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For the men's team, see Fiji national rugby union team. For the women's sevens team, see Fiji women's national rugby sevens team. For the women's rugby league team, see Fiji women's national rugby league team.

Fiji
UnionFiji Rugby Union
Head coachSeremaia Bai
CaptainLailanie Burnes/Rusila to
First colours
World Rugby ranking
Current21 (as of 23 November 2020)
First international
Fiji  15–27  Samoa (2006)
Biggest win
 Fiji 152-0 Papua New Guinea  (9 July 2022)
Biggest defeat
Japan  55–0  Fiji (2016)

The Fiji women's national rugby union team are a national sporting side of Fiji, representing them at rugby union.

History

Fiji played their first match in 1997 against a United States XV's team. They played their first international test match against Samoa in the one-off Women's Pacific Tri-Nations in 2006.

Ten years after the Women's Pacific Tri-Nations, the Oceania Rugby Women's Championship was established. The first tournament was held in 2016 between Fiji and Papua New Guinea at the ANZ National Stadium in Suva.[1] The tournament was also part of the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup qualification process.[1] Fiji beat Papua New Guinea 37–10 to win the inaugural Oceania Championship and progress to the next stage of qualifications.[2]

Fiji met Hong Kong and Japan in a Repechage tournament but lost both matches and did not qualify for the 2017 World Cup.[3]

In 2018 Fijiana won the second edition of the Oceania Championship and successfully defended their title after winning all their matches.[4]

The 2019 Oceania Championship also served as a qualifier for the 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. It was also the first time that the Oceania region was granted a spot at the World Cup. New Zealand and Australia had already qualified from the previous World Cup, Fijiana won the remaining spot and qualified for their first World Cup.[5][6]

Results summary

Rugby World Cup

Year Round Position GP W D L PF PA
Wales 1991 Did Not Enter
Scotland 1994
Netherlands 1998
Spain 2002
Canada 2006
England 2010 Did Not Qualify
France 2014
Ireland 2017
New Zealand 2021 Qualified
Total 1/9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Overall

(Full internationals only)

Rugby: Fiji internationals from 2006
Opponent First game Played Won Drawn Lost Win %
 Australia 2022 1 0 0 1 0%
 Hong Kong 2016 2 0 0 2 0%
 Japan 2016 2 0 0 2 0%
 Papua New Guinea 2016 3 3 0 0 100%
 Samoa 2006 5 2 0 3 40%
 Tonga 2006 2 2 0 0 100%
Summary 2006 15 7 0 8 46.67%

Results

See Women's international rugby for information about the status of international games and match numbering

Full internationals

2010s

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[1313] 2019-05-24 (APC)
Fiji 10–29 Hong Kong
Churchill Park, Lautoka
[1315] 2019-06-01 (APC)
Fiji 12–15 Samoa
Churchill Park, Lautoka
[1360] 2019-11-22 (OC)
Samoa 7–26 Fiji
Churchill Park, Lautoka
[1365] 2019-11-30 (OC)
Samoa 41–13 Fiji
Churchill Park, Lautoka

2020s

2022-05-01
Fiji 14–28 Japan
Bond University, Gold Coast
2022-05-06
Australia 36–19 Fiji
Lang Park, Brisbane
2022-07-09
 Fiji152–0 Papua New Guinea
Massey Park

Other matches

List may be incomplete:

1997-08-04
Fiji 19-24 United States XV
Suva
2019-11-18 (OC)
Black Ferns Dev XV 53–0 Fiji
Churchill Park, Lautoka

Players

Recent squad

32-member squad for test matches against Australia and Japan:[7][8]

Player Position
Joma Rubuti Forward
Vika Matarugu Forward
Karalaini Naisewa Forward
Jade Coates Forward
Doreen Narokete Forward
Sereima Leweniqila Forward
Ema Adivitaloga Forward
Bitila Tawake Forward
Keleni Marawa Forward
Mereoni Vonosese Forward
Jiowana Sauto Forward
Akosita Ravato Forward
Merevesi Ofakimalino Forward
Sera Ravatudei Forward
Adi Unaisi Biau Forward
Anna Nasalo Forward
Asinate Serevi Forward
Ema Masi Forward
Rusila Tamoi Back
Merewalesi Rokouono Back
Vitalina Naikore Back
Vani Arei Back
Kolora Lomani Back
Roela Radiniyavuni Back
Rejieli Uluinayau Back
Timaima Ravisa Back
Raijieli Laqeretabua Back
Temalesi Sigarara Back
Luisa Yaranamua Back
Talei Wilson Back
Younis Bese Back
Teresia Tinanivalu Back

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Ratulevu, Pate (2016-11-05). "Women's RWC qualification at Stake in Inaugural Oceania Championship". Official Website of Fiji Rugby Union. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  2. ^ "Fijiana Win Inaugural Oceania Women's Championship". web.archive.org. 2016-11-10. Archived from the original on 2016-11-05. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  3. ^ "Japan and Hong Kong qualify for Women's World Cup". www.world.rugby. 2016-12-13. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  4. ^ "Fiji win Oceania Rugby Women's Championship title". web.archive.org. 2021-11-29. Archived from the original on 2018-11-24. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  5. ^ "Fiji qualify for Rugby World Cup 2021". www.rugbyworldcup.com. 2019-11-30. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  6. ^ "Fijiana still in awe after qualifying for 2021 RWC". Fiji Broadcasting Corporation. 2019-12-05. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  7. ^ "Rooster Chicken to sponsor Fijiana 15s for two historic test matches while Seruvakula names four new overseas-based players". FijiTimes. 2022-04-29. Retrieved 2022-05-15.
  8. ^ "Fiji hope to harness Super W momentum against Japan and Australia". www.rugbyworldcup.com. 2022-04-29. Retrieved 2022-05-15.
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