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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