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Setareki Turagacoke: Living the Dream
19 Nov 2024At just 18 years old, Setareki Turagacoke is already living the dream of every aspiring rugby player in Fiji. The young forward made an impressive debut for the FIJI Water Flying Fijians in their international clash against Spain at the Estadio Jose Zorilla on November 16, 2024. The match, which saw a solid crowd for […]...
Flying Fijians Coach Mick Byrne Makes Key Changes for Spain Test
15 Nov 2024Fiji’s head coach Mick Byrne has made several significant changes to the Flying Fijians starting lineup for this weekend’s match against Spain, following their 24-19 win to Wales last weekend. Byrne says Isoa Nasilasila has been ruled out of the rest of the tournament due to injury while Vuate Karawalevu sits out this game to […]...
From the Boxing Ring and Back to Rugby with eyes on national tour
13 Nov 2024Fiji Airways Fijiana 7’s extended squad member Sera Bolatini has made a name for herself in the Fiji’s women’s rugby scene. The Qoma in Levuka lass began her rugby journey, representing Ovalau in the Royal Tea Ranadi Competition a year ago and playing for Namosi in this year’s ANZ Marama Competition. She was part of […]...
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Fiji Rugby and Beyond
The Fiji national rugby union team is a member of the Pacific Islands Rugby Alliance (PIRA) formerly along with Samoa and Tonga. In 2009, Samoa announced their departure from the Pacific Islands Rugby Alliance, leaving just Fiji and Tonga. Fiji are ranked tenth in the world by the IRB as of 16 June 2014.
Despite the relatively small size of their represented country, in the 2007 Rugby World Cup Fiji defeated Wales 38–34 to claim a quarter final spot (theoretically placing them in the top 8 teams in the world) and proceeded to give eventual winners South Africa a scare eventually going down 37–20.
