Bati fullback and Penrith Panthers winger Sunia Turuva says he hasn’t had the time to take a good look at the Cook Islands team but is well aware they’ll have to deliver a special performance in round two of the Pacific Bowl Championship.

The Fiji Bati hit the ground running again today, testing a few combinations in preparation for round two of the Pacific Bowl Championship against the Cook Islands on Saturday in Suva.

Brisbane boss Dave Donaghy has ordered his players to grow up, while refusing to guarantee star five-eighth Ezra Mam a future at the Broncos in the wake of his traffic collision.

Fiji Bati centre Waqa Blake acknowledges that their loss against the Papua New Guinea Kumuls will be a driving factor heading into this weekend’s clash against the Cook Islands in round two of the Pacific Bowl.

Former Australia 7s speedster, Cassie Staples, is one of the players Fiji Bulikula coach, Joe Rabele, is excited to watch this weekend when they take on Cook Islands in the Pacific Bowl Championship which will also be a World Cup qualifier.

It’s a must-win game for the national women’s rugby league side, the Bulikula, against Cook Islands next weekend if they want to keep their World Cup dreams alive.

Fiji Bati coach Wise Kativerata believes their kicking game against the Papua New Guinea Kumuls last night really let them down.

The Papua New Guinea Kumuls recorded an impressive 22-10 win in Suva after shutting down the Fiji Bati in their Pacific Bowl clash last night.

Samoa defeated Tonga 30-16 in their women’s Pacific Bowl rugby league clash at the HFC Bank Stadium in Suva to keep their 2026 World Cup dream alive.

Fiji Bati captain Tui Kamikamica says his side will need to be aggressive tonight when they take on the Papua New Guinea Kumuls in the Pacific Bowl Championship at the HFC Bank Stadium in Suva.

It was an emotional jersey presentation for the Fiji Bati team last night with some rugby league pioneers in the country part of the event ahead of the Pacific Bowl clash with Papua New Guinea Kumuls tonight.

Brisbane star Ezra Mam is facing an NRL integrity unit investigation after allegedly failing an initial roadside drug test following a head-on car crash.