Fiji ready to take on Chiefs development squad

Fiji ready to take on Chiefs development squad

Fiji are set to face off against the Chiefs A development squad next Wednesday 9 March at the Blake Park as a warm-up game for the Rugby World Cup.
 
The curtain raiser game between Otumoetai College and Te Puke College 1st XV’s will kick off at 3pm. Fiji and the Chiefs are scheduled to 5pm. 
 
People are encouraged to go along and support our Chiefs team and also cheer on the Fiji team who will base themselves in Tauranga throughout the Rugby world cup season.
 
Preparation for the Rugby World Cup is winding up in the Bay of Plenty according to BOP Rugby Union Operations Manager Mike Rogers.
 
“This game is the first of many warm-up games and events that will be happening in the Bay in the lead up to the Rugby World Cup.”
 
The Fiji team will be based in Tauranga from 5 to 9 September and again from the 26 September to 1 October. The team will use the Tauranga Domain as their training base.
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Mr Rogers said Tauranga City Council had undertaken some extra preparation at Blake Park to make sure the turf was of world class standard for the Fijians.
 
“We are now 190 days out from the Rugby World Cup and the pre-season games are a great opportunity for international teams to get some practice in New Zealand.”
 
As well as the Fijian team, Ireland, Samoa, Russia and Namibia will also be staying in the Bay of Plenty.
  
The first Rugby World Cup game in the Bay of Plenty will be 10 September at the Rotorua International Stadium where Fiji takes on Namibia.

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