TIGHT levels of play, good physicality, and large packs of players are the attributes of the Blues stated by Swire Shipping Fijian Drua co-captain Frank Lomani ahead of their clash at 6pm today.
Lomani acknowledged the Auckland defenders were a tough outfit, ready to put all on the line to come out firing in their seventh round 2026 Shop N Save Super Rugby Pacific match.
“We have a plan. We know the Blues; they play tight, they have a good physical and they have a big pack so moving them around the field is one of the things that we have spoken about this week,” Lomani told the media following the team’s captain’s run near Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand yesterday.
And in Auckland, their second away game of the season following the NSW Waratahs in round two last month, Lomani is aware of the opportunity to finish stronger against the Blues tonight however winning at Eden Park is a challenge in itself. “Moving on from the game last week, I know it was disappointing but we have another bigger opportunity here in Auckland in Eden Park which is more special and we’ve never won here so that is a bigger challenge,” he said.
The Drua have never won at Eden Park or against the Blues since entering the Super Rugby Pacific competition in 2022.
The Joeli Vidiri Memorial Trophy will also be contested by both sides with the trophy, a tanoa, being displayed during the New Zealand-Fiji Business Council Meeting yesterday.
