Telecom Fijiana for Oceania 7s
The Fiji Rugby Union has today released the names of the Telecom Fijiana team for the 2016 Oceania 7s Tournament.
The team sees two new girls forcing their way into the team, Asena Yalewalili and Ana Maria Naimasi after an intense four weeks in camp.
FRU CEO, Mr John O’Connor says that this is an indication that there are a lot of female players that are getting interested in the game of rugby.
“The FRU Development Unit has been promoting the game of rugby to girls around the country through the GiR program. With girls now wanting to play, this shows that the interest has intensified and that the pool of female players is starting to grow.”
“Congratulations to those that have been selected for the Oceania tournament and I would like to wish them all the best.”
The women’s Championship will be played alongside the men’s championship on 11 and 12 November at the ANZ Stadium in Suva.
The women’s competition comprises of seven teams, Australia, Samoa, Papua New Guinea, Cook Islands, Tonga, Solomon Islands and Fiji and will be played in one round robin pool with the top team after the round robin declared the winner.
Tickets for the Oceania Rugby Sevens Championships are on sale now and can be purchased from the Fiji Sports Council’s FMF Gymnasium foyer in Suva.
The selected players are:
- Rusila Nagasau
- Merewai Cumu
- Miriama Naiobasali
- Jiowana Sauto
- Pricilla Siata
- Ana Maria Roqica ©
- Timaima Ravisa
- Viniana Riwai
- Lavenia Tinai
- Asena Yalewalili
- Reijieli Daveua
- Ana Maria Naimasi