(CNN)Under the lights of a quickly-emptying Stade de France, Fiji’s rugby players came together for a huddle, a hymn, and a thanks to God.
As the song drifted into the Parisian night, there was a sense that the words “eda sa qaqa” — “we have overcome” — carried more resonance than usual that November evening.
This was the Fiji’s first ever victory over France. A northern hemisphere tour which had started two weeks previously with a thumping 54-17 defeat by Scotland had ended on a high note.
