Fiji secured their second successive men’s Olympic rugby sevens gold medal as they beat New Zealand 27-12 in a thrilling gold medal match at Tokyo Stadium. The defending champions raced into a 12-0 lead against the All Blacks Sevens as Meli Derenalagi and Sireli Maqala touched down in the opening three minutes. Scott Curry crossed […]...
Rio 2016 gold medallists Fiji remain in contention to retain the men’s Olympic sevens title following back-to-back victories on day two. Fiji began the day with a win against Great Britain at Tokyo Stadium which confirmed top spot in Pool B. In the final match of the day, Jerry Tuwai scored his first two tries […]...
Fiji Rugby is pleased to announce the extension of the sponsorship arrangement with fuel company, Mobil Oil (Fiji) (Mobil). Mobil joined the FRU sponsorship family in 2019 as an Official Sponsor and Exclusive Fuel Provider for Fiji Rugby and all its associated teams. Fiji Rugby CEO John O’Connor extended his gratitude to Mobil for this […]...
Flying Fijians went down fighting against the All Blacks despite losing 60-13 in Hamilton tonight. As expected the match started with a lot of fire power and the Flying Fijians kicking off perfectly. Ben Volavola slotted in the first 3 three points for the Flying Fijians. The All Blacks replied with a try in the […]...
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.
