SAPPORO, Japan (AP) — Rattled, Australia avoided the first big upset of the Rugby World Cup when it rallied from nine points down early in the second half to beat Fiji 39-21 on Saturday. The two-time champion was knocked back by the Fijians' intensity and couldn't get a handle on their elusive running game for the first half, and trailed 8-0, 14-7 and 21-12 before changing tactics to win under the roof at the Sapporo Dome. "We got tested, definitely," Australia coach Michael Cheika said. Australia tightened up, scored two tries off rolling mauls in the space of five minutes in the second half, and ultimately put 27 unanswered points past the Fijians in the last half-hour. That averted what would have been the most surprising defeat at a World Cup for the 1991 and 99' winners, who have only lost two pool games in eight previous World Cups. "Obviously happy to win, yeah, you know there's no doubt about that," Cheika said.Read more on NewsOK.com
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