AUSTRALIAN FIJIAN RUGBY LEAGUE (AFRL)
Monday May 24, 2010
U/18 Fiji Secondary Schools Rugby League Tour – story courtesy NSWRL website.

The NSWRL Academy and RLIF would like to acknowledge and thank the following for their assistance in making the recent tour of the U18 Fijian Schoolboys a memorable and enjoyable one.

The Australian Fijian Rugby League (AFRL), The National Centre of Indigenous Excellence, Newcastle Knights, St Marys Rugby League Club, Matraville Sports High School, Parramatta Eels, Sydney Roosters, NSW Council for Pacific Communities, South West Sydney Regional Advisory Council, Australian National Museum, NSW Police Macquarie Fields, SWYPE (Mission Australia), Fiji Youth Initiatives Inc. (FYI), Parramatta Eels Stadium Trust, The Corrective Services New South Wales, volunteers.

The team stayed at the National Centre of Indigenous Excellence at Redfern while they were here and a special thank you goes out to them.

The team had an amazing time and some activities while on tour included participating in the following sporting and cultural events.

• Parramatta Stadium visit where they had a meet and greet with Nathan Cayless and Nathan Hindmarsh
• Sydney Roosters Vs North Queensland Cowboys game (Sydney Football Stadium)
• Australian National Museum visit with a private viewing of the Indigenous Gallery and to the Pacific Artefact Collection.
• Sarah Redfern High School visit, Campbelltown. They were welcomed and greeted by the School Principal, staff and students, the Deputy Mayor of Campbelltown Ms Mollie Thomas, the Local Area Commander of Macquarie Fields Police Station, SWRAC, SWYPE and the wider Pacific Community Elders.

In token of their appreciation the schoolboys regularly sang songs and performed items such as the famous Fijian departure song “Isa Isa”.

Please find below a summary of the sides results while on tour:

9th May 2010
U/18 Fiji Bati 32 df U17 Newcastle Knights Development Squad 12

12th May 2010
U/18 Fiji Bati 30 df U17 St Marys 16

14th May 2010
U/18 Fiji Bati 20 df Matraville Sports High School 16