Sports

RKS and Cuvu again in Deans U18 quarterfinals

July 28, 2025 4:50 pm

It will be a repeat of last year’s Vodafone Deans under 18 quarterfinals next weekend when Ratu Kadavulevu School play Cuvu College.

The two sides have been confirmed to play in one of the national quarterfinals following last week’s zones finals.

RKS who went down to Queen Victoria School 25-22 in the Eastern Zone final takes on the runners up from the Western Zone, Cuvu College.

Article continues after advertisement

In their Deans quarterfinal match at the HFC Bank Stadium last year, Cuvu College won in a dramatic finish following a last minute of confusion.

RKS was trailing 22-23 when the final hooter sounded and they managed to win the ball from the last scrum which was Cuvu’s feed.

However, RKS, believing they had secured the win, kicked the ball out of play, mistakenly thinking the final whistle had blown in their favor, leaving everyone including their fans confused.

The other quarterfinal confirmed is Marist Brothers High School and Natabua High School.

Marist is the runners up from the Southern Zone while Natabua is the western champion.

QVS and Suva Grammar School will have to wait for this weekend’s playoffs to confirm their national quarterfinals opponents.

The defending champion, QVS, will meet the third placed team from the Southern Zone which will be either Nasinu Secondary School or a team from Vanua Levu.

Natabua play the third Eastern Zone finisher which is highly likely Lelean Memorial School if they win their playoff against a team from the Northern Zone.

Meanwhile, the Weet-Bix Raluve quarterfinals will be held at Bidesi and Buckhurst Parks on Saturday.

Stream the best of Fiji on VITI+. Anytime. Anywhere.