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From the ground up | Celebrating success beyond titles
Congratulations to all the schools who have qualified for finals in their respective sports — from rugby, netball and other sports activities which take place in Term Two. Schools which haven’t should not despair, they have the opportunity to do it all again next year. Remember, while trophies or titles are the most celebrated, they...
7 Super Rugby Pacific games at home in 2024
The Fijian Drua will host seven of its 14 games in Fiji during the Shop N Save Super Rugby Pacific season in 2024. The Fijian Drua, for the first time, will host NSW Waratahs and Western Force on home soil, while top sides returning to play in front of the world’s best rugby fans include...
Exposure at RWC to boost Drua
Coach Mick Byrne says the experience of playing at a Rugby World Cup for 18 Fiji Drua players and a number of staff members will help grow the team for the 2024 Super Rugby Pacific season. More than half of the 33-member FIJI Water Flying Fijians squad are from the Fijian Super Rugby franchise Drua...
Fijian Drua to host seven games in 2024
The Fijian Drua will host seven games in the Shop N Save Super Rugby Pacific season in 2024. For the first time, the Fijian Drua will host NSW Waratahs and Western Force on home soil, while top sides returning to play in front of the world’s best rugby fans include defending champions Crusaders, Hurricanes, Moana...
Drua looks at ways to grow
Like any other Super Rugby Club, the Swire Shipping Fijian Drua side is a three-legged stool that relies on gate revenue, commercial activities and broadcast revenue to sustain it, says CEO Mark Evans. He said it was critical to ensure all three legs were functioning well. “Firstly is the revenue, it comes from the crowd...
Drua drops anchor
I was hoping my weekly article would run for another couple of weeks, but the Swire Shipping Fijian Drua docked for the final time last week in Christchurch on a night when not many things went right for the team. The Crusaders were defending a perfect home record when it comes to play-off matches, and...
Staying in top 8 the target, says Byrne
Staying in the top 8 of the Shop N Save Super Rugby Pacific competition will be the Swire Shipping Fijian Drua’s goal for seasons to come. After celebrating the team’s success at an awards ceremony in Denarau, Nadi, this week, head coach Mick Byrne said they were focused on capitalising on the success they’ve had...
Drua boys recognised for Super efforts
The inaugural Fiji Airways Drua Awards was hailed a success by attendees who turned up in numbers to celebrate the success of the team in the 2023 Super Rugby competition. Fijian Drua coach Mick Byrne said the players who walked away with awards deserved to be recognised for their work throughout the season. “The players...
Mick has contract extended
Swire Shipping Fijian Drua head coach Mick Byrne’s contract has been extended. When queried about the extension and how it would impact the team’s preparation for next season, Byrne says he was looking forward to developing the team for the upcoming Shop N Save Super Rugby Pacific seasons. “Continuity is very big,” he said. “It...
‘Tex’ wins top gong
Swire Shipping Fijian Drua standout player Tevita Ikanivere was the big winner at the first-ever awards ceremony held to celebrate the team’s achievements in the 2023 Shop N Save Super Rugby Pacific competition. Taking home the Fiji Airways Head Coach’s award and the Swire Shipping Dausoko award, known as “Tex” to his teammates, Ikanivere was...
Inaugural awards for Drua players
The 2023 Swires Shipping Fijian Drua boys capped off their season with an awards night at the Sofitel Resort and Spa in Nadi last night. Sponsored by national airline Fiji Airways, the inaugural awards was designed to recognise players who performed exceptionally well in their second season of the Super Rugby competition. Winners of the...
Coach makes surprise call at number 7
SWIRE Shipping Fijian Drua head coach Mick Byrne has named his matchday 23 for the historic Shop N Save Super Rugby Pacific quarter-final clash against the Crusaders this Saturday. The squad is largely the same as last week, with the added highlight being the selection of Fiji Under-20 captain Motikiai Murray at openside flanker, as...
Byrne happy with players
SWIRE Shipping Fijian Drua head coach Mick Byrne said prop Mesake Doge and outside centre Iosefo Masi have been running well with the team over the week. The duo caught some niggling injuries in their 41-17 win over the Reds last weekend at the HFC Bank Stadium and Byrne said they were doing well and...
Motty to make dream debut
When Swire Shipping Fijian Drua opensideflanker Motikiai (Motty) Murray makes his dream debut and runs onto the turf in Christchurch against the Crusaders this Saturday, he will carry the hopes of the nation, his family, his Lovoni, Ovalau, and Ono-i-Lau relatives and the people of Viro and Naqeledamu settlement on his 20-year-old shoulders. The Fiji...
Fiji Under-20 captain Motikiai Murray named in the Swire Shipping Fijian Drua side to take on the Crusaders
THE Swire Shipping Fijian Drua side that will take on the Crusaders in the historic Shop N Save Super Rugby Pacific quarterfinal this Saturday will feature Fiji Under-20 captain Motikiai Murray at openside flanker. He is the only new member in the side announced by head coach Mick Byrne today which includes front rowers –...
