Vastly experienced international coach Mick Byrne joins Fijian Drua Super Rugby Pacific as first Head Coach. Highly respected Fijian Strength & Conditioning Coach Nacanieli Cawanibuka steps up from 7s programme to Fijian Drua coaching ranks as Head of Athletic Performance Further coaching staff announcements to follow soon The Fijian Drua have today announced the appointment […]...
Naitasiri Rugby head coach Ilaitia Tuisese Jr, will rely on his knowledge, experience and faith as the provincial rugby season is bound to kick start in the near future. After years of development and sacrifices, trying to form the right combination and regain the lost glory of the Highlanders, Tuisese Jr has finally accomplished his […]...
Fiji Rugby Union High Performance Manager Simon Raiwalui is positive that women’s rugby in the country will expand, and he knows there’ll be an increase of interest from young women once the country begins with its sporting activities again. This will be a promising time for Fiji Rugby, and once the COVID-19 restrictions are relaxed […]...
Mere Rakoroi a strong advocate for women’s rugby in Fiji and the first ever woman director at the Fiji Rugby Union is optimistic that the future of women’s rugby in Fiji is looking bright as ever. Rakoroi explains that the Union has been laying out strategic plans for women’s rugby from the past years, and […]...
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.
