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A lot of work to be done ahead of 2019 Rugby World Cup - McKee

A lot of work to be done ahead of 2019 Rugby World Cup - McKee

Fiji Airways Flying Fijians Head Coach, John McKee says there is no easy road to this years Rugby World Cup and they know they have got a lot of work to do in their preparation.

McKee reiterated that if they work really hard and get everything right they can be successful in the final phases of the tournament.

He has also confirmed that all the venues are coming together now and he has visited the team bases around Japan to make sure all the logistics are in place, and he is pretty happy with most of the things that are developing in Japan.

The team will march into camp in July and McKee says there’s a lot of work to be done ahead of the challenges in front of them.

The Flying Fijians are currently ranked 9th in the world after a historic win over France in the Northern Tour last year.

Meanwhile, the Flying Fijians will play three test matches at the ANZ Stadium in Suva, beginning with the Maori All Blacks on July 20 before facing Canada in Round 2 of the PNC on 3rd August, then Samoa on August 10.

Fiji is pooled with Wales, Australia, Georgia and Uruguay at the Rugby World Cup which will kick off on September 21st in Japan.

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