Fiji national rugby union team

Template:Short description Template:About Template:EngvarB Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox national rugby team The Fiji national rugby union team represents Fiji in men's international rugby union. Fiji competed in the Pacific Tri-Nations and now competes in its successor tournament Pacific Nations Cup. Fiji also regularly plays test matches during the June and November test windows. They have beaten the major rugby playing sides of Wales, Scotland, Australia, France, Italy, Argentina and England. The only major sides Fiji are yet to beat are New Zealand, South Africa and Ireland.

The "Flying Fijians" as they are nicknamed compete every four years at the Rugby World Cup. Their best performances were the 1987, 2007 and 2023 tournaments when they defeated Argentina, Wales and Australia respectively to reach the quarterfinals.

Fiji is one of the few countries where rugby union is the main sport. There are approximately 80,000 registered players from a total population of around 950,000. One obstacle for Fiji is simply getting their rugby players to play for the national team, as many have contracts in Europe or with Super Rugby teams where the money is far more rewarding. The repatriated salaries of its overseas stars have become an important part of some local economies.

The cibi (pronounced {{#invoke:IPA|main}}) war dance is performed by the Fiji rugby team before each Test match. It has been used on the rugby field since 1939, though its origins date back to the country's warring times with its Pacific neighbours.

History

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Early years

Rugby was first played in Fiji by European and Fijian soldiers of the Native Constabulary at Ba, on Viti Levu Island in 1884. In 1913 a Union was founded for the European settlers.

In December 1913, the All Blacks, who had been touring so very successfully in California, were on their way back to New Zealand. The Fiji RFU arranged a game with them at Albert Park, the first representative match to be played in the colony. The Fiji team were Europeans. The All Blacks won 67–3; Fiji's points came from a try scored by their captain and coach, PJ Sheehan. By 1914 a 'native competition' was started and in 1915 a Fiji Native Union was begun and became affiliated to the Fiji RFU.

Inter-war period

Fiji team in 1924

Fiji played their first international against Western Samoa in Apia, Samoa on 18 August 1924. Fiji's 20-man squad came exclusively from the five registered native clubs of the time. The match was played at 7 am to allow the Samoans time to get to work afterwards and the Fijians to catch their sailing; it was played on a quality pitch, despite persistent but unfounded stories there was a large tree on the halfway line. Fiji wore black and won 6–0 despite playing barefoot. The return match was won 9–3 by Samoa to draw the series. The first-ever Fiji test team continued their overseas adventure between tests with a nine-match tour of Tonga. Though Fiji lost the first test played in [[Nukuʻalofa|NukuTemplate:Okinaalofa]] 9–6, they were not to lose again, taking the second test 14–3 then drawing the decider 0–0. They won all six of the matches against non-test opposition.

Auckland University College were the first overseas side to visit Fiji in 1926, The Kiwi students played the Fiji Europeans and finished the three-match series with a win, loss and draw. Tonga also visited Fiji that year and for the first time Fiji played in their present strip of white jersey, palm tree badge and black shorts. The three match series finished level with Tonga winning the first test 9–6; Fiji winning the second 14–3 and the final game a 0–0 draw.

During the 1927 season, a General Meeting was called for the purpose of arranging a return visit to New Zealand at the invitation of Auckland University. Some 30 players expressed their willingness to make the trip, but after all arrangements had been made, there were insufficient players available so management cancelled the trip, much to the regret of Auckland.

Fiji team in 1932

Between 1924 and 1938 Fiji and Tonga played three test series every alternate year. During this period this was the only representative rugby union that Fiji played. Matches between the two Pacific nations were hard fought; many have claimed that the ancient feuding wars between the Islanders were transplanted onto the rugby field. Troubles during the third Test of Fiji's 1928 tour to Tonga forced the game to be abandoned with Tonga losing 11–8.

The first New Zealand Māori team to visit Fiji came in 1938. Fijians played in boots for the first time but there was still a tendency to take off boots during the match and throw them to the touch-line. On the five-match tour, the Māori beat Fiji 2nd XV and Fiji Europeans before playing a three match series. The first test ended in a 3–3 draw, the second an 11–5 win for the Fijians and the Māori won the final test 6–3 to square the series.

Fiji team in 1939

In 1939 Fiji toured New Zealand for the first time. Fiji's captain for that tour, Ratu Sir George Cakobau, decided that his side should have a war dance to rival the haka. He approached Ratu Bola, the high chief of the warrior clan of Navusaradave in Bau, who taught them the cibi which has been Fiji's pre-match ritual ever since. With many players still preferring to play barefoot, the Fijians played with a care-free spirit and created history by becoming the first team to go through a full tour of New Zealand unbeaten, winning seven and drawing one, a record that stands to this day. They played and beat the Māori again 14–4.

Post-war era

Fiji team in 1948

Fiji successfully toured New Zealand again in 1951. They beat the New Zealand Māori 21–14. Fiji's first tour of Australia helped the Australian Rugby Union recover from the brink of bankruptcy in 1952. The Test series was drawn 1–1 in front of record crowds. Australia won the first test 15–9 but the Fijians took the second with a 17–15 win.

A second tour of Australia took place in 1954 and again drew record crowds. Again Australia won the first test but only by 22–19. The test series was drawn 1–1 after Fiji won the second test 18–16. The same year Fiji played host to Western Samoa. Fiji toured New Zealand again in 1957 and beat the Māori 36–13 in Dunedin and 17–8 in Wellington, then defeated a strong Auckland team 38–17.

Fiji team in 1964

In 1964 Fiji toured Europe for the first time, they played five memorable games in Wales, culminating in a classic encounter in Cardiff that was talked about for years. Wales won 28–22 but conceded six tries for just the second time in their history. In 1970 a rampant Fijian side destroyed the Barbarians 29–9 at Gosforth. A last-minute try saw New Zealand safely through 14–13 over Fiji in Suva in 1974.

In August 1977 the British Lions made a stopover in Fiji on the way home from their tour of New Zealand. Fiji beat them 25–21 at Buckhurst Park, Suva. In 1982 Fiji beat Vancouver XV to begin a 15-match winning streak through to 1984.

Modern era

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Fiji played their first full test against Wales in Cardiff in 1985, the home pack dominating in a 40–3 win with two tries to Phil Davies. Fiji were also heavily beaten by Llanelli and Cardiff, but lost by just one point in their test with Ireland.

Wales visited Suva the following year, where captain Dai Pickering's summer tour was to a premature end when he suffered concussion. Richard Moriarty took over and saw his side's 13–0 lead cut to a single point before Wales pulled away for a 15–22 win.

In 1987 Fiji made the quarter-final of the Rugby World Cup and seemed close to beating France according to the match referee, at one point even leading 4–3, but were eventually ground down by the French 31–16. <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In 1991 Rugby World Cup Fiji lost all three of its matches and finished bottom of its pool. Wales' third test win over Fiji came in Suva in 1994. The tourists fielded a weakened line-up to allow all their squad a game, but they were good enough to run out 23–8 victors.

Fiji had a troubled tour of Wales and Ireland in 1995, losing six of nine games with defeat to Neath, Cardiff and Pontypridd. However, they managed to run Wales close at the Arms Park, losing only 15–19. They failed to qualify for the 1995 World Cup having lost to Tonga and Western Samoa.

Fiji rebuilt ahead of the 1999 World Cup, new coach Brad Johnstone instilling discipline and determination into their set-piece play. They made a winning start by beating Canada and Namibia and again seemed about to beat France in Toulouse when things went wrong. A controversial refereeing performance from Paddy O'Brien was felt to have cost them a win over France, Fiji losing 28–19. They did make the quarter-final play-off but lost 45–24 to the combative games; England at Twickenham. Soon after the tournament Johnstone departed for Italy.

In 2001 Fiji were crowned Pacific Rim champions, defeating Samoa 28–17 in the final in Tokyo. Fiji's played Wales again at the Millennium Stadium in November 2002. Two tries and 21 points from the boot of Stephen Jones helped the home side to a comfortable 58–14 win.

Fiji began their 2003 Rugby World Cup qualifying campaign in June 2002 when the three leading Pacific Island nations faced each other in a round robin in the second round of the Oceania zone qualifiers. The Fijians started with defeats of Samoa and Tonga, but their loss to Samoa on home soil meant that they had to beat Tonga by more than 20 points to finish top of the pool. This they duly did with a 47–20 win in Nadi. At the World Cup they beat Japan 41–13 and narrowly survived a scare against the US Eagles winning 19–18. However a 20–22 loss against Scotland and an 18–61 beating by France saw them finish third in their pool and fail to qualify for the knock-out stage.

Results since have been mixed for Fiji. Although they have traditionally been the strongest of the Pacific Nations, they were beaten 29–27 by New Zealand Maori in 2004 and went down 91–0 by the All Blacks. In July 2005, five Fiji internationals were banned from playing international rugby for the rest of the year following a drunken brawl in Japan after a Pacific Five Nations match.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Their 2007 season started off as one of Fiji's worst seasons. They had a very inexperienced team and lost to both pacific rivals Tonga and Samoa, and suffered heavy defeats to Australia and the Junior All Blacks. The only win for Fiji at the 2007 "Pacific 6 Nations" was against Japan, however they did manage an unexpected 14–14 draw against Australia A. With most of Fiji's more experienced players back in the team Fiji slowly improved in the 2007 world cup to qualify for the quarter finals for the first time in 20 years.

2007 Rugby World Cup

Fiji vs South Africa at the 2007 RWC

Fiji were placed in Pool B of the 2007 Rugby World Cup along with Wales, Canada, Japan and Australia. After beating Japan and Canada in close matches, Fiji rested several key players against Australia for the crucial game against Wales. Australia defeated Fiji by 55–12. Fiji's fate in the tournament came down to a "winner advances" game against Wales which Fiji won 38–34 and qualified for the quarter-finals for the second time. Former Wallaby great Michael Lynagh described the see-sawing match as one of the best matches "of all time". Fiji lost their quarter final match against South Africa, however their above expectations performance in the tournament resulted in them moving up to 9th in the world rankings – their highest ever position at the time. Shannon Fraser and Gregg Mumm from Australia acted as assistant coaches for the period leading up to the world cup and were accredited for much of the Fijians side's success.Template:Citation needed

2011 Rugby World Cup

Fiji presenting Cibi before 2011 Rugby World Cup match against South Africa.

Fiji was placed in Pool D of the 2011 Rugby World Cup along with South Africa, Wales, Samoa and Namibia. Fiji won their first match against Namibia with 49–25. But it could not manage to repeat 2007 World Cup performance. They lost to South Africa, Wales and Samoa with huge margins. Final scores were 3–49 against South Africa, 7–27 against Samoa & 0–66 against Wales.

2023 Rugby World Cup

Fiji was placed in Pool C of the 2023 Rugby World Cup along with Georgia, Australia, Wales and Portugal. Fiji lost 32–26 to Wales in their opening match. Fiji then defeated Australia 22–15, their first victory over Australia since 1954.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Record

Template:World Rugby Rankings Below is table of the representative rugby matches played by a Fiji national XV at test level up until 16 October 2025.<ref>Fiji rugby statistics</ref>

Opponent	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	Win %	For	Aga	Diff
Template:Ru	4	1	3	0	25.0%	96	130	−34
Template:Ru	24	3	20	1	{{#expr:3/24*100 round 2}}%	309	686	−377
Barbarians	4	1	3	0	{{#expr:1/4*100 round 2}}%	91	159	−68
Template:Ru	1	1	0	0	{{#expr:1/1*100 round 2}}%	76	0	+76
Template:Flag	1	1	0	0	{{#expr:1/1*100 round 2}}%	25	21	+4
Template:Ru	13	10	3	0	{{#expr:10/13*100 round 2}}%	472	231	+241
Template:Ru	1	1	0	0	{{#expr:1/1*100 round 2}}%	13	3	+10
Template:Ru	1	1	0	0	{{#expr:1/1*100 round 2}}%	41	16	+25
Template:Noflag	1	1	0	0	{{#expr:1/1*100 round 2}}%	33	14	+19
Template:Ru	2	2	0	0	{{#expr:2/2*100 round 2}}%	161	13	+148
Template:Ru	9	1	8	0	{{#expr:1/8*100 round 2}}%	163	355	−192
Template:Ru	3	0	3	0	{{#expr:0/3*100 round 2}}%	38	92	−54
Template:Ru	11	1	10	0	{{#expr:1/11*100 round 2}}%	149	407	−258
Template:Ru	1	0	1	0	{{#expr:0/1*100 round 2}}%	4	13	−9
Template:Ru	8	6	1	1	{{#expr:6/8*100 round 2}}%	200	109	+91
Template:Ru	3	3	0	0	{{#expr:3/3*100 round 2}}%	155	33	+122
Template:Ru	6	0	6	0	{{#expr:0/6*100 round 2}}%	85	259	−174
Template:Ru	2	0	2	0	{{#expr:0/2*100 round 2}}%	15	24	−9
Template:Ru	12	6	6	0	{{#expr:6/12*100 round 2}}%	275	282	−7
Template:Ru	21	17	4	0	{{#expr:17/21*100 round 2}}%	597	402	+195
Template:Ru	2	2	0	0	{{#expr:2/2*100 round 2}}%	116	43	+73
Template:Ru	29	7	20	2	{{#expr:7/29*100 round 2}}%	383	517	−134
Template:Ru	8	0	8	0	{{#expr:0/8*100 round 2}}%	91	528	−437
Template:Ru	5	0	5	0	{{#expr:0/5*100 round 2}}%	25	155	−130
Template:Ru	1	1	0	0	{{#expr:1/1*100 round 2}}%	120	4	+116
Template:Ru	3	3	0	0	{{#expr:3/3*100 round 2}}%	253	3	+250
Template:Ru	3	2	1	0	{{#expr:2/3*100 round 2}}%	85	54	+31
Template:Ru	3	2	1	0	{{#expr:2/3*100 round 2}}%	70	42	+28
Template:Ru	57	33	21	3	{{#expr:33/57*100 round 2}}%	1,173	994	+179
Template:Ru	11	3	8	0	{{#expr:3/11*100 round 2}}%	247	357	−110
Template:Ru	2	0	2	0	{{#expr:0/2*100 round 2}}%	22	53	−31
Template:Ru	2	2	0	0	{{#expr:2/2*100 round 2}}%	199	13	+186
Template:Ru	3	0	3	0	{{#expr:0/3*100 round 2}}%	41	129	−88
Template:Ru	3	3	0	0	{{#expr:3/3*100 round 2}}%	115	52	+63
Template:Ru	96	66	27	3	{{#expr:66/96*100 round 2}}%	1,963	1,286	+677
Template:Ru	7	6	1	0	{{#expr:6/7*100 round 2}}%	165	100	+65
Template:Ru	4	3	1	0	{{#expr:3/4*100 round 2}}%	181	76	+105
Template:Ru	15	2	12	1	{{#expr:2/15*100 round 2}}%	235	447	−212
Template:Ru	3	0	3	0	{{#expr:0/3*100 round 2}}%	33	67	−34
Total	385	191	183	11	{{#expr:191/385*100 round 2}}%	8,515	8,169	+346

World Cup record

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Pacific Nations Cup

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Fiji previously competed in the Pacific Tri-Nations winning 9 tournaments. The Pacific Nations Cup replaced the Tri-Nations tournament in 2006. Fiji have won seven tournaments.

Tournament	Won	Drawn	Lost	Fiji finish
2006	2	0	2	3rd / 5
2007	1	1	3	4th / 6
2008	2	0	3	4th / 6
2009	3	0	1	2nd / 5
2010	2	0	1	2nd / 4
2011	1	0	2	4th / 4
2012	2	0	1	2nd / 4
2013	3	0	1	1st / 5
2014	1	0	1	2nd / 3
2015	3	1	0	1st / 6
2016	2	0	0	1st / 3
2017	2	0	0	1st / 3
2018	2	0	0	1st / 4
2019	2	0	1	2nd / 6
2022	1	0	2	3rd / 4
2024	4	0	0	1st / 6
2025	4	0	0	1st / 6
Total	37	2	18	7 titles

Wins against Tier 1 nations

Fiji have recorded 19 wins against tier 1 opposition. In addition, Fiji drew with Australia 3–3 on 1 July 1961 at the Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne, Australia, as well as 16–16 with Wales on 19 November 2010 at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales. Template:Rugbybox collapsible2 Template:Rugbybox collapsible2 Template:Rugbybox collapsible2 Template:Rugbybox collapsible2 Template:Rugbybox collapsible2 Template:Rugbybox collapsible2 Template:Rugbybox collapsible2 Template:Rugbybox collapsible2 Template:Rugbybox collapsible2 Template:Rugbybox collapsible2 Template:Rugbybox collapsible2 Template:Rugbybox collapsible2 Template:Rugbybox collapsible2 Template:Rugbybox collapsible2 Template:Rugbybox collapsible2 Template:Rugbybox collapsible2 Template:Rugbybox collapsible2 Template:Rugbybox collapsible2 Template:Rugbybox collapsible2

Kit history

Fiji traditionally plays with a home kit consisting of a white shirt, black shorts and black and white hooped socks. The away kit traditionally used to be a white and black hooped shirt with white shorts and hooped socks, although since KooGa's tenure as supplier, colours such as light blue or black were used. Since 2010, some jerseys started to have patterns similar to those found on the masi cloths on the jersey designs.

Kit suppliers

Period	Kit manufacturer	Main shirt sponsor
1987–2003	Canterbury	National Bank of Fiji
		Vodafone
2004–2005	Cotton Traders	Digicel
2005–2016	KooGa–BLK	Fiji Flour Mills
		Fiji Airways
		Vodafone
2017–2021	ISC	Fiji Airways
		Vodafone
		Swire Shipping
2021–2024	Nike	Fiji Water
2025–present	Umbro	Fiji Water

Players

Current squad

On 16 October, Fiji named a 32-player squad ahead of their 2025 Northern Tour with matches against England, France and Spain.<ref>Former All Black Pita Gus Sowakula headlines Fiji’s squad for November</ref>

On 24 October, Fiji named a revised squad with Kitione Salawa Jr., Joji Nasova and Seta Tuicuvu joining the squad to replace the injured Lekima Tagitagivalu, Iosefo Masi and Ponepati Loganimasi.

Head Coach: Template:Flagdeco Mick Byrne

• Caps Updated: 8 November 2025 (after England v Fiji)

Player records

Most caps

#	Player	Pos	Span	Mat	Start	Sub	Won	Lost	Draw	%
1	Nicky Little	Fly-half	1996–2011	71	60	11	37	34	0	52.11
2	Leone Nakarawa	Lock	2009–2021	66	61	5	34	30	2	52.34
3	Akapusi Qera	Flanker	2005–2018	64	55	9	32	30	2	51.56
4	Campese Ma'afu	Prop	2010–2019	62	52	10	31	29	2	51.61
5	Vereniki Goneva	Centre	2007–2019	59	49	10	28	29	2	49.15
6	Sunia Koto	Hooker	2005–2017	57	47	10	30	26	1	53.50
7	Seremaia Bai	Centre	2000–2016	53	50	3	27	25	1	51.88
8	Manasa Saulo	Prop	2012-2022	51	38	13	27	23	1	56.38
	Dominiko Waqaniburotu	Flanker	2010–2019	51	49	2	28	23	0	54.90
10	Jacob Rauluni	Scrum-half	1995–2006	49	40	9	26	23	0	53.06
	Joeli Veitayaki	Prop	1994–2003	49	45	4	26	23	0	53.06

Last updated: New Zealand vs Fiji, 19 July 2024. Statistics include officially capped matches only.

Most tries

#	Player	Pos	Span	Mat	Start	Sub	Pts	Tries
1	Vereniki Goneva	Centre	2007–2019	59	49	10	110	22
	Nemani Nadolo	Wing	2010–2021	32	30	2	237	22
3	Sanivalati Laulau	Wing	1980–1985	32	32	0	80	20
4	Waisea Nayacalevu	Wing	2012–2024	45	39	6	90	18
5	Norman Ligairi	Fullback	2000–2010	47	39	8	85	17
6	Timoci Nagusa	Wing	2008–2018	33	26	7	80	16
	Viliame Satala	Centre	1999–2005	29	27	2	80	16
8	Fero Lasagavibau	Wing	1997–2002	23	20	3	75	15
9	Leone Nakarawa	Lock	2009–2021	66	61	5	65	13
	Metuisela Talebula	Wing	2012–2018	24	22	2	73	13
	Aisea Tuilevu	Wing	1996–2004	19	18	1	65	13

Last updated: Ireland vs Fiji, 23 November 2024. Statistics include officially capped matches only.

Most points

#	Player	Pos	Span	Mat	Start	Sub	Pts	Tries	Conv	Pens	Drop
1	Nicky Little	Fly-half	1996–2011	71	60	11	670	2	117	140	2
2	Seremaia Bai	Centre	2000–2016	53	50	3	321	5	58	59	1
3	Ben Volavola	Fly-half	2015–2023	44	38	6	294	4	74	41	1
4	Severo Koroduadua	Fullback	1982–1991	27	27	0	268	0	56	47	5
5	Nemani Nadolo	Wing	2010–2021	32	30	2	237	22	32	21	0
6	Waisale Serevi	Fly-half	1989–2003	38	23	15	221	11	40	27	3
7	Caleb Muntz	Fly-half	2023–present	20	19	1	178	2	45	26	0
8	Vereniki Goneva	Centre	2007–2019	59	49	10	110	22	0	0	0
9	Taniela Rawaqa	Fullback	2007–2011	17	13	4	103	4	19	15	0
10	Waisea Nayacalevu	Wing	2012–2024	45	39	6	90	18	0	0	0

Last updated: France vs Fiji, 15 November 2025. Statistics include officially capped matches only.

Most points in a match

#	Player	Pos	Pts	Tries	Conv	Pens	Drop	Opposition	Venue	Date
1.	Severo Koroduadua	Fullback	36	0	18	0	0	Template:Ru	Template:Flagicon Apia	10 September 1983
2.	Semesa Sikivou	Scrum-half	27	1	12	0	0	Template:Ru	Template:Flagicon Port Moresby	21 August 1969
3.	Nicky Little	Fly-half	25	0	5	5	0	Template:Ru	Template:Flagicon L'Aquila	28 August 1999
4.	Tevita Makutu	Wing	24	6	0	0	0	Template:Ru	Template:Flagicon Suva	30 August 1979
	Sanivalati Laulau	Wing	24	6	0	0	0	Template:Ru	Template:Flagicon Apia	8 September 1983
	Nicky Little	Fly-half	24	0	6	4	0	Template:Ru	Template:Flagicon Hong Kong	29 September 1996
7.	Nicky Little	Fly-half	23	1	3	4	0	Template:Ru	Template:Flagicon Lautoka	15 July 2000
	Nicky Little	Fly-half	23	0	1	7	0	Template:Ru	Template:Flagicon Tokyo	8 July 2001
	Ben Volavola	Fly-half	23	1	9	0	0	Template:Ru	Template:Flagicon Hartpury	17 November 2018
10.	6 players on 22 points

Last updated: New Zealand vs Fiji, 19 July 2024. Statistics include officially capped matches only.

Most tries in a match

#	Player	Pos	Pts	Tries	Conv	Pens	Drop	Opposition	Venue	Date
1.	Tevita Makutu	Wing	24	6	0	0	0	Template:Ru	Template:Flagicon Suva	30 August 1979
	Sanivalati Laulau	Wing	24	6	0	0	0	Template:Ru	Template:Flagicon Apia	8 September 1983
3.	George Sailosi	Wing	15	5	0	0	0	Template:Ru	Template:Flagicon Port Moresby	18 August 1969
4.	9 players on 4 tries

Last updated: New Zealand vs Fiji, 19 July 2024. Statistics include officially capped matches only.

Most matches as captain

#	Player	Pos	Span	Mat	Won	Lost	Draw	%	Pts	Tries
1	Akapusi Qera	Flanker	2011–2018	38	22	15	1	59.21	20	4
2	Greg Smith	Hooker	1996–2003	30	17	13	0	56.66	5	1
3	Waisea Nayacalevu	Wing	2020–2024	20	10	9	1	55.00	45	9
4	Esala Teleni	Number 8	1983–1989	19	8	11	0	42.10	28	7
5	Mosese Rauluni	Scrum-half	2004–2008	17	10	7	0	58.82	5	1
6	Dominiko Waqaniburotu	Flanker	2010–2019	16	8	8	0	50.00	10	2
7	Tevita Ikanivere	Hooker	2024-	15	10	5	0	66.66	45	9
8	Epi Bolawaqatabu	Number 8	1969–1973	12	6	5	1	54.16	21	7
	Deacon Manu	Prop	2010–2012	12	3	8	1	29.16	0	0
10	Alifereti Doviverata	Number 8	2001–2007	11	4	7	0	36.36	5	1
	Simon Raiwalui	Lock	1999–2006	11	7	4	0	63.63	5	1

Last updated: France vs Fiji, 15 November 2025. Statistics include officially capped matches only.

Notable players

• Sireli Bobo
• Alex Rokobaro
• Rupeni Caucaunibuca
• Bill Cavubati
• Vilimoni Delasau
• Alivereti Doviverata
• Sisa Koyamaibole
• Sunia Koto
• Maleli Kunavore
• Kele Leawere
• Josefa Levula
• Norman Ligairi
• Nicky Little
• Isa Nacewa
• Noa Nadruku
• Apenisa Naevo
• Semisi Naevo
• Sireli Naqelevuki
• Timoci Nagusa
• Napolioni Nalaga
• Seru Rabeni
• Simon Raiwalui
• Kameli Ratuvou
• Jacob Rauluni
• Mosese Rauluni
• Iferemi Rawaqa
• Apolosi Satala
• Viliame Satala
• Waisale Serevi
• Ilivasi Tabua
• Netani Talei
• Setareki Tawake
• Aisea Tuilevu
• Joeli Veitayaki
• Joeli Vidiri
• Marika Vunibaka
• Akapusi Qera

Nat Uluiviti, who also played for the Fiji national cricket team.

Coaches

Years	Coach
1954	Template:Flagicon William Goodsir
1964	Template:Flagicon Douglas Walkden-Brown
1987	Template:Flagicon Jo Sovau
1987-1991	Template:Flagicon George Simpkin
1989–1991	Template:Flagicon Samisoni Viriviri Sr
1996	Template:Flagicon Meli Kurisaru
1996–1999	Template:Flagicon Brad Johnstone
2000–2001	Template:Flagicon Greg Smith
2001–2002	Template:Flagicon Ifereimi Tawake (caretaker)
2002–2003	Template:Flagicon Mac McCallion
2004–2007	Template:Flagicon Wayne Pivac
2007–2009	Template:Flagicon Ilivasi Tabua
2009–2010	Template:Flagicon Mike Brewer
2010–2011	Template:Flagicon Sam Domoni
2012–2014	Template:Flagicon Inoke Male
2014–2019	Template:Flagicon John McKee
2020–2023	Template:Flagicon Vern Cotter
2023	Template:Flagicon Simon Raiwalui
2024–present	Template:Flagicon Mick Byrne

See also

• Pacific Tri-Nations
• Fiji Rugby Union
• Rugby World Cup
• Fiji national rugby sevens team
• Fiji national rugby league team
• Pacific Islanders rugby union team
• Colonial Cup
• Digicel Cup
• All Blacks vs Fiji Rugby

Sources

• Fire and flair: Fijian rugby (from the BBC)
• Fiji Rugby World Cup Points Table

External links

• Template:Official website
• Rugby World Cup 2015 Schedule
• World Cup Preview
• Fijian rugby union news from Planet Rugby Template:Webarchive
• Supporters website for the Pacific Islanders