Fiji to host major four-team World Rugby international tournament Tournament reflects World Rugby’s commitment to union high-performance programme Georgia to test Rugby World Cup preparations against top Pacific Island Unions World Rugby has announced the fixtures for the 2018 Pacific Nations Cup, which will be hosted in Suva, Fiji between 9 and 16 June. The World […]...
The Swire Shipping Fiji Warriors were today presented with their official jersey for the World Rugby sanctioned Nations Cup in Uruguay by their major sponsors Swire Shipping Fiji Ltd. Swire Shipping Manager Chris de Villiers said that they were very proud to be the official sponsors of the Fiji Warriors as this sponsorship will enhance their […]...
Fiji welcomes the Webb Ellis Cup as Rugby World Cup 2019 Trophy Tour continuesFiji is the fourth country visited as part of the Rugby World Cup 2019 Trophy Tour The Webb Ellis Cup visits Tavarua Island, Sigatoka sand dunes and engages local communities through school and village visitsThe Rugby World Cup 2019 Trophy Tour will […]...
The Nadroga Rugby Women’s Skipper Cup team is hoping that their participation in this first year of the Skipper FRU Premiership Cup Women’s Competition, will generate a lot of interest with the local girls in their area who will in turn sign up for rugby. According to Nadroga Rugby Union President, Jikoibau Matawalu, their main […]...
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.
