Nasinu Secondary School escaped a gutsy Holy Cross College team from Taveuni with a 21-20 win in their Vodafone Deans Under 18 Southern Zone eliminations at Suva Grammar School ground today.

Ba Provincial Freebird Institute has booked its spot in the Vodafone Deans Under 18 quarterfinals next week and Queen Victoria School is out of the race.

The decision to recruit guest players for the Vodafone Deans competition knockout rounds will ultimately rest with individual schools.

The Vodafone Deans Eastern Zone under-18 eliminations at Natovi, Tailevu will air live on FBC Sports channel and VITI+.

St Vincent College will now turn its attention to the Weet-Bix Raluve national quarter-finals despite falling short in the Eastern Zone final against Adi Cakobau School last Saturday.

For the first time in its history, the Vodafone Deans under 18 eliminations will be held in four zones this weekend to determine the top eight teams that’ll progress to the national quarterfinals.

Some Fiji Secondary Schools Rugby Union Vodafone Deans national quarterfinals games are expected to be held at different venues this year and not at a central venue, which has been the standard practise.

The secondary school rugby season has kicked off with much excitement, and a young player from Bucalevu Secondary School in Taveuni is getting some attention.

The dream of competing in Fiji’s most prestigious secondary schools rugby competition is now closer to reality for hundreds of young players in the Savusavu Zone.

Queen Victoria School has been crowned champions of the Fiji Secondary Schools Rugby League Under-19 competition after edging Ratu Kadavulevu School 28-26 in a thrilling national final.

This year’s 2025 Vodafone Fiji Kaji/Kajiana Rugby competition will be shown live on FBC 2 on Days 3 and 4.

With excitement building ahead of the Deans and Raluve finals tomorrow, Fiji Secondary Schools Rugby Union Vice President Biu Colati is reminding supporters that the young athletes taking the field are, first and foremost, students.