Fiji Rugby Union are thrilled to announce the appointment of New Zealander Vern Cotter as the incoming Fiji Airways Flying Fijians Head Coach. The two-time Super Rugby and Top 14 Championship winner will take the reins of the Flying Fijians program upon finalization of his commitments with Montpellier. Fiji Rugby Chairman Commander Francis Kean said […]...
Fiji Airways Fijiana will tour Australia and meet the Queensland Reds and NSW Waratahs Women in a tour that will assist our women’s team to prepare for the 2021 Rugby World Cup and allow NSW and Queensland to continue their Buildcorp Super W preparation. The Fijiana qualified for the first time ever to the 2021 […]...
Fiji Airways Fijiana 7s fell short to reach 7th place in Hamilton after Russia’s Marina Maiyanikova scored the winning try to seal the win for Russia in the 7 place playoff 26-21. Fijiana began their Hamilton 7s campaign on a high note with a victory over England 26-19, however they lost their second pool game […]...
Gareth Baber and Saiasi Fuli have named their final squadrons to step onto the battle field in Hamilton this weekend. Baber has opted for a balance between forwards and backs to tackle the strong opponents in the do or die pool games with winger Alasio Naduva named the 13th player. “Utility players Waisea Nacuqu, Livai […]...
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.
