The match was arranged for a 6.30pm local time kick-off to give both teams experience of playing under lights, something they will have to do at the IRB Under 19 World Championship 2007, which runs from 4-21 April in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Fiji failed to find rhythm and made basic errors in the victory over their fellow Islanders, who they had beaten 22-14 in the Division B final in Dubai last year to win promotion and earn matches against South Africa, defending champions Australia and Scotland.

“There were basic mistakes which were committed and this needs to be rectified. There were other factors too such as the players were playing their first international match and also under the lights,” High Performance Unit manager Peter Murphy told the Fiji Times.