UNIVERSITY of the South Pacific (USP) won leg one of the Fiji Touch Association Business House competition at Albert Park on Tuesday.
USP defeated Fiji Revenue and Customs Authority (FRCA) in the final by 8-6. The team led 4-2 at the break and managed to overcome the late comeback from FRCA to claim the title.
In the Bowls final, Ministry of Finance defeated Telecom 3-2 in a closely contested affair while RBF walked away with the Plate title in another pulsating final against Merchant 5-4.
Competition co-ordinator Tevita Mau hailed the opening leg a success and thanked everyone who contributed towards the event.
He thanked the participating teams USP, FRCA, FAA, Lyndhurst, RBF, Merchant Finance, BSP, Combine Insurance, Ministry of Finance, Telecom, WAF, IAP, Vodafone, HFC, Westpac and SCC for their support.
Mau also thanked the match officials that made the game possible especially the two ladies manning the official table Tina and Ma.
“The match officials that officiated in the business house competition were Jalesi, Male, Inoke, Carl, Tom Tiko, Charles Cleary, Saiasi Fuli, Josua Satavu, Enelele Malele, Samu and Semisi Rareba, Carl, Pate, Nancy and Teca and the crew,” Mau said.
The business house competition was organised in a bid to raise funds for the national teams for the 2015 Touch Rugby World Cup in Australia.
The association is hoping to send six teams but doesn’t have the funds to accommodate their wish.
They need about $65,000 per team for the world cup.
