Why are Fiji staging home games in the UK?

Fiji will try to make Cardiff a home from home on Saturday as they 'host' Wales to kick off rugby's new Nations Championship. The story belongs in the United Rugby Championship lane because it gives readers a specific rugby development to follow rather than just another link in the feed. The wider rugby value is how it affects travel form, squad rotation, South African-Irish matchups and late-season table pressure. The next useful check is the table impact, home-field path and whether the same form holds once knockout pressure arrives.

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Why are Fiji staging home games in the UK?

Fiji will try to make Cardiff a home from home on Saturday as they 'host' Wales to kick off rugby's new Nations Championship. The story belongs in the United Rugby Championship lane because it gives readers a specific rugby development to follow rather than just another link in the feed. The wider rugby value is how it affects travel form, squad rotation, South African-Irish matchups and late-season table pressure. The next useful check is the table impact, home-field path and whether the same form holds once knockout pressure arrives.

Source: BBC Rugby Union / 3 Jul, 21:56 JST

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Fiji will try to make Cardiff a home from home on Saturday as they 'host' Wales to kick off rugby's new Nations Championship. The story belongs in the United Rugby Championship lane because it gives readers a specific rugby development to follow rather than just another link in the feed. The wider rugby value is how it affects travel form, squad rotation, South African-Irish matchups and late-season table pressure. The next useful check is the table impact, home-field path and whether the same form holds once knockout pressure arrives.

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