Fiji_women's_national_rugby_league_team

Fiji
Team information
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	21st
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

Fiji women's national rugby league team

National sports team

The Fiji women's national rugby league team (Fiji Bulikula) represent Fiji in international rugby league football competitions.

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Current squad

The Fiji Bulikula squad for the 2023 Pacific Championships was announced on 6 October 2023.^[18]^[19]
Players' ages are as at the date that the table was last updated, 18 October 2023.

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Support Staff

Head coach: Josaia Dakuitoga^[20]

Notes

The white and black icon in the Other Reps column indicates Prime Minister's XIII appearances.
Three players have played for NSW City: Talei Holmes, Patricia Raikadroka and Cassie Staples.
Players selected from Fiji Women's Rugby League competition include:
- Asenaca Diranuve (Police Sharks)^[21]
- Salote Sukakinamena^[22]
- Grace Waqa (USP Raiders)^[23]
- Adi Sokula Waqa^[24]
Players selected from the NSWRL Women's Premiership include:
- Illawarra Steelers: Ana Raduva and Anastasia Shum.^[25]
- South Sydney Rabbitohs: Ema Rainima, Josephine Maejiirs, Patricia Raikadroka, and Under 19's player Siniva SaAnga.
- North Sydney Bears: Aliti Namoce.
Sienna Laing was a development player with the Gold Coast Titans, played for the Queensland Under 19's team and for the Burleigh Bears Under 19's and open teams.

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Date	Opponent	Score	Tournament	Venue	Ref
19 Sep 1998	Australia	0–68	2 Test Series	Suva	^[1]^[2]
26 Sep 1998	Australia	0–52	2 Test Series	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	Video	Reports
23 Feb 2018	Samoa	6–24	2018 Commonwealth Championship	Dolphin Stadium		^[9]
23 Feb 2018	Australia	0–24
24 Feb 2018	Canada	12–16				^[10]
8 Jul 2019	Papua New Guinea	16–8	2019 Pacific Games	Apia Park		^[11]
8 Jul 2019	Niue	18–0
9 Jul 2019	Samoa	12–4			^[12]
9 Jul 2019	Papua New Guinea	16–14			^[13]	^[14]
20 Nov 2023	Samoa	22–10	2023 Pacific Games	National Stadium, Honiara		^[15]
20 Nov 2023	Tonga	8–14				^[15]
20 Nov 2023	Vanuatu	44–0
21 Nov 2023	Cook Islands	10–18				^[16]
21 Nov 2023	Solomon Islands	18–0				^[16]
22 Nov 2023	Samoa	4–0				^[17]

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J#	Player	Age	Position(s)	Fiji Bulikula						Club	NRLW						Other Reps
J#	Player	Age	Position(s)	Dbt	M	T	G	F	Pts	Club	CM	TM	T	G	F	Pts	Other Reps
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	—