The Fiji Airways Fijian 7s are raring to kick off the 2019/2020 HSBC World Rugby Series in Dubai tomorrow morning against Japan. Coach Gareth Baber said the players have enjoyed a solid week on the training park ahead of the series opener. “We have had several training sessions (here in Dubai) including a scrimmaging session […]...
Fiji Airways Fijian 7s and Fijiana 7s Captains Paula Dranisinukula and Rusila Nagasau are ready to kick off the first of a record six combined men’s and women’s events on the HSBC World Sevens Series at Dubai 7s this weekend. Dubai 7s marks the dawn of a new era for rugby sevens as we see […]...
Fiji Airways Fijian 7s are ready to kick off the 2020 HSBC Sevens Series in Dubai on Friday when they take on Japan in the opening pool game on Friday. Fiji is in pool A with Argentina, Japan, and France and it won’t be a walk in the park for Fiji as all teams coming […]...
His Excellency, the President Major-General (Ret’d) Jioji Konusi Konrote bestowed honors to 30 outstanding Fijians at the Investiture Ceremony held at the State House today. Among the 30 recipients were Fiji Airways Fijian 7s Captain Kalione Nasoko and former 7s winger Samisoni Viriviri both received the Medal of Order of Fiji (MOF) which was bestowed to them […]...
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.
