The Fijiana XV side flew out of the country this morning headed for Scotland where they will play one game against the national side there, then against Netherlands before heading to Dubai for the WXV3 tournament at the end of the month.
Head Coach Mosese Rauluni said that the side has been preparing well for the matches and the players know what is at stake.
“Overall our aim is to win the WXV3 and move up to WXV2. We know it will be a tough match against Scotland who are part of the Six Nations and Netherlands who are an up and coming nation in rugby.”
“The WXV is a great competition but obviously we want to move up another level and improve our ranking.”
The 2024 WXV will be the second edition of WXV, a women’s international rugby union group tournament for senior national teams organised by World Rugby. It will take place between 27 September and 13 October 2024. The competition will feature three divisions of six nations each. Participating teams were determined by regional competitions and play-in/play-off matches.
The WXV3 is the third of the grouping of women’s XV teams which includes the Netherlands who qualified after beating Colombia in the relegation play-off match. Madagascar qualified as runners up at the 2024 Rugby Africa Women’s Cup. Fiji and Samoa secured their places in the top two of the Oceania Rugby Women’s Championship and Hong Kong qualified as runners up at the 2024 Asia Rugby Women’s Championship.
All the rounds will take place at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai. Fiji, Madagascar, and the Netherlands will play matches against Hong Kong China, Samoa and Spain.
Photo: Siblings Adi Salaseini and Setaita Railumu at Nadi International Airport this morning. PC: Fiji Rugby
