Rugby union in Rotuma
Rugby union in Rotuma is a major sport.[1] Rotuma is a dependency of Fiji, although one with a distinctive culture and language more related to its neighbours in Tonga and Samoa.
The Fiji Rugby Football Union is the governing body of rugby union in Rotuma.
History
[edit]Rugby was introduced to Rotuma at the turn of the 20th century by sailors and New Zealand missionaries.
In 1910, a combined America Universities rugby team comprising mostly players from California, Stanford, and the University of Nevada went on a tour of Australia and New Zealand, as well as Fiji and Rotuma. The underdog American side upset both Rotorua RFC and Auckland RU, which came as a great surprise to the international rugby community.
Rugby Sevens has been a sport in the South Pacific Games since the late 1990s.
See also
[edit]- Jono Gibbes (maternal side), a New Zealand rugby union player.
- Graham Dewes, former Fiji rugby union player.[2]
- NRL player John Sutton.
- Gabriel Penjueli[3]
- Maka Kafoa[3]
- Freddy Kafoa[3]
- Chloe Butler
- Rebecca Tavo
- Nigel Simpson
- Rocky Khan
- Ravai Fatiaki, a Fiji rugby union player.
- Sarafu Fatiaki, former NRL player for the Penrith Panthers.
- Lee Roy Atalifo
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Fatiaki, Anselmo Rotuma, hanuạ pumue p19 (1991, University of the South Pacific. Institute of Pacific Studies, ISBN 982-02-0035-0)
- ^ Rotuman Sports News from Bruce Tizard-Varcoe in England (30 September 2007)
- ^ a b c Wesley, Fred An island, rugby and hope Fijitimes Online (12 October 2006)
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