| Team information | |
|---|---|
| Governing body | Fiji National Rugby League |
| Region | Asia Pacific |
| Head coach | Josaia Dakuitoga |
| Captain | Josephine Maejiirs |
| Top try-scorer | Vitalina Naikore 2 Patricia Raikadroka 2 |
| Top point-scorer | Vitalina Naikore 8 Patricia Raikadroka 8 Sereana Naitokatoka 8 |
| Home stadium | ANZ National Stadium |
| IRL ranking | 21st |
| Team results | |
| First international | |
 Fiji 0–68 Australia .svg.png.webp){kind=small} (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 | Suva | [1][2] |
| 26 Sep 1998 | Australia | 0–52 | Suva | [3] | |
| 22 Jun 2019 | Papua New Guinea | 28–0 | Test Match | Leichhardt Oval | [4] [5] |
| 15 Oct 2023 |  Samoa | 12–26 | 2023 Pacific Champs | Santos Stadium | [6][7] |
Other International Matches
| Date | Opponent | Score | Tournament | Venue | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Oct 2019 | Australia | 14–22 | PM's XII match | ANZ National Stadium, Suva | [8] |
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 | [9] | |
| 23 Feb 2018 | Australia | 0–24 | ||||
| 24 Feb 2018 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | 12–16 | [10] | |||
| 8 Jul 2019 | Papua New Guinea | 16–8 | 2019 Pacific Games | Apia Park | [11] | |
| 8 Jul 2019 |  Niue | 18–0 | ||||
| 9 Jul 2019 | Samoa | 12–4 | [12] | |||
| 9 Jul 2019 | Papua New Guinea | 16–14 | [13] | [14] | ||
| 20 Nov 2023 | Samoa | 22–10 | 2023 Pacific Games |  National Stadium, Honiara | [15] | |
| 20 Nov 2023 |  Tonga | 8–14 | [15] | |||
| 20 Nov 2023 |  Vanuatu | 44–0 | ||||
| 21 Nov 2023 |  Cook Islands | 10–18 | [16] | |||
| 21 Nov 2023 | Solomon Islands | 18–0 | [16] | |||
| 22 Nov 2023 | Samoa | 4–0 | [17] |
Current squad
The Fiji Bulikula squad for the 2023 Pacific Championships was announced on 6 October 2023.[18][19]
Players' ages are as at the date that the table was last updated, 18 October 2023.
| J# | Player | Age | Position(s) | Fiji Bulikula | Club | NRLW | Other Reps | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dbt | M | T | G | F | Pts | CM | TM | T | G | F | Pts | ||||||
| 1 | Cassie Staples | 31 | Fullback | 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  Sharks | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |  1 |
| 2 | Vitalina Naikore | 23 | Wing | 2023 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |  Cowboys | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | — |
| 3 | Merewalesi Rokouono | 29 | Centre | 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Cowboys | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 4 | Patricia Raikadroka | 30 | Centre | 2019 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |  Rabbitohs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2  2 |
| 5 | Asena Rokomarama | 27 | Wing | 2019 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  1 |
| 6 | Sienna Laing | 19 | Five-eighth | 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  Titans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 7 | Sereana Naitokatoka | — | Halfback | 2019 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | Sharks | 9 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 8 | Aliti Namoce Sagano | 25 | Prop | 2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |  Bears | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 9 | Teaghan Laing | 27 | Hooker | 2019 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |  Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 10 | Anastasia Shum | 22 | Prop | 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  Steelers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 11 | Talei Holmes | 23 | Second-row | 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sharks | 9 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Ema Rainima | — | Second-row | 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Rabbitohs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 13 | Josephine Maejiirs | — | Lock | 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Rabbitohs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Siniva SaAnga | 19 | Halfback | 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Rabbitohs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 15 | Grace Waqa | — | interchange | 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  USP Raiders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 16 | Mere Kilawekana | — | interchange | 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 17 | Adi Sokula Waqa | — | interchange | 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | USP Raiders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 18 | Alesi Kilawekana | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | USP Raiders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| – | Asenaca Diranuve | 23 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Police Sharks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| – | Ana Raduva | 26 | Wing, Fullback | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Steelers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| – | Salote Sukakinamena | 25 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | USP Raiders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Support Staff
- Head coach: Josaia Dakuitoga[20]
Notes
- The white and black icon in the Other Reps column indicates Prime Minister's XIII appearances.
- Three players have played for NSW City: Talei Holmes, Patricia Raikadroka and Cassie Staples.
- Players selected from Fiji Women's Rugby League competition include:
- Players selected from the NSWRL Women's Premiership include:
- Illawarra Steelers: Ana Raduva and Anastasia Shum.[25]
- South Sydney Rabbitohs: Ema Rainima, Josephine Maejiirs, Patricia Raikadroka, and Under 19's player Siniva SaAnga.
- North Sydney Bears: Aliti Namoce.
- Sienna Laing was a development player with the Gold Coast Titans, 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.
- Timaima Ravisa
- Roela Radiniyavuni
- Patricia Raikadroka
- Tanika Marshall
- Limaina Wai
- Teaghan Hartigan
- Sereana Naitokatoka
- Canecia Sims
- Ateca Laiyamo
- Tokasa Lomalagi
- Talei Holmes
- Josephine Maejiirs
- Eloise Vunakece
- Vilisi Vakaloloma
- Losena Qiolevu
- Merewairita Nai
- Asena Rokomarama
References
- ↑ "Sport". Courier Mail. 21 Sep 1998. p. 32.
- ↑ "48 Hours". Sydney Morning Herald. 21 Sep 1998. p. 28 – via NewsBank.
- ↑ "Results". The Press (Christchurch). 28 Sep 1998. p. 24.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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. 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.
- 1 2 Hodge, Hugo (20 Nov 2023). "Pacific Games 2023 kicks off - Tonga down Fiji in women's rugby 9s". ABC. Retrieved 21 Nov 2023.
- 1 2 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.
- ↑ Romena, Romeka (6 Oct 2023). "Bulikula squad named for WC Qualifiers". fijilive.com. Retrieved 6 Oct 2023.
- ↑ "Exciting rookie duo headline talented Fiji Pacific Championships squad". NRL. 6 Oct 2023. Retrieved 6 Oct 2023.
- ↑ Walter, Brad (23 Sep 2023). "Big dreams ahead: Fiji announce captain, coach, World Cup ambitions". NRL. Retrieved 23 Sep 2023.
- ↑ "Sharks remain undefeated". Fiji Times. 22 Jun 2023. Retrieved 6 Oct 2023.
- ↑ "Overcoming barriers: Fijiana 7s success inspires Sukakinamena; aims for Fiji Bulikula spot". Fiji Times. 25 Nov 2021. Retrieved 6 Oct 2023.
- ↑ Laddpeter, Meli (10 Sep 2023). "Raiders bulldoze way to title victory". Fiji Times. Retrieved 6 Oct 2023.
- ↑ "Equal playing field for women". Press Reader. Fiji Times. 18 Aug 2022. Retrieved 6 Oct 2023.
- ↑ "Harvey Norman Women's Premiership Squad 2023". Illawarra Rugby League. 1 Feb 2023. Retrieved 4 Oct 2023.
- ↑ "Fiji v Papua New Guinea". NRL.com. 22 June 2019.
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