Fiji women's national rugby league team

Fiji

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  (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	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:
  • Asenaca Diranuve (Police Sharks)^[21]
  • Salote Sukakinamena^[22]
  • Grace Waqa (USP Raiders)^[23]
  • Adi Sokula Waqa^[24]
• 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

This page was last edited on 19 March 2024, at 08:19