Rugby union in Rotuma

Short description: Major sport of Rotuma, Fiji

Rugby union in Rotuma is a major sport.[1] Rotuma is a dependency of Fiji, although one with a distinctive culture and language more related to its neighbours in Tonga and Samoa.

The Fiji Rugby Football Union is the governing body of rugby union in Rotuma.

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 See also
* 3 External links
* 4 References

## History

Rugby was introduced to Rotuma at the turn of the 20th century by sailors and New Zealand missionaries.

In 1910, a combined America Universities rugby team comprising mostly players from California, Stanford, and the University of Nevada went on a tour of Australia and New Zealand, as well as Fiji and Rotuma. The underdog American side upset both Rotorua RFC and Auckland RU, which came as a great surprise to the international rugby community.

Rugby Sevens has been a sport in the South Pacific Games since the late 1990s.

## See also

* Jono Gibbes (maternal side), a New Zealand rugby union player.
* Graham Dewes, former Fiji rugby union player.[2]
* NRL player John Sutton.
* Gabriel Penjueli[3]
* Maka Kafoa[3]
* Freddy Kafoa[3]
* Chloe Butler
* Rebecca Tavo
* Nigel Simpson
* Rocky Khan
* Ravai Fatiaki, a Fiji rugby union player.
* Sarafu Fatiaki, former NRL player for the Penrith Panthers.
* Lee Roy Atalifo

## External links

* http://www.rotuma.net/os/sports/sports2009/sports0901.htm
* DOI.org
* http://www.rotumabrisbane.com/

## References

1. ↑ Fatiaki, Anselmo Rotuma, hanuạ pumue p19 (1991, University of the South Pacific. Institute of Pacific Studies, ISBN 982-02-0035-0)
2. ↑ Rotuman Sports News from Bruce Tizard-Varcoe in England (30 September 2007)
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Wesley, Fred An island, rugby and hope Fijitimes Online (12 October 2006)

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