The Vodafone Flying Fijians were too strong on the day defeating Tonga 36-nil in the World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup match at HFC Bank Stadium in Suva today. The Flying Fijians named a mixture of the young and experienced squad and were up against a highly fancied Tongans who had the services of two former […]...
Vodafone Flying Fijians Head Coach Vern Cotter has named five debutants in the run-on team which faces a high-profile Tongan side in the World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup match on Saturday at HFC Bank Stadium in Suva. Cotter has injected a mixture of young and experienced players who have been in camp for the past […]...
Fiji Rugby Union is delighted to announce that its long-term partners Vodafone Fiji have come on board to sponsor the Flying Fijians for the World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup. The Flying Fijians are set to face Tonga, Australia A and Samoa in the three-week competition in Suva and Lautoka next month. FRU Chief Executive John […]...
Fiji Rugby Union is delighted to announce its Vodafone Fijian Under-20 squad traveling to Oceania Championship at Sun Shine Coast in Australia on Monday. Vodafone Fijian Under-20 Head Coach Ifereimi Rawaqa said they have finally chopped down the squad to 29 after going through their process of scouting and different phases of training. Rawaqa […]...
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.
