Telecom Fiji warriors coach, Senirusi Seruvakula has been appointed by the Fiji Rugby Union as the Head Coach for the team that will represent Fiji at the National Rugby Championship.

Seruvakula has coached the Warriors team for three years and was selected after interviews with FRU and World Rugby consultations.

The 2017 National Rugby Championship is in the fourth season of Australia’s National Rugby Championship.

It involves nine professional rugby union teams, one more than last year, with eight teams from Australia and one team from Fiji.

The tournament will commence on 2nd September and will run for nine weeks.

The team from Fiji will play eight games, with four home and four away games with the grand final scheduled for 11th November.