Fijiana Drua are a Fijian
rugby union
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team based in Australia.
Rugby Australia
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announced in February 2022 that they had joined the
Super W
The Super W is a women's rugby union competition held in Australia. The inaugural season was in 2018, when it replaced the former National Women's Rugby Championship. The are the most successful team so far, .
Teams
Six women's rugby teams c ...
competition.
History
The Fijiana Drua would is the first Fijian team to join the Super W competition with support from the
Australian Government
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’s PacificAus Sports program.
The
Fiji Rugby Union
Fiji Rugby Union (FRU) is the governing body for the sport of rugby union in Fiji. It is divided into over 30 provincial unions. The Fiji Rugby Union is a member of the Pacific Islands Rugby Alliance (PIRA), along with Samoa and Tonga. There are a ...
announced that Rooster Chicken were the official sponsors of the Fijiana Drua for the current Super W season.
Fijiana Drua won all matches of the
2022 Super W and claimed the title in their historic first season. They defeated the
NSW Waratahs
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32–26 in the final. In November 2022, the Fijiana Drua confirmed their participation for the
2023 Super W season with two home and three away round-robin matches.
Current Squad
On 9 February, the squad for the
2022 Super W season
The 2022 Super W season was the fifth edition of the Super W competition. The Fijiana Drua joined the five Super W teams for the 2022 season, and won the championship. The New South Wales Waratahs#Women's team, New South Wales Waratahs were the fo ...
was announced.
Season standings
Coaching staff and management
Coaching Staff announced by Fiji Rugby Union:
* Head Coach: Senirusi Seruvakula
* Assistant Backs Coach: Michael Legge
* Assistant Forwards Coach: Inoke Male
* Trainers: Sanaila Vitau, Tavaita Rowati
* Physio: Ratu Isimeli Veigisigisi
* Analyst: Josua Vuto
* Team Manager: Talei Mow
See also
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Fijian Latui
The Fijian Latui is a professional rugby union team based in Suva that plays in the Global Rapid Rugby competition.
Officially launched in March 2019, the Latui played four Pacific Showcase matches during May and June 2019, before joining the i ...
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Fiji Warriors
The Fiji Warriors, also referred to as Fiji A, is a national representative rugby team of rugby union in Fiji. It is the second-tier side to the Fiji national team. The Warriors team is selected from players in the Fijian domestic competi ...
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Fijian Drua
The Fijian Drua (currently known as the Swire, Swire Shipping Fijian Drua for sponsorship reasons) is a professional rugby union team based in Fiji that competes in the Super Rugby. The team was created by the Fiji Rugby Union and launched in ...
References
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