2015 Rugby World Cup: Australia vs Fiji live streaming info and preview

World No. 2 Australia will start their 2015 Rugby World Cup campaign against Fiji on Sept. 23 at Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. The group stage match against Fiji will be the first game for the Wallabies in the quadrennial rugby tournament.

The Wallabies will start their bid for this year’s Rugby World Cup against world No. 9 Fiji, who was defeated by England 35-11 on opening day. Australia is expected to deploy two different starting lineups on its first two games in Pool A, while Fiji, despite losing against the host team, is set to do some “damage” when they tackle the Wallabies on Wednesday.

However, facing a fresh Australian side is hardly ideal for Fiji after a “very physical test” against England. While the defeat may have damaged Fiji’s hope of qualifying to the tournament’s “pool of death,” coach John McKee still believes focusing on their next challenge would help them overcome a competitive group stage. Mckee also said that the sold out Twickenham crowd was a massive boost in the team’s rugby career, and insisted that feeling sorry for their defeat over England “won’t do any good” for his side.

“We are disappointed, we’ve got high ambitions,” Mckee told the Rugby World Cup’s official website. “But we move on, the pool wasn't won and lost last night and a lot of things are going to happen in the next few rounds.”

Meanwhile, the Wallabies is aware about the challenge awaiting them at the start of their World Cup campaign. Japan’s unexpected 34-32 win over South Africa helped the Australians realised the need to tread cautiously against Fiji, as the Wallabies try to avoid becoming the second high-profile nation to fall at the tournament.

Wallabies coach Michael Cheika is expecting the Fijians to come at them aggressively, but the Aussie coach insisted that Australia will play a smart game with power and physicality, and would not take anything for granted their World Cup opener. "We'd play a smart game with power and physicality. I'm just really looking forward to it, they're going to be up for it now,” Cheika said, the Sydney Morning Herald reported.

Meanwhile, Scotland will have a taste of their first Rugby World Cup on Wednesday as they face a surprisingly tough Japan squad at Kingsholm Stadium. France, who pummeled Italy for a 32-10 win, will take on Romania for the Pool D match.

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