Fijian 15 rugby

Epeli Rabua, Suva

Why is it that Fiji 15s Rugby is following the typical style of the boring Wallabies? The Flying Fijians have never taken flight for the last 10 years or so and I think that the name should be given to the Fijian Drua team.

It seems that we continue to choose overweight and overaged players who play their rugby in Europe and who seem to be

on or over their used-by-date for playing 15s rugby.

And they continue to play boring forward-play rugby which in turn reduces their concentration so much that they slog themselves around the rugby pitch, instead of flying in it!

What a breath of fresh air the Flying Fijian Drua, brings to 15s rugby.

They epitomize pure Fijian talent, whereby caution is thrown to the wind and the game is opened up that who dares, wins!

That their current form and record is a testament to the flying Fijian rugby of old, is something to be nurtured.

It's a given that high risk rugby will bring its fair share of penalties, however, if the end result is more wins than losses, then that's the way all Fijian 15s rugby should be played. Even the Under-18 15s team, currently playing in New Zealand are playing in the same vein and the result is the same!

The Fijian 15s coach, would do well to trial the Drua against the overseas 15s ruggers and chose only the best players for the

Northern Hemisphere tour in November.

And the current Drua coach, should be on the tour also to bring back the missing x-factor in the current Fijian 15s team the flying 14 backs and 1 fullback rugby team of old!

It's either that or we will never beat Australia with their beatable coach, Cheika, at the helm at next year's Rugby World Cup.