THE Fijiana 15s team have stepped up preparations as they set their sights on winning the prestigious Vuvale Bowl against Australia in Canberra.
With a talented squad comprising several new and upcoming players as well as experienced campaigners, interim head coach Mike Legge is determined to start their season on a high.
“We’re not going over there just to compete in the Vuvale Bowl. We actually want to win it. So, we’ve put a massive emphasis on that with our girls,” Legge explained.
“It is very important, especially the flow in from the World Cup last year and also as we build towards the next World Cup, the qualifiers and things like that. So yeah, it’s a very important game for us.”
Training has been intense over the past couple of weeks, and the team is looking forward to jetting out to Australia this weekend.
“This is our fifth week now. Fifth week we’ve had the group together. Our last week on island before we fly up to Canberra on Saturday,” Legge said.
“So, preparation’s been good. Been hard, we’ve put the girls through quite a bit of intense training just to get up to what the standard’s going to be when we reach Canberra. So nah, it’s been a good five weeks so far.”
Fijiana will take on the Wallaroos for the Vuvale Bowl on March 27 at GIO Stadium in Canberra, Australia.
