Fiji-born Wallabies stars Lote Tuqiri and Radike Samo were present at the first ever Western Mini Festival organized by the Get Into Rugby Plus program at Saint Thomas Primary School in Lautoka today. The two were part of a delegation from Rugby Australia including Queensland Reds centre Izaac Henry, Daniel Miller of Rugby Australia and […]...
Fijiana 7s star play-maker Reapi Ulunisau will earn her first cap for the Vodafone Fijiana 15’s as the set faces Papua New Guinea in the Oceania Championship opener tomorrow. Head Coach Inoke Male has also made some significant changes to the side as he tests out all his players in the 32-member squad. Prominent Fijiana […]...
The Fiji Rugby Union is mourning the loss of renowned Women’s Coach Elenoa Kunatuba earlier this week.The late Kunatuba was a valuable contributor to the growth of women’s rugby in the country, having coached teams at both the international and local levels.Fiji Rugby Operations Manager Sale Sorovaki who worked closely with Kunatuba during her time […]...
World Rugby Sevens DHL Impact Player of the Year, Reapi Ulunisau, Fijiana 7s captain Ana Naimasi and rugged forward Raijieli Daveua have joined the Vodafone Fijiana 15’s camp for Oceania Championship. The Inoke Male-coached side has arrived n Gold Coast and is set to turn to focus on defending the Oceania Championship title. After a […]...
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.
