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Back to the tough stuff for Drua
The Fiji Airways Drua have faced a tough post match review following their disappointing 52 – 22 loss to QLD Country in Mackay on the weekend. After two strong opening rounds against Melbourne Rising and Brisbane City, the Drua were outplayed in almost all areas of the field on Saturday and Head Coach Senirusi Seruvakula […]
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Drua set for task in the far north.
The depth and versatility of the Fiji Airways Drua playing list will be utilised in their round 3 match against Queensland Country in Mackay this Saturday. With the team approaching a two game stint in Australia and off the back of a couple of injuries, Head Coach Senirusi Seruvakula has tweaked his line up slightly […]
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No rest for Sewabu with Championship in sight.
Vodafone Fiji Under 20’s World Rugby Trophy winning team will not be sitting satisfied with the medals around their neck as they return to their homes across the island today. For the staff and players it’s not enough to be ‘best of the rest’, they want to be ‘best of the best’. Fresh off the […]
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Experience to lead the way for Drua
Fiji Airways Drua Head Coach Senirusi Seruvakula has opted to start with his experienced forward pack for this weekend’s second round NRC match against Brisbane City in Lautoka. Fiji Airways Flying Fijians Joeli Veitayaki, Ratunaisa Navuma and Mosese Ducivaki have been given the task to lead the Drua’s first half charge against an opposition keen […]
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Leaders from the Back
Fiercely competitive and hard running must be key characteristics for leadership in the National Rugby Championship, as the two Captains that will take the field this Saturday at Ratu Cakobau Park clearly fit that mould. Angus Cottrell, Captain for the Melbourne Rising is a Wallaby in waiting and Melbourne Rebels hard nosed flanker, renowned for […]
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Home Crowd a Motivator for Drua
Fiji Airways Drua loosehead prop Eroni Mawi believes playing this weekend’s opening NRC match against the Melbourne Rising at Ratu Cakobau Park in front of a home crowd is a great motivator to perform. The Naitasiri forward, who made his debut for the Flying Fijians in this year’s Pacific Nations Cup, is honoured and blessed […]
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Round One to pack plenty up front for the Fiji Airways Drua
Fiji Airways Drua Head Coach Senirusi Seruvakula has named eleven capped Flying Fijians, a young, powerful front row and plenty of depth on the bench in his team to contest round one of the National Rugby Championship (NRC) against Melbourne Rising this weekend. The match at Ratu Cakobau Park kicking off at 3pm will see […]
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Classics in Fiji for Legendary Tour
For the second straight year, a star studded Classic Wallabies team will tour Fiji celebrating the game of Rugby culminating in a re-match against Fiji’s own former international heroes the Fiji Legends. Headlined by Fijian born Wallabies Samu Kerevi (21* Tests), Radike Samo (23 Tests) and Lote Tuqiri (67 Tests), the touring squad also features […]
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Bainimarama Shield
Each year at the conclusion of the Vodafone Vanua Championships, Fiji Rugby’s second tier provincial competition, the top four teams enter into the Bainimarama Shield Challenge. The reigning champion from the Vanua Championship then determines the order of which they challenge the top three other teams. In 2019 the Bainimarama Shield was fiercely contested in […]
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Farebrother Challenge
The Farebrother Sullivan Trophy is a challenger series played out by the senior men’s teams participating in the Skipper Cup provincial competition. Historically, the top 4 senior teams at season end of the Skipper Cup season would qualify to challenge the Fiji Rugby Union Farebrother Trophy Challenge Series with the Fiji Rugby Bainimarama Shield winner […]
