A major milestone was achieved yesterday for Fiji’s only professional rugby league club, the Kaiviti Silktails, with the official opening of their new high-performance gym in Lautoka.

Fiji Bati head coach, Mick Potter, has backed newly appointed national women’s coach, Jone Wesele.

NRL and Melbourne Storm star Eliesa ‘Eli’ Katoa was also part of the inaugural Tui Kamikamica Bowl in Lautoka today.

Fiji Bati head coach Mick Potter believes the national side remains in good hands despite the retirement of former captain Tui Kamikamica ahead of the Rugby League World Cup.

With the Rugby League World Cup just a month away, newly appointed Fiji Bulikula head coach Jone Wesele has outlined his vision for both the national team and the long-term development of women’s rugby league in Fiji.

Westpac Fiji and the Kaiviti Silktails are taking their partnership beyond rugby league, with a new financial education programme designed to equip players, staff and schoolchildren with practical money skills.

Retired Melbourne Storm forward and Fiji Bati captain Tui Kamikamica will be honoured this weekend when the Kaiviti Silktails and Melbourne Storm Under-21 side contest the inaugural Tui Kamikamica Bowl at Churchill Park in Lautoka.

Coach Craig Bellamy has labelled Tui Kamikamica one of the best clubmen he has ever known after the Melbourne prop retired in the wake of his medical episode.

Tui Kamikamica’s bid to captain the Fiji Bati at the World Cup and play next year is over.

NRL Commissioner Peter Beattie says the Kaiviti Silktails Training Academy in Lautoka should serve as a model for rugby league development across Fiji and the wider Pacific.

In a landmark development strengthening sporting ties across the Pacific, Fiji has officially become a member of the Pacific Rugby League Partnership.

Fiji’s rugby league star, Viliame Kikau, welcomes the return of Mick Potter as the Bati coach for this year’s World Cup and beyond.