#Fijian Drua

Unlike the Crusaders, Highlanders and Hurricanes, who also won't participate in Super Rugby Pacific this weekend, the Blues can perch themselves on their couches without having to reflect on any bad business from the previous round after beating the Highlanders. The Crusaders and Highlanders, especially, would have been desperate to pull their work…

Queensland Reds 15 (Richie Asiata try 56m, Lawson Creighton try 71min; con, pen) HT: 21-3 Yellow card: Pablo Matera 55min The early exit of Sevu Reece and Pablo Matera's yellow card were the biggest concerns for Scott Robertson as the Crusaders spluttered their way to an unconvincing 28-15 win over the Queensland Reds in Christchurch on Friday…

The official men's World Rugby rankings have, for some time now, been widely dismissed. Too often the prescriptive modelling does not accurately reflect the true balance of power. At present World Rugby's top fivereads: 1. South Africa (90.61) 2. France (88.88) 3. All Blacks (88.75) 4. Ireland (88.22) 5. England (84.50) This week, following the…

Welcome, G&GRs, to this week's Monday News. What an entertaining finish to the Super Rugby Pacific Round Robins! Up until the final few minutes places in the finals were still up for grabs. The weekend saw some upsets and some bloody great rugby. As a famous Roman general once exclaimed, "are you not entertained?". We'll catch up on the Sevens in…

The Hurricanes have today named their 38-man squad for the 2023 DHL Super Rugby Pacific season. While the core of the squad is maintained from 2022, five new signings have been named, with four players in line to make their Hurricanes debut when the competition kicks off on February 25. Waikato outside Dan Sinkinson, Taranaki's Kini Naholo and…

Bet Type Bookmaker Claim Bonus! Odds1,86 Bet TypeBrumbies to Win Bookmaker Bet Now! The upcoming fixture of Super Rugby would be featuring Highlanders and Brumbies as they meet at the AAMI Park, Melbourne. With 7 dominating wins in 8 games played, Brumbies are at the 2nd spot in the points table. On the other hand, there are Highlanders in the 10th…

Super Rugby Pacific is ready to kick off for 2022 and we will be right here alongside the competition as it works it way through a maiden campaign with a welcome Pacific flavour. I've said this week that my gut feel is this is going to be a really tight competition, particularly around the fight for the 5-8 places on the table, which will naturally…

After two makeshift seasons, Super Rugby is about to get a whole more super as the competition moves to a full-fledged Pacific competition. Making it all the more appealing for fans - and administrators - is that the competition's future will be announced Friday, with the competition to be set in stone until 2030. That will be music to the ears of…

With just one weekend left before finals in the Super Rugby Pacific competition, the top eight is almost set but the jostling for positions is still intense. This is every team's best and worst case scenario for their final position and the predicted quarterfinal opponents for the top eight. How do the finals work? There is a straight forward three…

Super Rugby Moana Pasifika vs Brumbies Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand 28.05.2022 10:05 Odds Bet Type Bookmaker Claim Bonus! Odds1,07 Bet TypeBrumbies to Win Bookmaker Bet Now! Moana Pasifika and Brumbies play each other in the upcoming fixture of Super Rugby. Moana Pasifika have just managed to win a single game this season. Whereas,…

After a dramatic build-up, Super Rugby Pacific got off to an entertaining start last week. The Fijian Drua might not have got a first-up win, but they were still a huge hit in Sydney as they fell to the Waratahs 40-10. There were wins for the Crusaders, Chiefs and Reds on Saturday, before a Sunday afternoon thriller was taken out by the Brumbies…

With COVID cancellations and postponements across different leagues, it feels important to be optimistic. Rugby has plenty of exciting attractions in 2022, both at the elite level, and emerging competitions. We preview seven rugby highlights to look forward to this year: After memorable performances from England, France, and Ireland in the Autumn…

There are now just three unbeaten teams in Super Rugby Pacific, with the Crusaders, Brumbies and Reds sitting in first, second and third respectively after three rounds of the tournament. Elsewhere in Round 3, there was an historic first win for Fijian Drua, while the Blues and Hurricanes also picked up victories. Read on as we look at some of the…

KO 1.00 at BT Murrayfield Saturday 5th November 2022 Live on Amazon Prime Video When these sides last met at Murrayfield, in 2018, the Scottish Rugby Blog's preview lamented the fact that this was only Fiji's 12th game against a Tier 1 side across two World Cup cycles (excluding RWCs themselves). The Flying Fijians may have lost that match but then…

Wallabies forward Lachie Swinton is on course to resume his career with the Waratahs after a year on the sidelines with a serious injury. The Tahs backrower last played in the opening round of Super Rugby against Fijian Drua before suffering nerve damage in his shoulder in a tackle. He required a nerve transfer operation to regain muscle function…

Head coach: Marco Bortolami Captain: Dewalt Duverago/Michele Lamaro Last year: 13th Betting: 150-1 Players In: S Hildago-Klyne (Exeter Chiefs), T Menoncello (promoted academy), A Garbisi (Mogliano), G Nicotera (Rovigo), G Da Rae (Rovigo), F Drago (Mogliano), M Drudi (Mogliano), S Scrafton (Hurricanes), O Ratave (Fijian Drua), M Zanon (Pau), M…