fru flying fijians team announcement verse australia monday 21 september 2015 … · 2015-09-21 ·...
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MONDAY 21 SEPTEMBER 2015
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MONDAY 21 SEPTEMBER 2015
TEAM RELEASE – Flying Fijians to face Australia
The Flying Fijians Head Coach John McKee today announced the Flying Fijians Team to play Australia on Wednesday 23 September at 16:45HRS -‐ Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales. 1. Campese Ma’afu 2. Tuapati Talemaitoga 3. Manasa Saulo 4. Tevita Cavubati 5. Leone Nakarawa 6. Dominiko Waqaniburotu / Peceli Yato 7. Akapusi Qera (captain) 8. Netani Talei 9. Nikola Matawalu 10. Ben Volavola 11. Nemani Nadolo 12. Gabiriele Lovobalavu 13. Vereniki Goneva 14. Waisea Nayacalevu 15. Metuisela Talebula 16. Viliame Veikoso 17. Peni Ravai 18. Isei Colati 19. Nemia Soqeta 20. Malakai Ravulo 21. Nemia Kenatale 22. Joshua Matavesi 23. Aseli Tikoirotuma “I am very pleased to be able to name a very strong team for this all important match against Australia in Cardiff,” Coach McKee said today. “Changes to the forward pack reflect the depth of strength in the squad and the different type of game (from match 1 against England) we expect against Australia. “The team have quickly settled into our new team base in Swansea and training sessions have been short and intense over Sunday and today in preparation for Wednesday’s match,” McKee added.
MEDIA RELEASE
MONDAY 21 SEPTEMBER 2015
Tickets for Fiji’s Rugby World Cup matches are still available via the official Rugby World Cup ticketing site at www.rugbyworldcup.com/ticketing Rugby World Cup 2015 by numbers: • 13 iconic match venues • 20 participating teams • 42 team bases across England and Wales providing world-‐class training facilities for participating
teams • 83 nations participated in the largest Rugby World Cup qualification programme • 207+ broadcast territories to screen more than 20,000 hours of coverage • 620 players • 6,000 volunteers in ‘The Pack’ • 185,000 tickets sold through official supporter tour programme, surpassing France 2007 to be
largest-‐ever programme • 500,000 overseas fans anticipated to visit England and Wales during the six-‐week, 48-‐match festival • 2.4 million tickets available with record demand from the public • £350 million being invested by World Rugby in development of global rugby between 2009 and 2016
owing to commercial success of Rugby World Cup • Up to £1 billion of added value into the UK economy (£2 billion indirect)
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