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Fijian Drua Rugby And Everything To Know | Super Rugby 2025 Preview

Fijian Drua Rugby And Everything To Know | Super Rugby 2025 Preview

Fijian Drua Rugby returns to action Feb. 14 to start the Super Rugby season. Here's what to know.

Feb 1, 2025 by Joe Harrington
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One of the world’s best professional rugby leagues returns Feb. 14 for the 2025 season, as the new Super Rugby campaign begins. 

Super Rugby, armed with a new schedule format, played its first season in 1996 when SANZAR was formed and now features 11 teams from Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and other Pacific Islands. 

Loaded with All Blacks and Wallabies on the rosters throughout the league, Super Rugby joins the likes of the United Rugby Championship, Top 14 and the Premiership as one of the world’s best rugby competitions. 

This year, the league plays its first matches on Valentine's Day, and that includes the Fijian Drua. 

Here’s what to know about the Fijian Drua:

What Was The Fijian Drua Super Rugby Record in 2024?

Fijian Drua went 6-0-8 and advanced to the Super Rugby playoffs after a seventh-place finish in 2024. The Drua lost to the eventual champion Blues 36-5 in the quarterfinals. 

The Drua, also known as the Swire Shipping Fijian Drua, joined Super Rugby in 2022. The team was founded in 2017. The club has had back-to-back 6-0-8 seasons.

How Many Times Have The Fijian Drua Won The Super Rugby Championship?

This will be just the fourth season the Drua have played in Super Rugby. The team has never advanced past the quarterfinals but has made the playoffs the last two seasons. 

How Many Fijian Drua Are On The All Blacks Or The Flying Fijians?

The Drua roster features 32 players who played for the Flying Fijian national team in 2024. 

They also feature two members from the silver-medal winning rugby sevens team from the 2024 Olympics - Frank Lomani and Tevita Ikanivere. Ikanivere is the co-captain of the Flying Fijians 

Who Coaches The Fijian Drua?

Glen Jackson is the coach of the Drua. 

He is the first person to ever coach, referee and play in Super Rugby. 

He was name the head coach in May 2024 after being hired as an assistant in 2022. He was an assistant for the Flying Fijian 2023 Rugby World Cup team and played for the Chiefs and the Saracens. 

Jackson has officiated 32 test matches and 88 Super Rugby matches. 

Where Do The Fijian Drua Play?

Th team plays in Nadi, Fiji. Nadi is the third-largest city in Fiji. They play at HFC Bank Stadium. 

How To Watch The Fijian Drua Play Rugby In U.S. 

Every 2025 Super Rugby match, including the playoffs, is streaming live on FloRugby and the FloSports app.

Fijian Drua  Rugby Fixtures And Super Rugby Schedule

  • Round 1 (Friday, Feb. 14) – Fijian Drua vs. Brumbies (10:35 p.m. ET)
  • Round 2 (Friday, Feb. 21) – Hurricanes vs. Fijian Drua (10:35 p.m. ET)
  • Round 3 (Friday, Feb. 28) – Waratahs vs. Fijian Drua (3:35 a.m. ET)
  • Round 4 (Friday, March 7) – Fijian Drua vs. Chiefs (10:35 p.m. ET)
  • Round 5 (Friday, March 14) – Brumbies vs. Fijian Drua (4:35 a.m. ET)
  • Round 6 (Sunday, March 23) – Force vs. Fijian Drua (2:05 a.m. ET)
  • Round 8 (Friday, April 4) – Fijian Drua vs. Crusaders (11:35 p.m. ET)
  • Round 9 (Saturday, April 12) – Highlanders vs. Fijian Drua (3:05 a.m. ET)
  • Round 10 (Friday, April 18) – Fijian Drua vs. Waratahs (11:35 p.m. ET)
  • Round 11 (Friday, April 25) – Moana Pasifika vs. Fijian Drua (12:35 a.m. ET)
  • Round 12 (Friday, May 2) – Fijian Drua vs. Reds (10:05 p.m. ET)
  • Round 13 (Friday, May 9) – Fijian Drua vs. Blues (3:05 a.m. ET)
  • Round 14 (Friday, May 16) – Fijian Drua vs. Force (11:35 p.m. ET)
  • Round 16 (Saturday, May 31) – Reds vs. Fijian Drua (5:35 a.m. ET)

Super Rugby Pacific 2025 Fixtures

Round 1

Friday, Feb. 14

  • 1:05 a.m. ET: Crusaders vs. Hurricanes
  • 3:35 a.m. ET: Waratahs vs. Highlanders
  • 10:35 p.m. ET: Fijian Drua vs. Brumbies

Saturday, Feb. 15

  • 1:05 a.m. ET: Blues vs. Chiefs
  • 3:35 a.m. ET: Force vs. Moana Pasifika

Round 2

Friday, Feb. 21

  • 1:05 a.m. ET: Chiefs vs. Crusaders
  • 3:35 a.m. ET: Reds vs. Moana Pasifika
  • 10:35 p.m. ET: Hurricanes vs. Fijian Drua

Saturday, Feb. 22

  • 1:05 a.m. ET: Highlanders vs. Blues
  • 3:35 a.m. ET: Brumbies vs. Force

Round 3

Friday, Feb. 28

  • 1:05 a.m. ET: Moana Pasifika vs. Highlanders
  • 3:35 a.m. ET: Waratahs vs. Fijian Drua
  • 10:35 p.m. ET: Chiefs vs. Brumbies

Saturday, March 1

  • 1:05 a.m. ET: Hurricanes vs. Blues
  • 3:35 a.m. ET: Force vs. Reds

Round 4

Friday, March 7

  • 1:05 a.m. ET: Blues vs. Brumbies
  • 10:35 p.m. ET: Fijian Drua vs. Chiefs

Saturday, March 8

  • 1:05 a.m. ET: Moana Pasifika vs. Hurricanes
  • 3:35 a.m. ET: Waratahs vs. Force
  • 9:35 p.m. ET: Crusaders vs. Reds

Round 5

Friday, March 14

  • 2:05 a.m. ET: Highlanders vs. Hurricanes
  • 4:35 a.m. ET: Brumbies vs. Fijian Drua
  • 11:35 p.m. ET: Crusaders vs. Force

Saturday, March 15

  • 2:05 a.m. ET: Chiefs vs. Blues
  • 4:35 a.m. ET: Reds vs. Waratahs

Round 6

Friday, March 21

  • 2:05 a.m. ET: Moana Pasifika vs. Chiefs
  • 11:35 p.m. ET: Highlanders vs. Reds

Saturday, March 22

  • 2:05 a.m. ET: Blues vs. Crusaders
  • 4:35 a.m. ET: Waratahs vs. Brumbies

Sunday, March 23

  • 2:05 a.m. ET: Force vs. Fijian Drua

Round 7

Friday, March 28

  • 2:05 a.m. ET: Hurricanes vs. Waratahs
  • 4:35 a.m. ET: Brumbies vs. Highlanders

Saturday, March 29

  • 2:05 a.m. ET: Crusaders vs. Moana Pasifika
  • 4:35 a.m. ET: Reds vs. Force

Round 8

Friday, April 4

  • 2:05 a.m. ET: Chiefs vs. Reds
  • 9:05 p.m. ET: Moana Pasifika vs. Waratahs
  • 11:35 p.m. ET: Fijian Drua vs. Crusaders

Saturday, April 5

  • 2:05 a.m. ET: Blues vs. Hurricanes
  • 4:35 a.m. ET: Force vs. Highlanders

Round 9

Friday, April 11

  • 3:05 a.m. ET: Hurricanes vs. Crusaders
  • 5:35 a.m. ET: Waratahs vs. Chiefs
  • 12:35 a.m. ET: Blues vs. Moana Pasifika

Saturday, April 12

  • 3:05 a.m. ET: Highlanders vs. Fijian Drua
  • 5:35 a.m. ET: Reds vs. Brumbies

Round 10

Friday, April 18

  • 3:05 a.m. ET: Crusaders vs. Blues
  • 9:05 p.m. ET: Moana Pasifika vs. Brumbies
  • 11:35 p.m. ET: Fijian Drua vs. Waratahs

Saturday, April 19

  • 3:05 a.m. ET: Chiefs vs. Highlanders
  • 5:35 a.m. ET: Force vs. Hurricanes

Round 11

Friday, April 25

  • 3:05 a.m. ET: Chiefs vs. Force
  • 5:35 a.m. ET: Reds vs. Blues
  • 12:35 a.m. ET: Moana Pasifika vs. Fijian Drua

Saturday, April 26

  • 3:05 a.m. ET: Highlanders vs. Crusaders
  • 5:35 a.m. ET: Brumbies vs. Hurricanes

Round 12

Friday, May 2

  • 3:05 a.m. ET: Blues vs. Force
  • 10:05 p.m. ET: Fijian Drua vs. Reds

Saturday, May 3

  • 3:05 a.m. ET: Hurricanes vs. Chiefs
  • 5:35 a.m. ET: Brumbies vs. Waratahs
  • 11:35 p.m. ET: Highlanders vs. Moana Pasifika

Round 13

Friday, May 9

  • 3:05 a.m. ET: Fijian Drua vs. Blues
  • 5:35 a.m. ET: Waratahs vs. Reds

Saturday, May 10

  • 3:05 a.m. ET: Crusaders vs. Chiefs
  • 5:35 a.m. ET: Force vs. Brumbies

Round 14

Friday, May 16

  • 3:05 a.m. ET: Hurricanes vs. Highlanders
  • 5:35 a.m. ET: Waratahs vs. Crusaders
  • 11:35 p.m. ET: Fijian Drua vs. Force

Saturday, May 17

  • 3:05 a.m ET: Moana Pasifika vs. Blues
  • 5:35 a.m. ET: Brumbies vs. Reds

Round 15

Friday, May 23

  • 3:05 a.m. ET: Crusaders vs. Highlanders
  • 5:35 a.m. ET: Reds vs. Hurricanes

Saturday, May 24

  • 3:05 a.m. ET: Chiefs vs. Moana Pasifika
  • 5:35 a.m. ET: Force vs. Waratahs

Round 16

Friday, May 30

  • 3:05 a.m. ET: Highlanders vs. Chiefs
  • 5:35 a.m. ET: Brumbies vs. Crusaders
  • 12:35 a.m. ET: Blues vs. Waratahs

Saturday, May 31

  • 3:05 a.m. ET: Hurricanes vs. Moana Pasifika
  • 5:35 a.m. ET: Reds vs. Fijian Drua

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