Two players—New Zealand’s Ronaldo Mulitalo and Fiji’s Brandon Wakeham—are sent off after an incident that includes a punch during a match on the Gold Coast.
Across outlets, the clash is described as heated and ugly, with tempers boiling over. Several reports focus primarily on the sending-offs and the altercation, while others also link the incident to the broader result.
Stuff and ABC add additional context about the game’s wider outcome, saying New Zealand reaches World Cup semifinals and records a large margin of victory over Fiji. ABC specifies the final score as 78-0, and Stuff frames the match as a 13-try New Zealand win, indicating the sending-offs occurred amid a dominant performance.
