Nigerian-born rugby star, Immanuel Feyi-Waboso was among the scorers for England’s national team and his efforts helped the embatttled squad return to winning ways with victory over Fiji, who played their ‘home game’ in Liverpoool.
Sports247 reports that, while Feyi-Waboso was in full flight for the larger part of the game, England snapped a run of five consecutive Test defeats with a 73-8 thrashing of 14-player Fiji in the Nations Championship at Hill Dickinson Stadium.
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A dominant first-half display saw Marcus Smith and Jamie George score early tries, with the opener coming after a bizarre corner flag assist, before Guy Pepper, Benhard Janse van Rensburg and Gus Atkinson added further efforts.
While Levani Botia ended up in the sin-bin for cynical play, England had their second try through George via a dominant rolling maul drive, and were soon facing 14 players when Botia was shown yellow for diving over a ruck near his own tryline.
The ‘hosts’ struggled for possession and were second best to England’s scrum, maul and defence in a first half which saw Fiji concede nine penalties, lose Botia to the sin-bin and, eventually, Kuruvoli for the remainder.
The victory was England’s biggest since beating Chile 71-0 in Lille at the 2023 Rugby World Cup and the squad will now head to Argentina for the climax to their July tour with renewed purpose, but beating the Pumas at Santiago del Estero will prove a far sterner test.
Sports247 reports further that Feyi-Waboso is a 23-year-old rugby union player, one of six siblings born in Wales to parents with Nigerian, English and Jamaican heritage, who grew up in Llandaff, Cardiff, where he began playing the gritty game.
Feyi-Waboso, who plays as an explosive winger for Exeter Chiefs and represents England at national team level, is known for his incredible pace, power and tackle-breaking ability, while also widely regarded as one of rugby’s most exciting current young talents.
