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Namosi secure Farebrother Sullivan Trophy
The second Farebrother challenge between Namosi and Nadroga was a high calibre battle between two structured and swift outfits who battled from kick off to the final whistle. It was an intense encounter and both teams showcased some brilliant rugby proving that local competition has gone up another level. Fans at Lawaqa were […]
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Sevens players to add flavour in Round 2 of Skipper Cup
The second round of the Fiji Rugby Skipper Cup is expected to be filled with a lot of flavours as fans will be witnessing our 7s stars this weekend. Fiji Airways Fijian 7s Coach Gareth Baber said “It’s been a long way to watch the 7s players back in action but they get that opportunity […]
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Fijian 7s stars up for Skipper Challenge
Skipper Cup fans can expect some exciting rugby when round 2 kicks off tomorrow (1/8/20) as provincial team coaches were given the green light to select national 7s stars into their match day lineups. With the World Sevens Series temporarily suspended, Fijian 7s head coach Gareth Baber has injected a new focus to our provincial […]
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International rugby set to resume in October
An exciting programme of international matches is set to take place later this year after the World Rugby Council approved a temporary adjustment to Regulation 9 to accommodate the release of international players for revised 2020 windows. The adjustment to the regulation has been approved as a temporary measure to mitigate the unprecedented impact of […]
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Catch the Big One with Skipper Tuna
Skipper Tuna and Fiji Rugby have joined forces to give fans the chance to Catch a Big One at the Skipper Cup this season. We love that rugby is back on the park for all Fiji fans with the premier provincial competition the Skipper Cup kicking off on July 25. This year there are so […]
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Nadroga team preview
2019 Skipper Points – 20 Final Placing – 2nd Top Try scorer – Joeli Lutumailagi (6 tries) Reigning Farebrother Tropy holders Nadroga have plenty to play for in 2020 with the taste of vengeance on their tongues after two straight years of narrow Cup defeat at the hands of Suva. With a slow start to the 2019 season a crucial learning the proud Coral Coasters, fans can […]
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Naitasiri team preview
2019 Skipper Points – 23 Final Placing – 3rd 2019 Top Try scorer- Timoci Sinate (5 tries) 2019 was a season of great promise for the Highlanders. Fielding an exciting team including three players vying for Rugby World Cup spots (Frank Lomani, Veremalua Vugakoto and Joeli Veitayaki) there was plenty of promise in the proud Naitasiri lineup. Finishing in third place overall after a thrilling semifinal against Nadroga, the red black and white will be fighting hard to […]
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Namosi team preview
2019 Skipper Points – 12 2019 Final Placing – 5th Top Try scorer– Sakiusa Nadruka (5 tries) Throughout the 7 rounds of 2019 Skipper Cup, Namosi won 3 matches against Tailevu, Nadi and Northland in round 2, 6 and 7 and lost 4 matches against Nadroga, Suva, Rewa and Naitasiri in round 1, 3,4,5. Namosi captain Mosese Voka and robust looseman Johnny Dyer both made the cut into the 2019 RWC squad, Voka was later named in […]
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Nadi team preview
2019 Skipper Points – 20 Top Try scorer – Jolame Luveni (5 tries) Nadi started off pretty good with their campaign after stunning Nadroga in their opener with a 40-18 win and beating Northland 26-19 in the second round. Nadi won 3 of its matches against Nadroga, Northland and Rewa in round 1, 2 and 5, went on bye in round 3 and lost another 3 matches against Tailevu, Namosi and […]
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Lautoka team preview
Lautoka is making a return to the Skipper Cup after missing out 3 seasons playing in the second division Vodafone Vanua Championship. Lautoka was relegated to the Vanua Championship after finishing off at the bottom of the 2016 Skipper season points table. The Maroons played 3 seasons in the Vanua Cup in 2017, 2018 and […]
