Six players invited into the Vodafone Fijiana XV training Created to bridge the gap between provincial competitions and the professional level of the Vodafone Fijiana XV the Na Soko tournament has already proven its impact. From its inaugural season, six standout players have emerged, now invited to join the Vodafone Fijiana XVs squad for training […]...
Suva, Fiji – Today, Fiji Rugby Union (FRU) welcomed emerging rugby leaders from across the Pacific and Australia to Suva for the ‘Pacific Women in Rugby Week’. The Pacific Women in Rugby Week is a collaborative initiative between Fiji, the UK, Australia, FRU, Rugby Australia (RugbyAU), and Oceania Rugby. Eighteen delegates from Fiji, […]...
The FIJI Airways Fijiana 7s team landed in Los Angeles a week ahead of the HSBC LA SVNS, the final leg of a thrilling series that has kept rugby fans on the edge of their seats since it kicked off in Dubai. With the top eight teams from the series now battling for the World Championship title, the stage […]...
For Loata Talilevu, the journey to elite sport has been anything but ordinary. Hailing from Semo, Tuva, Nadroga, and proudly claiming her maternal ties to Sanasana Nadroga. Loata has carved a unique path across two of Fiji’s most beloved sports: netball and rugby. Last year, she proudly donned the Fiji Pearls dress, representing the […]...
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.
