of the game as essential.

“If we can stop their maul then they’ll have to play. I guess it’s a challenge for us to counter them in that area,” he said. –