Fiji Prime Minister Announces Major Sponsorship Agreement Between FIJI Water and Fiji Rugby Union  

Fiji Prime Minister, The Honorable Mr. Sitiveni Rabuka, today announced that The Flying Fijians have received a massive boost ahead of the upcoming Rugby World Cup with the announcement that FIJI Water has committed to a multi-million-dollar sponsorship of the team.
 
The agreement with Earth’s finest water will provide $3.8 million to help ensure the Flying Fijians are in the strongest position to compete at the World Cup in France. This deal builds on previous support FIJI Water has provided for the Flying Fijians when it was a supporting sponsor of the team in 2020 during the Autumn Nations Cup. For the past three years, the FRU and Flying Fijians have been supported through the Fiji Sports Commission and government funding.

FRU Acting Chairman Daniel Whippy, ACEO Sale Sorovaki, and Marketing Manager Avnil Pratap reached the agreement after meetings that took place the past days with Executive Vice President Craig Cooper of FIJI Water and its parent company, The Wonderful Company, and his team.
 
Mr. Sale Sorovaki said they are extremely grateful to Fiji Water: “FIJI Water has been one of our most loyal and important partners for many years and today we have further strengthened our relationship with them. This significant support will put our team in an even better position to win in France.”
 
Mr. Cooper said: “FIJI Water takes great pride in our association with the Flying Fijians, and we are excited to expand our support for the team as they compete for this year’s World Cup. Our FIJI Water employees, along with the employees of our sister companies, NPDL and Williams & Gosling, and our owners are committed to a strong and thriving partnership with Fiji. We are grateful to Prime Minister Rabuka for his support and to FRU Acting Chairman Whippy and his entire team for the opportunity to broaden our sponsorship of the team. We look forward to celebrating together a strong performance at the World Cup.”
FIJI Water logo will appear on the Flying Fijians kit and jersey during the Pacific Nations Cup where they face Tonga, Samoa and Japan in the two test matches, as well as against France and England ahead of the RWC and all training kit while at RWC.

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I would like to first thank the Honorable Prime Minister for his presence at this event and for bringing this sponsorship opportunity to our attention. I would also like to thank FRU Acting Chairman Daniel Whippy, Acting CEO Sale Sorovaki, and Marketing Manager Avnil Sharma for working with us so effortlessly to finalize the terms of our deal.
 
At Fiji Water, we take pride in Fiji and its people. We sell Earth’s Finest Water all over the globe and bring worldwide awareness of the country of Fiji and its pristine water. We operate a number of other businesses here as well, with a total of almost 1000 employees across Viti Levu. We also are very proud of our philanthropic efforts through the Fiji Water Foundation, which is focused on providing assistance in the areas of education, health and wellness, and community infrastructure.
 
We are so proud that we are able to meet the financial needs of FRU so that they can now send the Fiji Water Flying Fijians to France for this year’s World Cup. Our financial commitment will help ensure that the team is in the strongest position to compete.
 
Our FIJI Water employees, along with the employees of our other companies, NPDL and Williams & Gosling, and our owners, Mr. and Mrs. Resnick, are committed to a strong and thriving partnership with the country of Fiji. And as a large foreign investor, we will continue to look for new ways to participate in building Fiji’s economic importance in the south Pacific and around the globe.
 
Again, we are grateful to Prime Minister Rabuka for his support and to the FRU leadership for the opportunity to sponsor the team. We look forward to celebrating together a strong performance at the World Cup.

Toso Viti!