Australian fans mass in Montpellier for the match with Fiji, the other unbeaten side in Pool B Australia face up to the Fiji war dance - the Cibi - in Montpellier's Stade de la Mosson The Cibi begins "Ai tei vovo, tei vovo" (Make ready, make ready) but they are soon on the back foot Inside centre Matt Giteau is the Wallaby catalyst and puts in a man-of-the-match performance with 27 points Wallaby skipper George Gregan equals Will Carling's record for 59 games as an international captain Australia don't have it all their own way and Fiji's Mosese Raulini breaks through to set up Aca Ratuva's try But the Wallabies score seven tries in all and wing Drew Mitchell claims a hat-trick in the 55-12 victory Scotland's second-string XV face a sizeable mountain with the visit of the All Blacks to Edinburgh - a daunting prospect All Blacks fans have one thing on their minds - a big win - and while they get that in a 40-0 victory the performance is poor The Kiwis line up in sliver instead of black for the haka And New Zealand's change strip, supposedly to avoid a mix-up with Scotland's traditional blue, just leads to more confusion Doug Howlett crosses for the first of his two tries early on, but New Zealand fail to hit their straps against a shadow side And the All Blacks are not helped by a poor kicking display by Dan Carter and a series of knock-ons a silly mistakes New Zealand coach Graham Henry has some thinking to do
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