THE major sponsor of the Burenitu rugby 7s tournament wants next year’s competition to make an impact to the development of rugby in the province with the assistance of former national rugby reps that hails from the province of Ra.
Grooming grassroots rugby in the province of Ra has always been the objective of the tournament and major sponsor Fiji Hideaway Resort and Spa’s Chandra Dutt was pleased with the turnout and the some of the feedbacks of the teams.
“”Next year we will increase the prize money to $5000 and make some changes of lifting the standard of the competition,” said Dutt.
Former Fiji 7s rep Neumi Nanuku acknowledged the sponsors for bringing rugby development to their doorsteps.
“We hardly have this chance of playing against big teams and when given this opportunity, I would ask the clubs in Ra, to give their best and learn as much as they could because we don’t have this often and that’s why having this tournament in our territory really helps us to grow in rugby,” said Nanuku.
