OUTRIGGER Fiji Beach Resort has partnered with an Australian rugby club to upgrade Conua District School in Sigatoka.

Staff members from the resort was joined by 80 junior rugby players from the Newport Junior Rugby Club in Sydney to carry out construction work of a new computer room at the school.

Resort manager Peter Hopgood said this was a wonderful initiative for the resort to partner with the rugby club to undertake a major refurbishment of the school.

“In total the project cost approximately $11,550 with funding coming from the Newport Rugby Club, Outrigger Fiji Beach Resort and the local community,” he said.

“We help those organisations that help themselves and he was gratified that the over 100 young men from the surrounding villages all came to the school on the day to assist with renovations and construction.”

Newport Rugby Club’s Geoff Wright said the club was proud to be working with the resort.

“Newport Junior Rugby Club has been coming to Fiji for over 10 years and we always receive a fantastic welcome and an incredible experience,” he said.

“We feel that we are truly blessed to be given the opportunity to give back to the Fijian community.”