The curtains have come down on the Swire Shipping Fijian Drua’s 2024 Shop N Save Super Rugby Pacific season, after going down 5-36 to the Blues in their quarterfinal clash in Auckland.

The Queensland Reds’ season of high hopes and promise has ended in disappointment with a 43-21 submission to the Chiefs in the opening Super Rugby Pacific quarter-final in Hamilton.

Swire Shipping Fijian Drua number eight Meli Derenalagi believes the team has grown through trial and error in this season’s Shop N Save Super Rugby Pacific.

Swire Shipping Fijian Drua coach Mick Byrne believes that playing at Eden Park will be an experience of a lifetime for his players, as it is the heart of New Zealand rugby.

Swire Shipping Fijian Drua coach Mick Byrne says a strong foundation has been laid for the future of the franchise, and he takes pride in reflecting on how far both he and the team have come.

Rooster Chicken Fijian Drua Women lock Mereoni Nakesa says she is happy with how her game has grown over the past two years.

The Swire Shipping Fijian Drua will be playing at the Blues ‘hallowed home ground’ at Eden Park for the first time in their three seasons of the Shop N Save Super Rugby Pacific.

Swire Shipping Fijian Drua coach Mick Byrne says the players will be looking forward to hearing their fans in the background when they take on the Blues on Saturday in the Shop N Save Super Rugby Pacific quarter-finals.

Swire Shipping Fijian Drua’s Waqa Nalaga expressed his gratitude to the franchise for believing in him and giving him the opportunity to showcase his talents.

Swire Shipping Fijian Drua head coach Mick Byrne has retained his starting line-up from last week’s win against the Melbourne Rebels as the Drua make their second consecutive quarter-final appearance in just three seasons.

Swire Shipping Fijian Drua coach Mick Byrne acknowledges the increased pressure as his team enters the final eight of the Shop N Save Super Rugby Pacific.

The three years that Swire Shipping Fijian Drua coach Mick Byrne has spent with the players have taught him one valuable lesson.