Rugby World Cup ball girl sees funny side of being clattered into by Fiji star Ilaisa Droasese

One Rugby World Cup ball girl took an unexpected bump as Fiji star Ilaisa Droasese went flying off the side of the pitch.

The Flying Fijians went toe-to-toe with England in what was a close fought encounter in Marseille, Steve Borthwick’s side running out 30-24 winners.

At the beginning of the second half, with Fiji trailing 21-10, Droasese was tasked with catching a long ball to restart play quickly.

Despite attempting to do so with one hand, the 24-year-old lost control and it went out of play on the side of the pitch.

The momentum in his run took him into the advertising boards and he fell over and accidentally clattered into the nearby ball girl, with both tumbling to the ground.

Even though she had just been knocked over by a sizeable World Cup star, she didn’t seem to fazed and saw the funny side of things.

A marshal in a bright orange bib, who was facing the crowd at the time, was also hit, with the shock clear to see in his reaction.

Droasese was back up and running for Fiji despite the fall as the South Pacific side chased a comeback.

Three penalties from Owen Farrell helped put England into the lead along with tries from Manu Tuilagi and Joe Marchant.

They held an 11-point lead the break and Farrell added a further three at the beginning of the second half.

Fiji did not waste time to reduce the deficit though as Peni Ravai and Vilimoni Botitu both scored tries to make level the scoring.

Farrell proved his class once again to score a drop-goal and another penalty to see England home.

They held on to claim the win and reach the semi-finals, where they will face either France or South Africa on Saturday.