Teamname: | Fijian Drua Women |
Ground: | Churchill Park (Capacity: 11,000) HFC Bank Stadium |
Capacity: | 15,000 |
League: | Super Rugby Women's |
Coach: | Mosese Rauluni |
Season: | 2024 |
Position: | Runner-up |
Url: | https://drua.rugby/ |
The Fijian Drua Women (known as the Rooster Chicken Fijian Drua Women for sponsorship reasons) are a Fijian rugby union team based in Fiji.[1] They compete in the Super Rugby Women's competition. They were crowned champions in their inaugural season in 2022, and successfully defended their title in 2023.
Rugby Australia announced in February 2022 that the Fijiana Drua had joined the Super W competition. The Fijiana Drua is the first Fijian team to join the competition with support from the Australian Government’s PacificAus Sports program.[2] The Fiji Rugby Union announced that Rooster Chicken were the official sponsors of the Fijiana Drua for the 2022 Super W season.[3] [4]
Fijiana Drua won all matches of the 2022 Super W and claimed the title in their historic first season. They defeated the NSW Waratahs 32–26 in the final.[5] [6] [7] In November 2022, the Fijiana Drua confirmed their participation for the 2023 Super W season with two home and three away round-robin matches.[8] [9] [10]
The Fijiana Drua successfully defended their title for the 2023 Super W season, they defeated the Queensland Reds in the grand final 38–30.[11] [12]
On 8 December 2023, the team officially changed its name to Rooster Chicken Fijian Drua Women as they compete in the newly named Super Rugby Women's competition in 2024.[13] It was announced that the team would now be fully administered by the management of Counter Ruck Ltd.
Mosese Rauluni was appointed as the new Head Coach for the side in January 2024.[14] [15]
On 22 February, the squad for the 2024 Super Rugby Women's season was announced.[16]
Fijiana Drua Super W squad | |||
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Props
Hookers
Locks
| Loose Forwards
Scrum-halves
Fly-halves
| Centres
Wingers
Fullbacks
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(cc) Denotes team co-captains, Bold denotes internationally capped and ST indicated short-term cover. |
Year | Position | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Play-offs | |
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2022 | Champion | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 184 | 51 | +133 | 24 | Defeated NSW Waratahs in the final | |
2023 | Champion | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 88 | 118 | –30 | 9 | Defeated Queensland Reds in the final | |
2024 | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 113 | 129 | −16 | 13 | Defeated by NSW Waratahs in the final |
Senirusi Seruvakula | 2022 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100% | |
Inoke Male | 2023 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 40% | |
Mosese Rauluni | 2024– | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 66.66% | |
Totals (2022–present) | 17 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 64.70% | ||
Updated to: 28 April 2024 |
Official Super Rugby Women's competition matches only, including finals.