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Fiji women's national rugby league team - Wikipedia

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Fiji
Team information
Governing body	Fiji National Rugby League
Region	Asia Pacific
Head coach	Josaia Dakuitoga
Captain	Talei Holmes
Top try-scorer	Vitalina Naikore 5
Top point-scorer	Vitalina Naikore 26
Home stadium	HFC Bank Stadium
IRL ranking	26th
Team results
First international
Fiji 0–68 Australia (20 September 1998)
Biggest win
Fiji 28–0 Papua New Guinea (22 June 2019)
Biggest defeat
Fiji 0–68 Australia (20 September 1998)
World Cup
Appearances	Nil

The Fiji women's national rugby league team (Fiji Bulikula) represent Fiji in international rugby league football competitions.

Results

Full internationals

Date	Opponent	Score	Tournament	Venue	Ref
19 Sep 1998	Australia	0–68	2 Test Series	University of South Pacific, Suva	^[1]^[2]^[3]
26 Sep 1998	Australia	0–52	2 Test Series	University of South Pacific, Suva	^[4]^[5]
22 Jun 2019	Papua New Guinea	28–0	Test Match	Leichhardt Oval, Sydney	^[6]^[7]
15 Oct 2023	Samoa	12–26	2023 Pacific Champs	Santos Stadium, Port Moresby	^[8]^[9]
26 Oct 2024	Cook Islands	18–6	2024 Pacific Champs	HFC Bank Stadium, Suva	^[10]^[11]
2 Nov 2024	Samoa	12–16	2024 Pacific Champs	Go Media Stadium, Auckland	^[12]

Upcoming fixtures

2025 World Series tournament, to determine the 8th and final spot at the 2026 World Cup. This is to be with:
- Nigeria
- Ireland
- Canada

Other international matches

Date	Opponent	Score	Tournament	Venue	Ref.
11 Oct 2019	Australia	14–22	PM's XIII match	ANZ National Stadium, Suva	^[13]

Nines

Fiji won the gold medal at the 2019 Pacific Games and a bronze medal at the 2023 Pacific Games.

Date	Opponent	Score	Tournament	Venue	Video	Reports
23 Feb 2018	Samoa	6–24	2018 Commonwealth Championship	Dolphin Stadium		^[14]
23 Feb 2018	Australia	0–24
24 Feb 2018	Canada	12–16				^[15]
8 Jul 2019	Papua New Guinea	16–8	2019 Pacific Games	Apia Park		^[16]
8 Jul 2019	Niue	18–0
9 Jul 2019	Samoa	12–4			^[17]
9 Jul 2019	Papua New Guinea	16–14			^[18]	^[19]
20 Nov 2023	Samoa	22–10	2023 Pacific Games	National Stadium, Honiara		^[20]
20 Nov 2023	Tonga	8–14				^[20]
20 Nov 2023	Vanuatu	44–0
21 Nov 2023	Cook Islands	10–18				^[21]
21 Nov 2023	Solomon Islands	18–0				^[21]
22 Nov 2023	Samoa	4–0				^[22]

Current squad

The Fiji Bulikula squad for the 2024 Pacific Championships was announced on 8 October 2024.^[23]^[24]
Players' ages are as at the date that the table was last updated, 26 October 2024.

J#	Player	Age	Position(s)	Fiji Bulikula						Club	NRLW						Other Reps
J#	Player	Age	Position(s)	Dbt	M	T	G	F	Pts	Club	CM	TM	T	G	F	Pts	Other Reps
1	Cassie Staples	32	Fullback	2023	3	0	0	0	0	Sharks	16	17	6	0	0	24	1
4	Vitalina Naikore	24	Wing	2023	3	5	3	0	26	Cowboys	11	11	5	0	0	20	—
3	Sienna Laing	19	Centre, Five-eighth	2023	3	1	0	0	4	Bears	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
6	Taina Naividi	23	Centre, Wing	2024	2	0	0	0	0	Roosters	6	11	1	0	0	4	2
19	Abigayle Sekitoga	19	Wing, Centre	2024	2	1	0	0	4	Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
17	Luisa Yaranamua	21	Five-eighth, Lock	2024	2	0	0	0	0	Sharks	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
5	Losana Lutu	20	Halfback, Five-eighth	2024	2	0	0	0	0	Tigers	12	13	2	1	0	10	—
8	Sereana Maragi	—	Prop	2024	1	0	0	0	0	Yasawa Saints	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
9	Sereana Naitokatoka	23	Hooker, Halfback	2019	4	0	4	0	8	Raiders	6	19	2	0	0	8	1
2	Ilisapeci Bari	19	Prop	2024	2	0	0	0	0	Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
11	Nanise Vakacavu	21	Second-row	2024	2	0	0	0	0	Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
12	Latisha Smythe	19	Second-row, Lock	2024	2	0	0	0	0	Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
18	Talei Holmes	24	Lock, Second-row	2019	4	1	0	0	4	Sharks	19	29	0	0	0	0	2
14	Anastasia Shum	23	Second-row	2023	3	0	0	0	0	Rabbitohs	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
20	Mere Kilawekana	—	Prop	2023	3	0	0	0	0	USP Raiders	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
21	Rory Muller	19	Hooker	2024	1	0	0	0	0	Eels	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
25	Teaghan Hartigan	28	Hooker	2019	3	0	0	0	0	Currumbin	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
10	Asenaca Diranuve	24	Fullback	—	0	0	0	0	0	Police Sharks	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
15	Ema Rainima	—	Second-row	2023	2	0	0	0	0	Rabbitohs	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
23	Rusila Camaibure	—	Second-row	—	0	0	0	0	0	Victoria	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
24	Ateca Naicaucauceva	—	—	—	0	0	0	0	0	Police Sharks	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
–	Aliti Namoce	26	Prop	2023	2	1	0	0	4	Eels	0	8	0	0	0	0	3

Support Staff

Head coach: Josaia Dakuitoga^[25]

Notes

The white and black icon in the Other Reps column indicates Prime Minister's XIII appearances.
Four players have played for NSW City: Talei Holmes, Patricia Raikadroka, Cassie Staples, and Taina Naividi.
Players selected from Fiji Women's Rugby League competition include:
- Police Sharks: Asenaca Diranuve and Ateca Naicaucauceva
- Yasawa Saints: Sereana Maragi
- USP Raiders: Mere Kilawekana
Players selected from the NSWRL Women's Premiership include:
- Canterbury Bulldogs: Abigayle Sekitoga, Latisha Smythe, Nanise Vakacavu, and Ilisapeci Bari.
- Parramatta Eels: Aliti Namoce.
- South Sydney Rabbitohs: Ema Rainima and Anastasia Shum.
Sienna Laing was a development player with the Gold Coast Titans in 2023, and played for the Queensland Under 19's team and for the Burleigh Bears Under 19's and open teams.

Past squads

2019

Squad for the June 2019 Test versus Papua New Guinea;^[26] This was Fiji Women's first thirteen-a-side match since hosting two matches against Australia in September 1998.

References

^ "Sport". Courier Mail. 21 Sep 1998. p. 32.
^ "48 Hours". Sydney Morning Herald. 21 Sep 1998. p. 28 – via NewsBank.
^ Nawaikama, Sakiasi (20 Sep 1998). "Visitors teach locals a lesson". Fiji Times. p. 42.
^ "Results". The Press (Christchurch). 28 Sep 1998. p. 24.
^ "Aust team runs riot". Fiji Times. 27 Sep 1998. p. 38.
^ Newton, Alicia (22 Jun 2019). "Fiji women enter international football in style". NRL. Retrieved 5 Apr 2021.
^ "Fiji V PNG 1/4". YouTube. Peter Jolly. 23 Jun 2019. Retrieved 5 Apr 2021.
^ Davies, Justin (15 Oct 2023). "Samoa brush past Fiji". League Unlimited. Retrieved 18 Oct 2023.
^ Rosser, Corey (15 Oct 2023). "Fetu Samoa survive late comeback to beat Fiji Bulikula". NRL. Retrieved 18 Oct 2023.
^ Rosser, Corey (26 Oct 2024). "Naikore bags three as Fiji set up a shot at history". NRL. Retrieved 26 Oct 2024.
^ Cama, Akuila (26 Oct 2024). "Naikore hat-trick, World Cup dream alive". FBC News. Retrieved 26 Oct 2024.
^ "Late surge earns Samoa World Cup spot, promotion shot". National Rugby League. 2 November 2024. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
^ Newton, Alicia (11 Oct 2019). "Women's PM's XIII fight back to beat Fiji counterparts". NRL. Retrieved 10 Oct 2010.
^ "Commonwealth Championship: Day 1 Results". QRL. Commonwealth Championship Media. 23 Feb 2018. Retrieved 1 Apr 2021.
^ "Commonwealth Championships Results - Day Two". Love Rugby League. 24 Feb 2018. Retrieved 1 Apr 2021.
^ "Results from Day 1 of 2019 Pacific Games". Asia Pacific Rugby League. 8 Jul 2019. Archived from the original on 15 July 2019. Retrieved 12 Apr 2021.
^ "Rugby League 9s, Pacific Games 2019". YouTube. 17 Jul 2019. Retrieved 12 Apr 2021.
^ "Fiji vs PNG Womens & Mens Rugby League 9's Finals 2019". YouTube. NZ RugbyLeagueVids. 21 Jul 2019. Retrieved 12 Apr 2021.
^ Pavitt, Michael (9 Jul 2019). "Fiji celebrate double rugby league nines gold as history made at Samoa 2019". Inside the Games. Retrieved 12 Apr 2021.
^ ^a ^b Hodge, Hugo (20 Nov 2023). "Pacific Games 2023 kicks off - Tonga down Fiji in women's rugby 9s". ABC. Retrieved 21 Nov 2023.
^ ^a ^b Walter, Brad (22 Nov 2023). "Woolf, Kaufusi backing Tonga women in quest for Pacific Games gold". NRL. Retrieved 22 Nov 2023.
^ Cama, Akuila (22 Nov 2023). "Women's Nines win bronze". FBC News. Retrieved 22 Nov 2023.
^ Chetty, John (9 Oct 2024). "Naikore bolsters Bulikula squad". Fiji Times. Retrieved 9 Oct 2024.
^ Walter, Brad (9 Oct 2024). "Kikau, Lutu headline Fiji squads for Pacific Championships". NRL. Retrieved 9 Oct 2024.
^ Walter, Brad (23 Sep 2023). "Big dreams ahead: Fiji announce captain, coach, World Cup ambitions". NRL. Retrieved 23 Sep 2023.
^ "Fiji v Papua New Guinea". NRL.com. 22 June 2019.

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