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| Sport | Rugby union |
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| Founded | 1915; 110 years ago (1915)[1] |
| World Rugby affiliation | 1987 |
| Oceania Rugby affiliation | 2002 |
| Men's coach | John McKee |
| Women's coach | Mosese Rauluni |
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| Website | www |
Fiji Rugby Union (FRU) is the governing body for the sport ofrugby union in Fiji. It is divided into over 30 provincial unions. The Fiji Rugby Union is a member of thePacific Islands Rugby Alliance (PIRA), along withSamoa andTonga. There are approximately 80,000 registered players from a total population of around 950,000.
Otherwise known as the "Flying Fijians," the team gained No 9 in the IRB World Rankings after defeating Wales to enter the 2007Rugby World Cup but slid down No 11 as a result of losses in the2008 IRB Pacific Nations Cup. They sit 8th in theIRB world rankings as of 26 November 2018.
Fiji has won theRugby World Cup Sevens twice, in1997 and the2005. They also play in theWorld Rugby Sevens Series, an annual circuit of eight tournaments around the world, winning the series in2006 and ending the six-year reign ofNew Zealand on that circuit. However, they lost the title to New Zealand in 2007, and did not win any tournaments in the 2007–2008 Series. Fiji has shone inrugby sevens, finishing the2013 Sevens World Series third behind New Zealand and South Africa.
Other teams include the Fiji A "Warriors", Fiji Under 20 team (competing at the annualIRB Junior World Championship), other age group international teams, and a women's team, currently under development and hoping for an invitation to theWomen's Rugby World Cup.
The national provincial Premier championship is theSkipper Cup competition.
A professional six team domestic competition, theColonial Cup (similar in design toSuper Rugby), ran from 2004 to 2008. Before this, Fiji had 12 Division One teams. Five teams were made up of the players from the 12 Division One teams, based on regional lines, with the aim of creating a "more competitive competition that leads on and provides a higher level of competitive domestic rugby".
The FRU also has developed a base pay for players at international level.
Domestic competitions include theFarebrother-Sullivan Trophy, and a domestic 7s tournament.
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