Vodafone Kaji Rugby: Tournament attracts biggest turnout of participants

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The Taveuni U14 rugby team. Picture: ERONI TUINUKU

THE biggest rugby event in the Pacific with 1290 players competing in 68 teams across the four divisions have an opportunity to expose their talents and showcase their rugby skills in the Vodafone Kaji Rugby Championship.

Gathered at Lawaqa Park in Sigatoka, the event has one goal that is to develop grassroots rugby to a standard that will later benefit the players and our national rugby team.

The four days tournament organized by the Fiji Primary Schools Rugby and the Fiji Rugby Union under the new sponsorship of Vodafone Fiji managed to attract the biggest turnout of participants in the history of the competition.

Meanwhile the results for the first day of the competition; Round 1-

U12 Gau 7-5 Buca Bay, Naitasiri 7-0 Ba, Nadi 7-0 Nasinu 1. Koro 21-0 Wainibuka, Suva Whites 7-5 Nadroga. Rnd 2: Navosa 21-0 Nadarivatu, Ra 21-7 Lautoka, Tavua/Vatukoula 0-12 Naitasiri, Macuata 14-7 Kadavu. Round 1

U13 Gau 17-0 Namuka, Navosa 7-0 Ono-i-Lau, Nasinu Two 5-0 Namosi, Nadi 10-5 Taveuni, Lautoka 7-0 Suva Whites, Macuata South 5-0 Na, Tailevu two 17-0 Moala, Tav/Vat 7-0 Koro, Cakau 0-0 Kadavu, Ovalau 5-0 Ra. Rnd 2: Na 15-0 Gau, Navosa 8-5 Tailevu two, Namosi 0-0 Tav/Vat, Taveuni 0-0 Suva Blues, Tailevu One 5-0 Lautoka, Namuka 14-0 Macuata South, Moala 7-0 Ono-i-Lau, Nasinu two 5-0 Koro, Kadavu 7-0 Nadroga, Ra 10-0 Nasinu One. Round 1

U14 Lakeba 0-0 Lami, Northland 5-0 Rabi, Tav/Vat 5-0 Navosa, Suva Whites 0-0 Taveuni, Nadi 5-0 Kadavu, Ba 13-0 Gau, Nadarivatu 10-0 Wainimala, Nadroga 10-5 Serua, Lautoka 10-10 Suva Blues, Gau 7-0 Wainibuka, Koro 12-0 Buca Bay.

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