RWC 2015: Wales turn the screw on England with Fiji win

'Knackered' Wales hold on against Fiji to top Pool A and leave England staring down the barrel ahead of Australia clash

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Wales 23 Fiji 13

Wales faced down Fiji in Cardiff on Thursday evening and left England teetering on the edge of the abyss. The Welsh win means that England have to beat Australia tomorrow evening at Twickenham. Lose and England crash out of the World Cup, the first time such a humiliation has befallen the host country.

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