2002 Fiji Rugby Union Tour Of British Isles
The 2002 Fiji rugby union tour of Europe was a series of matches played in November 2002 in Wales, Ireland and Scotland by Fiji national rugby union team. Results Wales Wales: 15. Rhys Williams (rugby union, born 1980), Rhys Williams, 14. Mark Jones (rugby, born 1965), Mark Jones, 13. Tom Shanklin, 12. Sonny Parker (rugby union), Sonny Parker, 11. Gareth Thomas (rugby), Gareth Thomas, 10. Stephen Jones (rugby union), Stephen Jones, 9. Dwayne Peel, 8. Colin Charvis (capt.), 7. Martyn Williams, 6. Dafydd Jones, 5. Gareth Llewellyn, 4. Robert Sidoli, 3. Ben Evans (rugby union), Ben Evans, 2. Mefin Davies, 1. Iestyn Thomas – ''Replacements:'' 17. Martyn Madden, 18. Steve Williams (rugby union, born 1970), Steve Williams, 19. Richard Parks, 21. Iestyn Harris, 22. Jamie Robinson (rugby union), Jamie Robinson – ''Unused:'' 16. Andrew Lewis, 20. Ryan Powell (rugby union), Ryan Powell Fiji: 15. Joseph Narruhn, 14. Fero Lasagavibau, 13. Seru Rabeni, 12. Seremaia Baikeinuku , 11. Nor ...
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Fiji National Rugby Union Team
The Fiji national rugby union team represents Fiji in men's international rugby union competes every four years at the Rugby World Cup, and their best performances were the 1987 and 2007 tournaments when they defeated Argentina and Wales respectively to reach the quarterfinals. Fiji also regularly plays test matches during the June and November test windows. Fiji also plays in the Pacific Tri-Nations, and has won the most Pacific Tri-Nations Championships of the three participating teams. Fiji is one of the few countries where rugby union is the main sport. There are approximately 80,000 registered players from a total population of around 950,000. One obstacle for Fiji is simply getting their rugby players to play for the national team, as many have contracts in Europe or with Super Rugby teams where the money is far more rewarding. The repatriated salaries of its overseas stars have become an important part of some local economies. The cibi (pronounced ) war dance is perf ...
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