Northern Edition
Select Edition
Northern Northern
Southern Southern
Global Global
New Zealand New Zealand
France France

Star rugby league convert named in Fiji squad

Toulon rugby league convert Semi Radradra has been named in the Fijian national team for the 2018 Pacific Nations Cup, where he joins club teammate Josua Tuisova.

ADVERTISEMENT

The former Parramatta Eels superstar has also declared his availability to represent the Fijian national sevens team at July’s Rugby Sevens World Cup.

25-year-old Radradra joins an electric Fiji backline featuring Newcastle Falcons’ Vereniki Goneva and Montpellier’s Nemani Nadolo.

Radradra has previously represented his home nation in rugby league and in union at the Under 20 level.

Continue reading below

Video Spacer

He played in the NRL for five seasons – all with the Parramatta Eels – after being scouted while playing for Fiji at the Dubai leg of the HSBC Sevens World Series in 2011. Radradra made the switch to rugby union in 2017 when he joined French Top 14 club Toulon.

John McKee’s Fiji side will play two test matches at Suva’s ANZ Stadium and another fixture at Lautoka’s Churchill Park. The tests will be played against Romania, Georgia and Pacific neighbours Tonga.

Fijian squad:

Prop – Campese Maáfu, Peni Ravai, Eroni Mawi, Ropate Rinakama, Kalivati Tawake, Manasa Saulo.
Hooker – Tuapati Talemaitoga, Ratunaisa Navuma, Tuvere Veremalua
LockSikeli Nabou, Leone Nakarawa, Api Ratuniyarawa, Albert Tuisue
Back RowDominiko Waqaniburotu, Viliame Mata, Mosese Voka, Nemani Nagusa, Akapusi Qera
HalfbackHenry Seniloli, Frank Lomani, Serupepeli Vularika
Fly Half – Ben Volavola
CentreJale Vatubua, Sevanaia Galala, Semi Radrara
WingVereniki Goneva, Josua Tuisova, Nemani Nadolo, Timoci Nagusa
Fullback – Kini Murimurivalu
Players on Standby – Eremasi Radrodro, Nikola Matawalu, Eroni Vasiteri, Patrick Osborne, Benito Masilevu, Seta Tuicuvu

ADVERTISEMENT

Not Considered due to injuryTevita Cavubati, Peceli Yato, Levani Botia

In other news:

Video Spacer

ADVERTISEMENT
Play Video
LIVE

{{item.title}}

Trending on RugbyPass

Comments

0 Comments
Be the first to comment...

Join free and tell us what you really think!

Sign up for free
ADVERTISEMENT

Latest Long Reads

Comments on RugbyPass

H
Hellhound 23 minutes ago
Pat Lam blasts 'archaic' process that lost the All Blacks Tony Brown

Now you are just being a woke, jealous fool. With the way things are run in NZ, no wonder he couldn't make a success there. Now that he is out shining any other New Zealanders, including their star players, now he is bitter and resentful and all sorts of hate speeches against him. That is what the fans like you do. Those in NZ who does have enough sense not to let pride cloud their vision, is all saying the same thing. NZ needs TB. Razor was made out to be a rugby coaching God by the fans, so much so that Foz was treated like the worst piece of shitte. Especially after the Twickenham disaster right before the WC. Ad then he nearly won the WC too with 14 players. As a Saffa the way he handled the media and the pressure leading up to the WC, was just extraordinary and I have gained a lot of respect for that man. Now your so called rugby coaching God managed to lose by an even bigger margin, IN NZ. All Razor does is overplay his players and he will never get the best out of those players, and let's face it, the current crop is good enough to be the best. However, they need an coach they can believe in completely. I don't think the players have bought into his coaching gig. TB was lucky to shake the dust of his boots when he left NZ, because only when he did that, did his career go from strength to strength. He got a WC medal to his name. Might get another if the Boks can keep up the good work. New exciting young talent is set to join soon after the WC as dangerous as SFM and Kolbe. Trust me, he doesn't want the AB's job. He is very happy in SA with the Boks. We score, you lose a great coach. We know quality when we see it, we don't chuck it in the bin like NZRU likes to do. Your coaching God is hanging on by a thread to keep his job🤣🤣🤣🤣

38 Go to comments
Close
ADVERTISEMENT