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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 competitions and competes in the World Rugby Pacific Challenge against Samoa A and Tonga A. Since 2016, the Fiji Warriors team has played in the Americas Pacific Challenge against national A teams from North and South America. History Fiji's national A team has made several tours to South America, the earliest being in 2003 where they defeated by 24–3 in Montevideo. But the history of the second national team can be traced back almost half a century earlier to 1955 when a Fiji XV side undertook a two-week tour of Samoa and was undefeated in all three matches played. The Fiji Warriors first played in the Pacific Rugby Cup in 2006, but the team was one of two Fijian sides in the competition for the first five years – the other be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arecaceae
The Arecaceae is a family of perennial flowering plants in the monocot order Arecales. Their growth form can be climbers, shrubs, tree-like and stemless plants, all commonly known as palms. Those having a tree-like form are called palm trees. Currently, 181 genera with around 2,600 species are known, most of which are restricted to tropical and subtropical climates. Most palms are distinguished by their large, compound, evergreen leaves, known as fronds, arranged at the top of an unbranched stem. However, palms exhibit an enormous diversity in physical characteristics and inhabit nearly every type of habitat within their range, from rainforests to deserts. Palms are among the best known and most extensively cultivated plant families. They have been important to humans throughout much of history. Many common products and foods are derived from palms. In contemporary times, palms are also widely used in landscaping. In many historical cultures, because of their importance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Setefano Somoca
Setefano Somoca (born 10 February 1981) is a Fijian rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the Nadroga rugby team and the Fiji national rugby union team and usually plays as a prop. He was part of the Fiji team at the 2011 Rugby World Cup The 2011 Rugby World Cup was the seventh Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. The International Rugby Board (IRB) selected New Zealand as the host country in preference to Japan and South ... where he played in two matches. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Somoca, Setefano 1981 births Living people Fijian rugby union players Fiji international rugby union players I-Taukei Fijian people Rugby union props ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samu Bola
Samuela Bola (born 17 March 1983, in Suva) is a Fijian rugby union footballer. He plays as a flanker for the Fiji Barbarians in the Pacific Rugby Cup. He is also part of the Fiji team to the 2010 IRB Pacific Nations Cup The 2010 Pacific Nations Cup was a rugby union tournament held between four national sides on the Pacific Rim: Fiji, Japan, Samoa and Tonga. The competition was won by Samoa. The Junior All Blacks, the defending title holder, decided not to take p .... External links Profile of Samuela Bola 1983 births Living people Fijian rugby union players Fiji international rugby union players Sportspeople from Suva I-Taukei Fijian people Rugby union flankers {{fiji-rugbyunion-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rupeni Nasiga
Rupeni Nasiga (born 8 October 1985) is a Fijian rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the Nadroga rugby team and the Fiji national rugby union team and usually plays as a lock. He was part of the Fiji team at the 2011 Rugby World Cup The 2011 Rugby World Cup was the seventh Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. The International Rugby Board (IRB) selected New Zealand as the host country in preference to Japan and South ... where he played in two matches, he made his international debut in 2008. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nasiga, Rupeni 1985 births Living people Fijian rugby union players Fiji international rugby union players Fijian expatriate rugby union players Fijian expatriate sportspeople in New Zealand Fijian expatriate sportspeople in England Counties Manukau rugby union players Plymouth Albion R.F.C. players Rugby union locks People from Sigatoka I-Taukei Fijian people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Api Ratuniyarawa
Api Ratuniyarawa (born 11 July 1986) is a professional rugby union player who currently players for English Premiership side London Irish. He was named in Fiji's squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup. In September 2016, he signed for Northampton Saints joining another Fijian player, Campese Ma'afu at the club. Since joining Saints, the lock featured in three games for the club before being called away to Fiji for the Autumn Internationals, earning his 20th cap for his country against his Northampton Saints teammates Dylan Hartley, Courtney Lawes and Teimana Harrison at Twickenham on Saturday 19 November 2016. Now having racked up 31 appearances for the club, Ratuniyarawa was most recently involved in the side's campaign to secure European Champions Cup rugby for the 2017/18 season. The side beat Stade Francais Stade (), officially the Hanseatic City of Stade (german: Hansestadt Stade, nds, Hansestadt Stood) is a city in Lower Saxony in northern Germany. First mentioned i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Campese Ma'afu
Campese Ma'afu, (born 19 December 1984) is an Australian professional rugby union player. Ma'afu was selected to the Fiji national squad in 2010 and has gone on to win more than 50 caps. Ma'afu has also played professionally for Cardiff Blues, Nottingham, Provence, Northampton Saints and Leicester Tigers. Career Family Campese is the second oldest out 3 brothers, Salesi & Apakuki, born and raised in the Western suburbs of Sydney, he is of Tongan heritage through his father and Fijian heritage on his mother's side. His father and mother hail from the villages of Kolovai & Kadavu, respectively. The Ma'afu family made an especially interesting mark in rugby history in 2010 when the two brothers, Salesi and Campese, played against each other in a test match between and . Elder brother Salesi played for the Wallabies at tight-head Prop while younger brother Campese played for Fiji at loose-head prop. A third brother, the youngest, 'Apakuki, plays for Tonga. Club career Ma'afu joi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ravai Fatiaki
Ravai Fatiaki (born 1 March 1987) is a Fijian rugby union player who plays for Leicester Tigers in England's Premiership Rugby. He plays as a centre or fly-half. Biography Fatiaki's older brother of Fred, coached the former Assistant Minister for Youth and Sports, Iliesa Delana to a first Gold medal win for Fiji and the Pacific at the 2012 Summer Paralympics. Along with Iliesa Keresoni, Fatiaki was a member of the 2006 Lelean Memorial School Under 19 Dream Team that won the Fiji Secondary Schools' Rugby Union championship Deans Trophy. Fatiaki made his international debut for Fiji in 2009 against Japan. He was a member of the Fiji squad for the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. Fatiaki has since joined the British Army playing professional Rugby for the Army and appeared in the starting line up of the 2017 Army v Navy. On 9 November 2017 Fatiaki was named on the bench for Leicester Tigers in their Anglo-Welsh Cup game against Bath Bath may refer to: * Bathing, immer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isoa Neivua
Isoa Coalala Neivua (born 7 June 1978 in Mosimosi, Sigatoka, Fiji) is a Fijian rugby union player. He plays as a wing or centre. Career Playing in Fiji, he moved from Navosa to Nadroga in 2003 to get more chance of being spotted by for the national team. A great showing in the Colonial Cup saw Neivua dubbed as the next Rupeni Caucau, but injury ruled him out of the Pacific Tri-Nations tournament. His return to the Nadroga jersey came just in time for the knock-out stages of the Telecom Fiji Cup where he was instrumental in Nadro's semi-final win over Naitasiri. He also scored a powerful try in the final. On his unofficial Fiji debut against the NZ Divisional XV in 2004, he scored a try just six minutes after coming on as a substitute in the second half. He made his debut in the Pacific Nations Cup loss against Samoa in Apia in 2007. Neivua was chosen as one of the 3 wingers for the 2007 Rugby World Cup ahead of star wingers Rupeni Caucau and Sireli Bobo. He most recently pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taniela Rawaqa
Taniela Rawaqa (born April 30, 1986) is a Fijian rugby union player. He plays fullback, presently with the Western Crusaders in the Colonial Cup and with the Fiji Warriors in the Pacific Rugby Cup and internationally with Fiji. He is the younger brother of Fijian International Ifereimi Rawaqa He made his international debut against Samoa in the 2007 Pacific Nations Cup and was regarded and one of the greatest prospects and successor of Nicky Little. He also played for Fiji Sevens. He plays for Fiji A in the Punjas Rugby Series. Rawaqa is currently the second highest points scorer in Pacific Nations Cup The Pacific Nations Cup is an international rugby union competition held between three Pacific states: Fiji, Samoa and Tonga. The 2019 edition of the tournament will also include the national teams of Canada, Japan and United States. First held ... history with 103 points. Rawaqa turned out for Jaffna Challengers in the Sri Lanka's Carlton Sevens Tournament in 2012. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nemia Kenatale
Nemia Kenatale (born 21 January 1986) is a Fijian rugby union player. He plays in the scrumhalf position. He formerly played for Glasgow Warriors in the Pro12. Rugby Union career Amateur career While not in use for the Warriors, Kenatale played for Stirling County. Professional career On 31 May 2016 it was announced that Nemia had signed for Glasgow Warriors. He made his debut for the club on 30 August 2016 against Canada 'A' scoring a try, but was injured in the process. He made his Pro12 debut on 31 December 2016 for the Warriors against Benetton Treviso in Italy in a 35-28 win for the Glasgow side. On 4 May 2017 it was announced that Kenatale would be released by the Glasgow Warriors Glasgow Warriors are a professional rugby union side from Scotland. The team plays in the United Rugby Championship league and in the European Professional Club Rugby tournaments. In the 2014–15 season they won the Pro12 title and became ... at the end of the season. Internati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
