"Ain't Hollywood" - Wales star slammed for 'faking' injury against Fiji

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Josh Adams scored an early try for Wales but Fiji hit back with scores from captain Waisea Nayacalevu and flanker Lekima Tagitagivalu before George North's try helped Wales into an 18-14 half-time lead.

Louis Rees-Zammit collected Jac Morgan's cross-kick to extend Wales's lead and after Levani Botia knocked on over the line, Elliott Dee's converted try with 13 minutes left - after a yellow card for Fiji's Lekima Tagitagivalu - put Wales 32-14 clear and seemingly out of sight.

But Fiji refused to lie down and Josua Tuisova's score sparked a late onslaught, Peni Ravai having a score ruled out for a double movement before Mesake Doge crossed with two minutes left, and only a Semi Radradra knock-on in the dying seconds allowed Wales to cling on.

Andy Goode tweeted: "Gareth Davies went to acting school!"

Rugby Paper scriber Neil Fissler added: "Gareth Davies deserves six weeks for his reaction alone. Okay the seatbelt tackle was a whack but he acted like a tart"

One fan wrote: "Gareth Davies needs to get off the floor; this ain’t Hollywood."

A second commented: "Not in love with Gareth Davies rolling around to sell that high tackle."

Another added: "Gareth Davies, that was disgraceful mate! Why are you grabbing your head rolling around on the ground."

A fourth said: "Gareth Davies crying like a little baby to sell a ‘high tackle’"

Planet Rugby 4/10: " Erratic at best. Scotland’s game driver did not drive anything in this one as he was clearly targeted."

Telegraph 6/10: "A mixed bag. Collared for two avoidable penalties and marshalled well when the Springboks slowed rucks. Found space with the boot and tackled courageously."

One fan wrote: "Three guarantees. Life, Death, Finn Russell going missing in a big game."

The Rugby Paper 5.5/10: "Scrum penalties at the beginning but lost his way in the set piece before being replaced."

Rugby Pass 5/10: "Conceded a penalty in the scrum, which left him incredulous after the fact. For whatever reason the Springboks scrum didn’t fire as it normally does. Replaced by Ox Nche on 53 minutes"

Rugby Pass 4/10: "Yellow carded early on for a needless late tackle on opposite man Ford, although it did not prove too costly as the Pumas only conceded three points. Attempted a long-range drop goal of his own to rival Ford, but was well wide, which sums up how he was outplayed by his counterpart."

Planet Rugby 3/10: "Arguably cost his team critical momentum during that period. Comprehensively outplayed by his opposite number George Ford."

Telegraph 2/10: “The flanker was overeager in defence after an injury, red-carded after a TMO bunker review for a slightly unfortunate head-on-head collision in the third minute.”

RUCK 0/10: “Sent off after just two minutes. Some may say unlucky, but the flanker really left the officials no choice.”

Planet Rugby 1/10: “Some said he was unlucky, but ultimately he was high in contact and paid the price. Fortunately, his team-mates bailed him out. “

Rugby Pass 0/10: “Was hailed in the build-up as the potential missing link for the England defence as he arrived in France without playing a single minute of the four-game Summer Nations Series. That idea quickly went out the window, though. “

The Guardian 2/10: “Palpably fired up before the match, having not played since May, but lasted less than three minutes before a red card, via the bunker, for an overzealous tackle on Juan Cruz Mallía.”

Rugby Pass 2/10: “A bit of a shocker from the New Zealand wunderkind. Spent much of the game chasing high balls. Pinged for running under France fullback Thomas Ramos twice, with the second occurrence seeing him sent to the bin in the 58th minute.”

Stuff 3/10: “Conceded a yellow card in the second half as the All Blacks’ risky strategy of aggressively contesting high kicks backfired. Had already been penalised in the first half for a similar offence but ignored the warning sign – and it really hurt the All Blacks on the scoreboard. “

Planet Rugby 4/10: “he exciting winger tried to impose himself on the game and got it all wrong as he took Thomas Ramos out in the air twice.”