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Fiji’s Kaiviti Silktails make huge sacrifice to chase dream of playing in NRL – ABC News
Fiji’s Kaiviti Silktails make their debut in a New South Wales NRL feeder competition this weekend, with the hope of creating pathways for the Pacific Island’s…
Before flying into Australia in February, Kaiviti Silktails player Filimoni Temumunasau had never left his village in Fiji where he was raised by his grandparents.
Key points:
- Kaiviti Silktails are playing in the NRL’s New South Wales feeder competition, the Ron Massey Cup
- The players are hopeful that playing in Australia will lead to them securing NRL contracts
- NRL great Petero Civoniceva played a key role in the development of the Silktails
“This is my first time travelling, I am really excited,…
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