1964: Wales XV 28-22 Fiji (not an official Test)
Strictly speaking, this was not an official Test. Wales fielded a Wales XV rather than awarding full international caps.
The score is almost beside the point.
Fiji’s 1964 tour took them across Wales before continuing to France and Canada. They played Bridgend, Glamorgan & Monmouth, Western Counties at Stradey Park, Wales XV at Cardiff Arms Park and later Abertillery & Newbridge.
It was an era when touring sides spent weeks travelling the country rather than flying in and out for a single Test.
The enduring memory came after the final whistle in Cardiff.
Players and supporters gathered together on the Arms Park pitch, singing side by side in scenes that feel almost impossible to imagine today.
It is not remembered as one of the greatest matches between the nations. It is remembered because it captures something of what made rugby special in that era and why Welsh supporters first fell in love with Fiji.
