The coach of the Fijian Drua says his team must counter the Rising's busy forward pack in today's match in Melbourne.
The round two fixture in Australia's National Rugby Championship is follows the Drua's narrow loss to Brisbane in game one.
The coach Senirusi Serevakula said his team would have to contain Melbourne's pacey backs.
"Melbourne Riwsing is a good team, they play a similar game like Brisbane, fought back doing a lot of work and they have a faster back-line, so we have to step up from last week's game and be desclipned and be focussed against Melbourne," he said.
The Fijian Drua loose forward Mosese Voka said his team have been working on improving their on-field communication ahead of tonight's game against Melbourne.
The round two fixture in Australia's National Rugby Championship was just the Drua's second game together following their narrow loss to Brisbane in game one.
Voka, who was named in the team of the week for round one, said the loss at Ballymore showed the Drua what they need to work on.
"I think if we work on our maul defence, communication and our key sets, and I think we will be alright against Melbourne this week."
The Fijian Drua take centre stage at the launch of the Australian National Rugby Championship. Photo: Supplied/Fiji Rugby Union
