{"id":532596,"date":"2026-03-11T05:27:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T05:27:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/532596\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T05:27:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T05:27:17","slug":"two-potential-debutants-named-in-drua-side-for-historic-super-rugby-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/532596\/","title":{"rendered":"Two potential debutants named in Drua side for historic Super Rugby match"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Two potential debutants have been named in the Fijian Drua<\/a> matchday 23 for a historic match in Ba. This weekend\u2019s match against the ACT Brumbies<\/a> will be the first time a Super Rugby Pacific<\/a> fixture will be played in the province, with the match set to kick off at 3:30 pm.<\/p>\n

Sairusi Ravudi and Iosefo Namoce<\/a> are both in line to potentially debut for the Drua in round five, with the pair named on the bench. Former Wallaby Isaak Fines-Leleiwasa and Flying Fijians prop Peni Ravai<\/a> have also been selected among the impact players.<\/p>\n

Coach Glen Jackson has named hometown favourite Joji Nasova<\/a> in the run-on side on the wing, with the 2024\/25 HSBC SVNS Series Dream Team player joining Ilaisa Droasese<\/a> and Ponipate Loganimasi<\/a> in the outside backs.<\/p>\n

Isikeli Rabitu will partner vice-captain Tuidraki Samusamuvodre<\/a> in the midfield, with captain Frank Lomani<\/a> links up with in-form playmaker Isaiah Armstrong-Ravula in the halves.<\/p>\n

In the forwards, Haereiti Hetet<\/a> has been named at loosehead prop. Hetet will pack down alongside hooker Zuriel Togiatama<\/a> and Mesaka Doge, while locks Mesake Vocevoce<\/a> and Isoa Nasilasila<\/a> round out the tight five.<\/p>\n

Etonia Waqa has been selected at blindside flanker, with openside Motikiai Murray and No. 8 Elia Canakaivata<\/a> completing the loose forwards trio. Other impact players on the bench include Emosi Tuqiri<\/a>, Vilive Miramira<\/a>, Kitione Salawa<\/a> and Isoa Tuwai.<\/p>\n

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Head-to-Head <\/p>\n

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Last 5 Meetings<\/p>\n

Average Points scored<\/p>\n

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The Drua are looking to repeat their heroics from round three when they defeated the Hurricanes<\/a> 25-20. Before that, the Drua had fallen 40-26 to Moana Pasifika<\/a> to start the season, and lost 36-13 away to the NSW Waratahs<\/a> in Sydney.<\/p>\n

Fijian Drua to take on ACT Brumbies<\/p>\n

Haereiti HetetZuriel TogiatamaMesake DogeMesake VocevoceIsoa NasilasilaEtonia WaqaMotikiai MurrayElia CanakaivataFrank Lomani (c)Isaiah Armstrong-RavulaPonipate LoganimasiIsikeli RabituTuidraki SamusamuvodreJoji NasovaIlaisa Droasese
ReplacementsSairusi Ravudi *Emosi TuqiriPeni RavaiVilive MiramiraKitione SalawaIsoa TuwaiIssak Fines-LeleiwasaIosefo Namoce * <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Two potential debutants have been named in the Fijian Drua matchday 23 for a historic match in Ba.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":532597,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[567],"tags":[64,63,760,85],"class_list":["post-532596","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-rugby","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-rugby","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/532596","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=532596"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/532596\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/532597"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=532596"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=532596"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=532596"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}