NAVIAGO, Vuda Blues, Draulu and Vitogo rugby teams won their friendly games yesterday before the start of the Tropik Lautoka Rugby Union weekly club competition next weekend.
Under the watchful eye of Lautoka head coach Ifereimi Rawaqa, all players gave their best for their respective clubs as players have the first taste of club competition this season.
Most teams are struggling with their fitness level, but for some their performance yesterday showed the amount of work they had been doing during the off-season training period.
Neighbours Naviago and Vitogo were in top form earning good wins against top teams Batiri and Red Hill respectively.
Batiri played to their best, but was not enough to earn the desired results losing to Naviago 26-12 while Vitogo defeated Red Hill 17 – 7.
The Vuda Blues team was also unstoppable defeating Natabua 29-7 while Navutu was held 18-all by Vakabuli.
Union secretary Sefanaia Scholte said the friendly games were to gauge the teams before the start of the season. He said this year’s competition would be better compared with the past years, especially with the completion of two 10s tournaments and the friendly games.
Full results: Naviago 26 Batiri 12,Natabua 7 Vuda Blues 29, Navutu 18 Vakabuli 18, Draulu 10 Tropik 5, Vitogo 17 Red Hill 7.
