Rooster Chicken Fijiana Drua Head Coach Senirusi Seruvakula has named national sprint champion Younis Bese on the right wing for the final round-robin match against the Brumbies in the Super W Championship on Saturday.
Bese who joined the Fijiana Drua last week came in as a replacement in the second half of the match against the NSW Waratahs last Friday and has been named as one of the eight changes from the starting lineup last week.
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The Fijiana Drua has ascended atop the Australian Super W point table with 20 points after routing the undefeated champions Waratahs 29-10 last week.
The top of the table clash on the Gold Coast surprised most Australian rugby fans but was anticipated by close observers after the Drua easily defeating their first three opponents.
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Frustrated flyer Suliasi Vunivalu has revealed he wants to stay in rugby but won’t make a call on his future until his juices are flowing again on the field.
The former NRL ace is back training at full pace with the Queensland Reds after getting on top of a crushing run of hamstring issues that required two surgeries.
The Fijian Drua will relocate to the Gold Coast for the next two weeks as a result of the intense flooding in Lismore, with coach Mick Byrne set to enter isolation.
The floods caused their base at Lake Ainsworth Sport & Rec Centre to close, leaving the side to make the trip early to Queensland.
“With our camp closing due to operational issues caused by the rising water levels, we had no choice but to move to the Gold Coast for the next 10 days,” CEO Brian Thorburn said in a statement.
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Fiji Airways Fijian 7s Head Coach Ben Gollings has named an exciting pack as the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series resumes in Singapore followed by Vancouver 7s.
This is the first team selected by Gollings since he was appointed as the Head Coach in December.
Sure, there is the rumble again in the Super Rugby Pacific between the Brumbies and the Reds, but we had that the other week already.
Forget over the ditch.
Very few people, at least in Sydney, are aware of this game as the media do not appear to cover Super W.
The Flying Fijians will step up their preparations for the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France with November tests against Ireland and Scotland and a match with the French Barbarians.
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Following another failed Six Nations championship, England’s backing of head coach Eddie Jones has been described as “dishonest” by ex-internationals Ugo Monye and Sam Warburton.
On Sunday a spokesperson for the Rugby Football Union said: “we are encouraged by the solid progress the team has made during this Six Nations” in an attempt to end any uncertainty over Jones’ future.
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Earlier this month on International Women’s Day, World Rugby announced 12 women of influence and inspiration who have been awarded executive leadership scholarships for 2022.
Throughout the Pacific, women are seen as the engine room of rugby, always willingly behind the scenes and not taking much of an interest in leadership positions.
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The Rugby Football Union have given Eddie Jones their full backing following another Six Nations campaign to forget where England finished third.
The governing body has removed any doubt over Jones‘ future following Saturday night’s 25-13 loss to the Grand Slam winning France.
For the third time in five years, England have finished the tournament with just two wins and this all comes just 12 months after the Australian head coach survived and inquiry into England’s fifth place finish.
However, the RFU is confident he remains the right man for the job.
“Eddie Jones is building a new England team and against a clear strategy we are encouraged by the solid progress the team has made during this Six Nations,” an RFU spokesperson said.
“The RFU continues to fully support Eddie, the coaching team and players and we are excited about the summer tour and the progress to rebuild a winning England team.”
Jones will once again meet with Twickenham’s anonymous ‘advisory panel’ to analyse another failed campaign, but he will enter the process knowing his future is assured with the World Cup just 18 months away.
“Eddie and his team of coaches and players will conduct a full review as is normal after each tournament,” the spokesperson said.
“The RFU advisory panel – which consists of board and executive members, former players and coaches, along with Eddie – will also undertake a debrief to discuss the strong positive steps forward during this campaign and the areas we need to address.
“The advisory group has been in place since 2019 and it meets regularly both during and after each tournament to evaluate clear targets and progression.”
Just hours before receiving the unconditional support of RFU chief executive Bill Sweeney, Jones urged England fans to keep believing in his ability to lead the team to a successful World Cup next year.
Jones has called for patience as he continues his pivot towards younger players such as Marcus Smith, Freddie Steward and Harry Randall, promising the project will deliver at France 2023.
“They’ve got to have some faith. I think I’ve done a reasonable job for England for the past seven years,” Jones said.
“Am I pleased with the job I’m doing? I’m not pleased with the results. Do I think I’m coaching well? 100 per cent. I think I’m coaching well and sometimes you don’t get the results.
“I’ve coached for long enough to know this is all about rebuilding a team. Rebuilding a team at international level is a complex and intriguing project, particularly when you’re coaching a team like England where the expectation is so high.”
RFU chief executive Bill Sweeney has given Eddie Jones unequivocal backing, despite another failed Six Nations.
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