Flying Fijians

No Europe-based player has been named in the Flying Fijians match-day squad to meet Scotland in Murrayfield on Sunday morning (NZ time).

RNZ Pacific has obtained a copy of the 23-page tour report which exposes a chronic weakness in the FRU's operations practices.

The Flying Fijians head coach said that facing Scotland, Wales, and Ireland is a big opportunity for the team to do well and improve their ranking.

The Fiji Rugby Union has authorised a full audit of player payments before it will respond to claims of continuing non-payment or late payment of allowances by players.

Senior members of the Flying Fijians team, including some who played at the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France, have reportedly called for drastic changes at the Fiji Rugby Union (FRU).

Fiji put in a dominant second-half performance to silence the Hanazono Rugby Stadium crowd and claim a record-stretching sixth Pacific Nations Cup title.

The former England and Australia coach knows full well the Flying Fijians capabilities, as he witnessed that first-hand when the current PNC champs dumped his Wallabies in France last year.

Opinion - With the public fallout between ex-Flying Fijians captain Waisea Nayacalevu and Fiji Rugby, with PM Sitiveni Rabuka weighing in on the saga, one major wrong is revealed.

FRU Interim Board chairman Peter Mazey said they are concerned by former Flying Fijians captain Waisea Nayacalevu's "serious accusations against the team at Rugby House".

The Flying Fijians will have the chance to defend their Pacific Nations Cup crown this weekend.

The Pacific's top three playing rugby teams will all be featuring in Tokyo this weekend, as the 2024 PNC moves to the Land of the Rising Sun.

The Flying Fijians continued with their winning streak against the 'Ikale Tahi after they discarded the hosts infront of 4000 home fans to finish top of the Pacific pool on Friday.

The two camps have named their match-day 23, with changes announced in their starting XVs for Friday's Pacific Nations Cup battle.

The match between the 'Ikale Tahi and the Flying Fijians in Nuku'alofa will be the main event in the 100-year anniversary celebrations of Test rugby between the two nations.

Home advantage held sway in round two of the Asahi Super Dry Pacific Nations Cup 2024 with wins for Samoa and USA.

Flanker Kitione Salawa scored a hat-trick as the Flying Fijians punished the Samoans in the second half with two of the visitors sent home with two yellow cards.

The Flying Fijians will have an uphill battle on almost all scorecards when they face the men in black in San Diego on Saturday.

The men's and women's teams had vastly different fortunes on Saturday.