Scotland knock the ball on and Fiji break away. It's gathered by Chloe Rollie, who is then dived on by Nunia Delaimoala. It's a clear penalty, but no further punishment.
There's a bit of spice in this game now, and Scotland are not happy with some of the hits being put in by Fiji.
And Scotland make the player advantage count immediately!
From the scrum on the five-metre, Evie Gallagher picks from the base. They go down the blind, use the numbers, and Helen Nelson pops for Lloyd to score from a metre out.
The phase came to nothing, but now Lauren Jenner is being called across to the big screen. Rachel Malcolm was in at her ear at the last break to point something out.
The hit was on Ellian Clarke from Fijian tighthead Matarugu. It's shoulder to head, and it's a straightforward yellow.
Scotland are on the attack again, but Rhona Lloyd is caught before she can give the vital pass. Play comes back for a high hit on Lisa Thomson, who was hit around the throat.
One minute last weekend, two minutes this weekend.
Fran McGhie has Scotland ahead already!
They had the ball in open play, played it left and Emma Orr hacked down the pitch. McGhie flew after it, grubbered it along, picked it up and dotted down.
Scotland's fate in their own handspublished at 14:42 BST 30 August 2025
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Andy Burke BBC Sport Scotland at Salford Community Stadium
Scotland
know the assignment today - win and they’ll seal a spot in the World Cup
quarter-finals for the first time since 2002.
Captain Rachel Malcolm spoke this week of the squad having an “emotional
decompress” after the high of thrashing Wales on matchday one. Now the
challenge is to get back to those lofty heights again.
Scotland should have too much for Fiji, but they’ll want avoid the game
becoming too loose and playing into Fijian hands.
Ones to watch for Scotland and Fijipublished at 14:40 BST 30 August 2025
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For Scotland, it's been all about Francesca McGhie. The 22-year-old scored a hat-trick on her World Cup debut last week.
Although she was quick to praise her team-mates for setting up the tries, she is a deadly finisher with twinkle toes, a skill developed during her time at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland as a ballerina.
Fiji have a flying wiger of their own - Michella'e Stolz. A former Sevens player, she's still a teenager and has been an inspiration to her teammates already.
In the forward pack, Evie Gallagher is the stand out from either side. A number eight who loves a turnover, she also scored last week for the Scots.
Image source, Getty Images
Image caption,
Francesca McGhie has already been nominated for the IRB Breakthrough Player of the Year
Scotland focusing on themselves ahead of Fiji boutpublished at 14:34 BST 30 August 2025
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Scotland head coach Bryan Easson tells BBC Sport: "Decompresison was really important for us. There was a lot of emotion, that's been three years in the making.
"We've been disappointed with how we've performed at previous World Cups. We've been building nicely, we're focused. Saturday night was very quiet, believe it or not, because we were so focused on Fiji.
"We focus on ourselves, we understand what we need to do. We have clarity on how we want to play. There's been a bit of focus on the offload game, but we've looked at territory and field position as well."
Fiji coach saw 'green shoots' in loss to Canadapublished at 14:29 BST 30 August 2025
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Fiji head coach Ioan Cunningham tells BBC Sport: "Canada are a quality team, second in the world. What we reflected on was the green shoots of our play that we put in.
"We connected well when we scored our try and we showed resilience and grit defensively in the first 20 minutes as well. We asked Canada to go deep in their sets to score and that's something we'll use as motivation this week.
"They were very good, clinical. They got the ball wide very well, which is a growth in their game. Defensively they showed they can defend long sets. They muscled up. Our carry height is key today, and how physical we can be."
ThomsonBlacklock 67', substituted for Blacklock at 67 minutes
Number
11
11, McGhie
McGhie
Number
10
10, Nelson
Nelson
Number
9
9, Brebner-Holden
Brebner-HoldenClarke 79', substituted for Clarke at 79 minutes
Number
1
1, Bartlett
BartlettYoung 52', substituted for Young at 52 minutes
Number
2
2, Martin
MartinWright 66', substituted for Wright at 66 minutes
Number
3
3, Clarke
ClarkeCockburn 42', substituted for Cockburn at 42 minutes
Number
4
4, Wassell
WassellDonaldson 66', substituted for Donaldson at 66 minutes
Number
5
5, Bonar
BonarFerrie 76', substituted for Ferrie at 76 minutes
Number
6
6, Malcolm
Malcolm
Number
7
7, McLachlan
McLachlanStewart 52', substituted for Stewart at 52 minutes
Number
8
8, Gallagher
Gallagher
Substitutes
home team, Scotland
Number
16
16, Wright
Wright
Number
17
17, Young
Young
Number
18
18, Cockburn
Cockburn
Number
19
19, Ferrie
Ferrie
Number
20
20, Donaldson
Donaldson
Number
21
21, Stewart
Stewart
Number
22
22, Clarke
Clarke
Number
23
23, Blacklock
Blacklock
away team, Fiji
Starting lineup
Number
15
15, Vueti
VuetiSalote Nailolo 36', substituted for Salote Nailolo at 36 minutes
Number
14
14, Nakoci
Nakoci
Number
13
13, Ditavutu
Ditavutu
Number
12
12, Neihamu
Neihamu
Number
11
11, Stolz
StolzLomani 3', substituted for Lomani at 3 minutes
Number
10
10, Kinita
Kinita
Number
9
9, Railumu
Railumu
Number
1
1, Senivutu
SenivutuWaisega 68', substituted for Waisega at 68 minutes
Number
2
2, Tawake
Tawake56', Red card at 56 minutesKomaitai 79', substituted for Komaitai at 79 minutes
Number
3
3, Matarugu
Matarugu8', Yellow card at 8 minutesRobanakadavu 48', substituted for Robanakadavu at 48 minutes
Number
4
4, Coates
Coates
Number
5
5, Nakesa
NakesaYee 61', substituted for Yee at 61 minutes
Number
6
6, Daunimoala
Daunimoala
Number
7
7, Fisher
FisherRobanakadavu 9', substituted for Robanakadavu at 9 minutesFisher 20', substituted for Fisher at 20 minutesNaisewa 41', substituted for Naisewa at 41 minutes
Number
8
8, Komaitai
KomaitaiMarawa 67', substituted for Marawa at 67 minutes
ThomsonBlacklock 67', substituted for Blacklock at 67 minutes
Number
11
11, McGhie
McGhie
Number
10
10, Nelson
Nelson
Number
9
9, Brebner-Holden
Brebner-HoldenClarke 79', substituted for Clarke at 79 minutes
Number
1
1, Bartlett
BartlettYoung 52', substituted for Young at 52 minutes
Number
2
2, Martin
MartinWright 66', substituted for Wright at 66 minutes
Number
3
3, Clarke
ClarkeCockburn 42', substituted for Cockburn at 42 minutes
Number
4
4, Wassell
WassellDonaldson 66', substituted for Donaldson at 66 minutes
Number
5
5, Bonar
BonarFerrie 76', substituted for Ferrie at 76 minutes
Number
6
6, Malcolm
Malcolm
Number
7
7, McLachlan
McLachlanStewart 52', substituted for Stewart at 52 minutes
Number
8
8, Gallagher
Gallagher
Substitutes
Number
16
16, Wright
Wright
Number
17
17, Young
Young
Number
18
18, Cockburn
Cockburn
Number
19
19, Ferrie
Ferrie
Number
20
20, Donaldson
Donaldson
Number
21
21, Stewart
Stewart
Number
22
22, Clarke
Clarke
Number
23
23, Blacklock
Blacklock
away team, Fiji
Starting lineup
Number
15
15, Vueti
VuetiSalote Nailolo 36', substituted for Salote Nailolo at 36 minutes
Number
14
14, Nakoci
Nakoci
Number
13
13, Ditavutu
Ditavutu
Number
12
12, Neihamu
Neihamu
Number
11
11, Stolz
StolzLomani 3', substituted for Lomani at 3 minutes
Number
10
10, Kinita
Kinita
Number
9
9, Railumu
Railumu
Number
1
1, Senivutu
SenivutuWaisega 68', substituted for Waisega at 68 minutes
Number
2
2, Tawake
Tawake56', Red card at 56 minutesKomaitai 79', substituted for Komaitai at 79 minutes
Number
3
3, Matarugu
Matarugu8', Yellow card at 8 minutesRobanakadavu 48', substituted for Robanakadavu at 48 minutes
Number
4
4, Coates
Coates
Number
5
5, Nakesa
NakesaYee 61', substituted for Yee at 61 minutes
Number
6
6, Daunimoala
Daunimoala
Number
7
7, Fisher
FisherRobanakadavu 9', substituted for Robanakadavu at 9 minutesFisher 20', substituted for Fisher at 20 minutesNaisewa 41', substituted for Naisewa at 41 minutes
Number
8
8, Komaitai
KomaitaiMarawa 67', substituted for Marawa at 67 minutes