John McKee has named a powerful Fiji Airways Flying Fijians wider training group to prepare for the upcoming Pacific Test Series incorporating the Maori All Blacks and Pacific Nations Cup prior to selecting his squad for the Rugby World Cup in Japan later this year. A squad of 38 players will march into camp on […]...
World Rugby has launched a new ‘Women in Rugby’ brand identity and landmark global campaign ‘Try and Stop Us’ aimed at driving increased participation and engagement among fans, audiences, players and investors in the women’s game. The global campaign, developed with the support of national unions and regions, uses striking imagery and the inspiring stories […]...
The Fiji Airways Fijiana XVs are looking forward to the battle against Hong Kong in the Asia Pacific Womens Championship which will be held at Churchill Park on Friday. The Fijiana XVs last played their Asian rivals in 2016 where they went down 45-7 in Hong Kong. Fijiana XVs head Coach Ro Alifereti Doviverata expects […]...
Swire Shipping Fijian Latui will go through a few intensive session as they prepare for its second Global Rapid Rugby match against the Western Force on Saturday. Coach Senirusi Seruvakula said the team marches into camp tomorrow and there are some areas they need to polish before the second GRR match. “We need to work […]...
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.
