Athletics Fiji has taken a major step towards the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow with the release of its official Team Fiji selection criteria and a preliminary long list of athletes.

The Swire Shipping Fijian Drua will hand four Super Rugby Pacific debuts in their starting lineup this weekend, with Temo Mayanavanua, Issak Fines-Leleiwasa, Manasa Mataele, and Virimi Vakatawa all set to start in Round One of the 2026 Shop N Save Super Rugby Pacific season.

The Swire Shipping Fijian Drua are expected to name a few new players in round one of the 2026 Shop N Save Super Rugby Pacific against Moana Pasifika in Lautoka on Saturday.

Extra Bula FC, after completing Circuit Two in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, have dropped to fifth place with five points from five matches.

Labasa will look to capitalise on home advantage this weekend when they host Rewa FC in the second leg of the Pillay Garment Champion versus Champion clash at Subrail Park.

Swire Shipping Fijian Drua rep Penaia Cakobau is loving every moment in Drua colours and says he would not hesitate to commit long-term if the opportunity arises.

After more than a month with Extra Bula FC, midfielder Yuta Konagaya says he has been impressed by how the club’s young players have stepped up over the past few matches.

Swire Shipping Fijian Drua forward Zuriel Togiatama is counting down the days to round one of the Shop N Save Super Rugby Pacific season, with a special excitement for facing Moana Pasifika and some familiar faces.

The Australian Fiji Rugby Union Under-20 side will step onto a major stage this week when they feature as the curtain-raiser for Round One of the Shop N Save Super Rugby Pacific clash between the Swire Shipping Fijian Drua and Moana Pasifika.

Australian cross-code international winger Mark Nawaqanitawase will make a return to rugby union later this year, signing with Japanese club Saitama Wild Knights.

For the first time in the history of the Shop N Save Super Rugby Pacific in Fiji, Fijian Broadcasting Corporation’s Kara Koroi will be the first local female to serve as Executive Producer.

Rewa head coach Priyant Manu believes missed opportunities nearly cost his side despite securing a 1–0 victory over Labasa in the first leg of the Pillay Garments Champion vs Champion clash over the weekend.