Iliesa Tora

Moana Pasifika will be without their biggest star and inspirational captain Ardie Savea, who is nursing a hamstring injury, suffered during their upset win over the Hurricanes.

The four teams coaches and captains spoke to reporters ahead of the semifinals tomorrow at the Sky Stadium and shared how they were preparing for their respective matches.

Mick Byrne says he wants all players aiming to play for Fiji at the 2027 Rugby World Cup to be on board from the Pacific Nations Cup this year.

Key decisions at critical moments still stood out for the Fijian Drua as they went down 38-21 to the Brumbies at Gio Stadium in Canberra on Friday.

The Crusaders march on to the semi-finals while Moana Pasifika will join Fiji in the play-offs in the new week.

Fiji's head coach Senirusi Seruvakula predicted the tournament would be a tough one for his young players.

The Fiji Drua must shake off the curse of not winning away from home writes Iliesa Tora.

Robert Sherman, who is preparing his team for the FIFA World Cup qualifer semifinal clash against the All Whites next Saturday, says that "it would be a big step forward".

The comments come after the Tongan government ordered a review of the domestic carrier's operations and financial standing, with the view to winding up the company.

The Fijian Drua men's team will battle the Brumbies men's in Canberra on Friday night, followed by the Drua women's team taking on Brumbies women's in Lautoka on Saturday.

The odds are heavily stacked against the Fijian national men's soccer team when they go up against New Zealand in the 2026 FIFA World Cup Oceania Qualifiers in Wellington.

FRU Board chairman John Sanday says that the move is a "pivotal moment in the history of our beloved sport of rugby".

However, the PNG Rugby boss has slammed the decision, claiming that the union is being victimised by Oceania Rugby.

The FRU chairman says the cargo truck incident involving the Fijian Drua players, along with the events leading up to their clash against the Hurricanes, "is not acceptable at any level".

The Fijian Drua and Moana Pasifika recorded their first wins in the 2025 campaign against two of the competition's most consistent teams.

The team claimed a hard-fought 40-31 win over the Hurricanes at Albany on Saturday.

Fiji Drua captain Frank Lomani said their aim the whole week was to win the clash against the Chiefs.

The former heavyweight boxer was on hand to help psych the players ahead of their clash with the Hurricanes.

Fiji Rugby CEO Rovereto Nayacalevu says this has been the main reason why local coaches have missed out on leading Fiji's national teams in the top coaching roles.

The messages around the Fiji Drua camp have been simple this week. Play disciplined rugby, do the basics right, take the points, and win the game.

Tonga Rugby Union CEO Aisea 'Aholelei said it was sad losing the match, but there were concerns the "installation of floodlights being delayed...would affect the 6pm kick off".

Prime Minister Aisake 'Eke's government is initiating a review of the operations of Lulutai Airlines, Tonga's only domestic airline, with a possibility that the company may be wound up.

The Moana Pasifika captain says the team needs to start looking at ways they must win games.

Two Fijian rugby coaches have called on Fiji Rugby to clarify why they are supporting overseas coaches over local coaches for national team duties.

OFC Professional League manager Stuart Larman says it was a significant response, with the new league set to kick off in January 2026.