Fiji face Tonga & Waimanu at Digicel Suva Rugby Festival
Naitasiri club Waimanu will face Fiji and Tonga in Pool A of the International 7s section of the Digicel Suva Rugby Festival next month as second seeds Samoa face Navosa club side Ratu Filise.
The official draw took place Monday at the Digicel Business Lounge in Suva and was attended by British High Commissioner Mac McLachlan and US Ambassador Steve McGann.
The USA side have a tough pool as they take on Western Force from Perth and top club side Army as well as the winners of the Suva 7s Series tournament in Labasa on 9 January.
In Pool C, New Zealand provincial side Manawatu play Hong Kong and hosts Suva, as well as one wild card entry to be announced in early January.
Digicel Suva Rugby Festival Organising Committee chairman, Vilikesa Rauca, noted that there are no easy pools.
“It’s very balanced,” Mr Rauca said. “I don’t think anyone will have an easy time with the pool games. The overseas teams are strong, but we also have the best club sides in Fiji playing, so it’ll all be very tight.”
Digicel Suva Rugby Festival (International 7s):
Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D
Fiji USA Manawatu (NZ) Samoa
Tonga Western Force (Aus) Hong Kong Team TBA
Waimanu Army Suva Ratu Felise
Wild Card Labasa 7s (1) Wild Card Labasa 7s (2)
Held 15-23 January 2010 at various venues in the capital, the Digicel Suva Rugby Festival will involve more than 200 rugby teams and is the start of the build-up towards Suva Rugby’s centenary festivities in 2012.
