After the induction of 30 players in the Fiji Rugby Union High Performance Women’s academy, many involved including the coaches have set their targets.

Elite player pathway manager Viliame Gadolo says the academy’s program at the moment underpins women’s preparations heading into the World Cup in New Zealand.

‘This program like the men’s academy assist the coaches all the coaching staff for the Fijian team with players in the academy preparation for the World Cup next year’.

The first Fiji rugby women’s academy is expected to broaden the horizons of the players as the program unfolds in the next couple of weeks.

FRU Chief Executive John O’Connor says the pathway program will surely give players something to think about.

‘The important thing is the board’s vision we must create opportunities that will allow a young girl to see rugby as a preferred sport’.

30 players are part of the women’s academy with 23 elites and 7 apprentices.