Fiji Rugby Highlights Week 8 2023 Northern Hemisphere

All Fijian Rugby highlights for the 8th weekend of 2023.
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[@Isaac-uc2ro]

The form of tuisova at 12 cannot be ignored...on form my backline currently looks like this
9. FRANK lomani
10. CALEB mintz/teti Tela
11. VINAYA Habosi/Judy Wainiqolo
12. JOSUA tuisova
13. SEMI radradra
14. Timoci Tavatavanawai
15 Ilaisa Droasese/Seta Tuicuvu
Given that we need to beat Wales, Australia and Georgia this backline has power/pace and creativity...we need a Nonu-Conrad smith kinda centre pairing and Radradra and Tuisova know each others game...tiisova can also pressure quads cooper or samu kerevi/hunter paisami ...only need to see a little bit more from Teti Tela ...his kicking currently off pace tiko....muntz was good against the waratahs and with more game time, he could be worth a look

[@MarkWhippy]

Gonna be hard to pick the backline for Fiji this year. Many options in the centres, but hard to say which pairing will make the best combination. Will they pick one who has a kicking game to ease the pressure on the 10, or just go for powerful runners like Tuisova and Radradra. If Radradra developed a kicking game he’d be perfect.

[@rakaviti]

Absolutely. Especially centre and wing

[@niksmas]

​@@rakavitipick your 16 backs for the WC as of now, who you got?
I would go with:
9 - Peni M / Kurovoli / Lomani
10 - Volavola / Botitu / Tela
11 - Habosi
12 - Tuisova / Botia
13 - Wase / Semi / Seta
14 - Timoci * / Juita
15 - Maqala / Tuicuvu
Assume Timoci is willing to play for Fiji, not sure why wasn't picked last year. If he's not, think I would give Masi a shot

[@rakaviti]

@@niksmas nice list but bro seriously everytime I try to put my WC squad together I end up with 50+ players 🤣

[@niksmas]

@@rakaviti Haha 😅

[@solomonevuli4957]

Would probably be
9. Lomani
10. Tela
11. Sau
12. Botitu
13. Nayacalevu
14. Habosi
15. Maqala
Bench
21. Kuruvoli
22. Valetini
23. Radradra
Extended squad
28. Tuimaba
29.Sorovi
30. Tuisova
31. Tuicuvu
32. Wainiqolo
33. Botia

[@babyjoe_679]

Far out Yato is scary when you see a massive guy like that with such explosive acceleration off behind the scrums (penalty) like that!!!
Total nightmare if you're the one defending if I must say 😅
I wouldn't wanna be in the receiving end of that run 😂😂💀

[@rakaviti]

😂😂 100%

[@nemiaqoro8430]

Appreciate it bro keep the grind up

[@rakaviti]

Thanks brother 🙏🏾

[@Nasties-vd5gn]

Vina'du na upload👊

[@rakaviti]

Vinaka 🙏🏾

[@6VITU9]

Hopefully the coaches gets to look at Dakuwaqa. He’s a hard runner and hopefully he can trim down abit fitter

[@rakaviti]

Dakuwaqa has been excellent since coming back

[@6VITU9]

@@rakaviti yes true. I've been watching his comeback and way before he was considered to be one of the flankers for Fiji. This kind of player's are needed to standoff between 10 &12 to target the oppositions backs and hopefully break them apart with injuries just to tackle them