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6 unusual facts about Fiji national rugby union team


2015 Rugby World Cup – Oceania qualification

The Oceania Cup 2013 is the regional qualification tournament for Rugby World Cup 2015 with the winner to play Fiji in a one-off match.

Colin Windon

In 1952 he was selected for the domestic series against Fiji and that year made his third tour of New Zealand playing in nine of ten games including both Tests.

Dick Tooth

He focussed on his studies for the next couple of years but in 1954 was back in the national side in a series of games against the visiting Fijians playing in one Test at fullback and another at centre.

Fiji national rugby union team

One of the problems for Fiji is simply getting their players to play for the country as many have contracts in Europe or with Super Rugby teams where the money is far more rewarding.

Roy Prosser

Prosser played 25 Test matches: seven against South Africa, six against New Zealand, five against France, three against Ireland and one each against England, Scotland, Wales and Fiji.

South Pacific Championship

The competition featured six teams - three provinces from New Zealand; Auckland, Canterbury and Wellington, two Australian teams; Queensland and New South Wales, and one team representing Pacific Island rugby, Fiji.


2014 IRB Pacific Nations Cup

With the addition of Samoa, the 2014 title will be contested between Canada, defending champions Fiji, Japan, Samoa, Tonga and the United States.

Epeli Ruivadra

He trialled in 2001 for the Pacific Tri-Nations and he managed to break into the squad for the tour to Europe later that year, then made the Fiji sevens squad for Beijing and Hong Kong in 2002 where he was Fiji’s top try-scorer at both tournaments.


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