NADI women’s rugby side sent a strong message to their rivals with a commanding 100-0 victory over Rewa in the final round-robin match of the Subrails Marama Championship at Prince Charles Park yesterday.
Nadi captain Laisa Seru said the team wanted to accumulate more points heading into the quarter-finals.
“We give back praises to God.
“Coming to our last round-robin match, our aim was to pile up our points. We are grateful the girls worked well.
“We wanted to come here and get more points,” Seru said.
Nadi dominated the match from the opening whistle, scoring 10 tries in the first half to establish a 60-0 lead at halftime.
Fullback Loata Kabulevu led the charge, scoring twice in the opening half and kicking five successful conversions.
Merewai Nasilasila, Melea Salusalu, Mere Cikaitoga, Ruci Nabulagi, Kelera Gade, captain Seru, Siteri Qorovakatini and Nesi Barini also crossed the tryline as Nadi overwhelmed Rewa.
Nadi continued their dominance in the second half, adding six more tries to reach the 100-point mark.
Gade, Qorovakatini and Cikaitoga each scored their second tries of the match, while Kabulevu completed her hat-trick. Elenoa Semeste and Vani Arei also scored in the second half as Nadi maintained their attacking pressure.
Kabulevu and Arei contributed to the successful conversions as Nadi continued to extend their lead.
The match was stopped by match commissioner Joeli Kautoga in the 60th minute, with the score at 100-0, on player safety and welfare grounds.
Seru said the team would now turn its attention to preparing for the quarter-finals.
She was grateful for the players’ efforts and the way they worked together to deliver the emphatic victory.
The win gives Nadi a strong finish to the round-robin phase as they look ahead to the knockout stages.
