![Prince William was in town to watch his beloved Wales face Fiji in the Rugby World Cup.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/151001172529-prince-william-wales.jpg?q=w_3000,h_1734,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
Royal approval —
Prince William was in town to watch his beloved Wales face Fiji in the Rugby World Cup.
![Wales started as big favorites after defeating host nation England last weekend.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/151001182004-wales-fiji.jpg?q=w_2127,h_1378,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
Head to head —
Wales started as big favorites after defeating host nation England last weekend.
![Welsh fans were in buoyant mood after watching their side defeat host nation England 28-25 in London last weekend.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/151001161331-wales-fan.jpg?q=w_2137,h_1391,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
Good spirits —
Welsh fans were in buoyant mood after watching their side defeat host nation England 28-25 in London last weekend.
![Rugby fever has taken over Cardiff with the city's castle housing this large ball.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/150918150000-rugby-world-cup-ball-in-cardiff-castle.jpg?q=w_4503,h_2997,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
Castle breach —
Rugby fever has taken over Cardiff with the city's castle housing this large ball.
![Gareth Davies scored an early try to settle Welsh nerves and get the home side off to the perfect start.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/151001170218-wales-try.jpg?q=w_2135,h_1458,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
Early encourament —
Gareth Davies scored an early try to settle Welsh nerves and get the home side off to the perfect start.
![Wales ended the first half with an 11 point lead with the score on 17-6. Scott Baldwin added a second try and Dan Biggar kicked the conversion. George North (pictured) continued to cause all sorts of problems.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/151001173638-wales-fiji.jpg?q=w_4324,h_2964,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
In control —
Wales ended the first half with an 11 point lead with the score on 17-6. Scott Baldwin added a second try and Dan Biggar kicked the conversion. George North (pictured) continued to cause all sorts of problems.
![Fiji, who shocked Wales 38-34 at the 2007 World Cup, gave the home side a real scare in the second half. A wonderfully worked try finished off by Vereniki Goneva gave Wales the wobbles but it held out to win 23-13.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/151001180711-fiji-try.jpg?q=w_2187,h_1458,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
Fiji fightback —
Fiji, who shocked Wales 38-34 at the 2007 World Cup, gave the home side a real scare in the second half. A wonderfully worked try finished off by Vereniki Goneva gave Wales the wobbles but it held out to win 23-13.