Team information | |
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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 | 26th |
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.
Date | Opponent | Score | Tournament | Venue | Ref |
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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] |
Date | Opponent | Score | Tournament | Venue | Ref. |
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11 Oct 2019 | Australia | 14–22 | PM's XII match | ANZ National Stadium, Suva | [9] |
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 |
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23 Feb 2018 | Samoa | 6–24 | 2018 Commonwealth Championship | Dolphin Stadium | [10] | |
23 Feb 2018 | Australia | 0–24 | ||||
24 Feb 2018 | Canada | 12–16 | [11] | |||
8 Jul 2019 | Papua New Guinea | 16–8 | 2019 Pacific Games | Apia Park | [12] | |
8 Jul 2019 | Niue | 18–0 | ||||
9 Jul 2019 | Samoa | 12–4 | [13] | |||
9 Jul 2019 | Papua New Guinea | 16–14 | [14] | [15] | ||
20 Nov 2023 | Samoa | 22–10 | 2023 Pacific Games | National Stadium, Honiara | [16] | |
20 Nov 2023 | Tonga | 8–14 | [16] | |||
20 Nov 2023 | Vanuatu | 44–0 | ||||
21 Nov 2023 | Cook Islands | 10–18 | [17] | |||
21 Nov 2023 | Solomon Islands | 18–0 | [17] | |||
22 Nov 2023 | Samoa | 4–0 | [18] |
The Fiji Bulikula squad for the 2023 Pacific Championships was announced on 6 October 2023. [19] [20]
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 | ||||||||||
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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 | — |
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