Lelean Memorial School
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Lelean Memorial School is one of the largest co-ed schools in Fiji today. It was established in 1943 and is run by the Methodist Church of Fiji
. It is co-located at the Davuilevu Methodist Compound with the Davuilevu Theological College and the Young People's Department, which runs training for Methodist catechists. Overlooking Fiji's largest river, the Rewa
, the school gate faces the impressive new Rewa Bridge
that was funded by the European Union and opened in 2006. Directly across the river is the village of Nausori and the old sugar town of the same name. The school roll for 2011 is 1400. Lelean Memorial School caters for students in the Tailevu
, Naitasiri
and Rewa provinces but it also accepts those who apply from other parts of Fiji.
of the Second World War, the Colonial Authority was issued a command to close all urban schools and surrender their compounds to the military, to be used as military camps for the war campaign against the Japanese threat. At that time, a notable missionary teacher by the name of Mr William Earnest Donnelly
, was serving as principal of Toorak Boys’ School or the Suva Methodist Boys' School. It was later renamed the Suva Methodist Primary School in the 1970s or 1980s.
Whilst other overseas teachers immediately left Fiji to await the end of the war, the determined missionary principal, Mr Donnelly sent a circular to all members of the senior classes of Classes Six, Seven, and Eight of Toorak Boys School, inviting volunteers to come away with him, to continue their education. After consultation with the heads of the Methodist Church, he was given permission to use the Principal’s residence at the Davuilevu Technical School. As a result, he and 50 volunteers from Toorak Boys School in Suva, met at the Principal’s residence on the 3rd of March, 1943. Their first classrooms were the two master bedrooms in the house and the long verandah on the eastern side as their library. There were only two classes and two teachers; the late Mssrs W.E Donnelly and Semesa Sikivou
.
In the 1943 Methodist Church Annual Conference, Mr Donnelly was given permission to expand his classes along the same ridge and as a result, the boys themselves, with his guidance, built three large Fijian buildings called bures, where the teachers staff quarters presently stand. He was also directed to name the new school, Lelean Memorial School, in memory of a long serving and beloved missionary in Fiji, the Reverend Charles Oswald Lelean
. Rev Lelean was an Australian missionary who served in Fiji for 36 years. Twenty of those years were spent by Rev Lelean as Senior Superintendent of the Davuilevu Mission and principal of the Methodist Theological College from 1914 to 1934.
The school founder, William Earnest Donnelly
was a New Zealander, who became a teacher and General Secretary of the Students’ Christian Movement in the early 1930s and early 40s. He remained principal of Lelean from 1943 to 1945 when he returned to New Zealand.
Mr Donnelly returned to Fiji to establish Ratu Sir Lala Sukuna Memorial School in Suva, where he served for three years. He then served at Levuka Public School, on Ovalau, for a few years before returning to Lelean in 1971 after the Ms Furnival tragedy.
Under Mr Donnelly’s guidance, the Lelean school motto, “Seek wisdom and spiritual understanding” was formulated.
, Ilaijia Varani
, Sailasa Naucukidi
and Josua Mateinaniu
. The names honour Fiji's local missionary effort amongst her own population as well its contribution to international Christian growth. The house colours and ethos are:
Noqu koronivuli me'u tukuna (A song about my school, I shall now sing);
Tauyavu e noda koro ko Suva (T'was born in the city of Suva);
Na i valu e mai voro basuka (The war tore it apart);
Tokitaki yani ki noda vanua (T'was then moved to our land)
Chorus
Curu mai, curu mai (Come, enter);
Curu mai gone mo vuli mada vakalailai (Come young person, come and learn);
Mo nanuma deivaki nomu bula e daidai (Today, consider your life);
Torocake e na gauna muri mai (May it grow to great heights in the days of tomorrow);
2nd Verse
Gaunisala mai wai au butuka (The road from the river's side I tread);
Matamata vulavula au curuma (The white gates I pass through);
Veibaka ruarua na tutuna (Baka trees line the way);
Rara na yasana ruarua (Playing fields on each side)
3rd Verse
Draunikau vuca wale nodra vale (They had but dead leaves for shelter);
Dui tu na kedrai wasewase (They were organised in various ways);
Mateinaniu, Naucu, Bulu kei Varani (The houses of Mateinaniu, Naucukidi, Bulu and Varani);
Sekeniri kei na vuli torocake (Secondary and higher education)
for the FSSRU Under-19 competition, 12 times and drawn 5 times since it entered the competition in the mid 1940s. Lelean was last the Deans Trophy holders in 2010 after winning the Deans finals for the third year in a row since 2008. Lelean also takes part in athletics, netball, soccer, hockey and cricket. The Fiji Rugby Union
has established a High Performance Gymnasium at the school's Rugby Academy which is also used by the Tailevu, Naitasiri and Rewa Rugby Unions.
at Boston University)
Methodist Church of Fiji and Rotuma
The Methodist Church of Fiji and Rotuma is the largest Christian denomination in Fiji, with 36.2 percent of the total population at the 1996 census...
. It is co-located at the Davuilevu Methodist Compound with the Davuilevu Theological College and the Young People's Department, which runs training for Methodist catechists. Overlooking Fiji's largest river, the Rewa
Rewa River
The Rewa River is the widest river in Fiji. Located on the island of Viti Levu, the Rewa originates in Tomanivi, the highest peak in Fiji, and flows southeast for 145 km to Laucala Bay, near Suva...
, the school gate faces the impressive new Rewa Bridge
Rewa Bridge
The Rewa Bridge is a four lane concrete girder road bridge over the Rewa River joining Suva and Nausori in Fiji. The bridge has a length of , comprising seven internal spans of 49.5 m and end spans of 39.25 m...
that was funded by the European Union and opened in 2006. Directly across the river is the village of Nausori and the old sugar town of the same name. The school roll for 2011 is 1400. Lelean Memorial School caters for students in the Tailevu
Tailevu
Tailevu is one of the 14 provinces of Fiji. One of eight Provinces based in Viti Levu, Fiji's largest island, its 755 square kilometers occupy the south-eastern fringe of the island, along with some central areas. At the 2007 census, the most recent to date, it had a population of 55,692, the...
, Naitasiri
Naitasiri
Naitasiri is one of the 14 provinces of Fiji and one of eight based in Viti Levu, Fiji's largest island.-Geography and infrastructure:Naitasiri as a province covers 1,666 square kilometers , the Province occupies the area to the north and east of Suva, the capital...
and Rewa provinces but it also accepts those who apply from other parts of Fiji.
History
Towards the end of 1942, at the height of the Pacific CampaignPacific Campaign
Pacific Campaign may refer to:* Pacific Campaign , fighting between the United States and Spain during the Spanish-American War...
of the Second World War, the Colonial Authority was issued a command to close all urban schools and surrender their compounds to the military, to be used as military camps for the war campaign against the Japanese threat. At that time, a notable missionary teacher by the name of Mr William Earnest Donnelly
William Earnest Donnelly
William Earnest Donnelly was a New Zealander, who became a teacher and General Secretary of the Students’ Christian Movement in New Zealand, in the early 1930s and early 40s...
, was serving as principal of Toorak Boys’ School or the Suva Methodist Boys' School. It was later renamed the Suva Methodist Primary School in the 1970s or 1980s.
Whilst other overseas teachers immediately left Fiji to await the end of the war, the determined missionary principal, Mr Donnelly sent a circular to all members of the senior classes of Classes Six, Seven, and Eight of Toorak Boys School, inviting volunteers to come away with him, to continue their education. After consultation with the heads of the Methodist Church, he was given permission to use the Principal’s residence at the Davuilevu Technical School. As a result, he and 50 volunteers from Toorak Boys School in Suva, met at the Principal’s residence on the 3rd of March, 1943. Their first classrooms were the two master bedrooms in the house and the long verandah on the eastern side as their library. There were only two classes and two teachers; the late Mssrs W.E Donnelly and Semesa Sikivou
Semesa Sikivou
Semesa Koroikilai Sikivou was a Fijian academic, politician, and diplomat.- Education and career :Sikivou graduated from New Zealand's University of Auckland, and went on to become the first Fijian to acquire a post graduate degree from the London School of Economics.He taught at Suva Methodist...
.
In the 1943 Methodist Church Annual Conference, Mr Donnelly was given permission to expand his classes along the same ridge and as a result, the boys themselves, with his guidance, built three large Fijian buildings called bures, where the teachers staff quarters presently stand. He was also directed to name the new school, Lelean Memorial School, in memory of a long serving and beloved missionary in Fiji, the Reverend Charles Oswald Lelean
Charles Oswald Lelean
Charles Oswald Lelean was born in 1867 in Tasmania, Australia and died at the age of 72 on 14 September 1942. He had spent a considerable part of his life being a missionary in Fiji. Rev Lelean served in Fiji for 36 years.-History of the Leleans:...
. Rev Lelean was an Australian missionary who served in Fiji for 36 years. Twenty of those years were spent by Rev Lelean as Senior Superintendent of the Davuilevu Mission and principal of the Methodist Theological College from 1914 to 1934.
The school founder, William Earnest Donnelly
William Earnest Donnelly
William Earnest Donnelly was a New Zealander, who became a teacher and General Secretary of the Students’ Christian Movement in New Zealand, in the early 1930s and early 40s...
was a New Zealander, who became a teacher and General Secretary of the Students’ Christian Movement in the early 1930s and early 40s. He remained principal of Lelean from 1943 to 1945 when he returned to New Zealand.
Mr Donnelly returned to Fiji to establish Ratu Sir Lala Sukuna Memorial School in Suva, where he served for three years. He then served at Levuka Public School, on Ovalau, for a few years before returning to Lelean in 1971 after the Ms Furnival tragedy.
Under Mr Donnelly’s guidance, the Lelean school motto, “Seek wisdom and spiritual understanding” was formulated.
List of Principals at Lelean
- 1943-45 W.E Donnelly
- 1945-48 S.G Andrews
- 1953 F.A Crane
- 1954-59 R.S Udy
- 1959-69 R.L Northcott
- 1970 Ms P.Furnival
- 1971 W.E Donnelly
- 1971-73 T.G.M Spooner
- 1974-76 N.Rika
- 1976-79 S.Finau
- 1980-82 P.Tiqatabua
- 1983 Mrs M.Koroi
- 1984 N.Rika
- 1985-86 A.Daunakamakama
- 1986-88 N.Rika
- 1988-89 A.Daunakamakama
- 1989-90 P.Sotutu
- 1991-92 J.NabukaJoeli NabukaJoeli Nabuka is a former Fijian politician, who served in the House of Representatives from 2002 to 2006. He represented the Ba East Fijian Communal Constituency, which he won for the ruling Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua Party in a byelection early in 2002, to fill the vacancy caused by the...
- 1993 A.R Rarokoliwa
- 1993-96 A.D Racule
- 1997-99 S Vadiga
- 2000–Present A.R Rarokoliwa
Houses of Lelean
The Houses of Lelean are named in honour of one Tongan and three Fijian missionaries. When the Lelean Memorial School was established, the houses had not yet been given names but were simply numbered Houses One, Two, Three and Four. Later after long and careful deliberation, in 1948, the Davuilevu Council decided on naming the houses after Joeli BuluJoeli Bulu
Joeli Bulu Joeli Bulu was one of a band of Tongan teachers who came to Fiji in 1865, and pioneered the work of the Christian Church in this group. He served the Church in Fiji for almost four decades. Many others were great in the same way...
, Ilaijia Varani
Ilaijia Varani
Ilaijia Varani was a chief of Viwa, Bau, Tailevu in Fiji in the mid-to-late 19th century.. He was an important leader both as a pagan as a Christian. A friend and the right hand of Ratu Seru Cakobau, feared by all, renowned as a warrior, respected as a leader – it cost him a great deal to risk all...
, Sailasa Naucukidi
Sailasa Naucukidi
Sailasa Naucukidi was a Fijian Methodist missionary who volunteered to take the Gospel of Jesus Christ to New Britain in 1875. He was martyred and eaten by cannibals in 1876.The mission to New Britain launched in 1875...
and Josua Mateinaniu
Josua Mateinaniu
Josua Mateinaniu was a preacher and catechist in the Methodist Church of Fiji and Rotuma A wanderer and a sailor at first, he drifted in his travels to Tonga, where he became a Christian....
. The names honour Fiji's local missionary effort amongst her own population as well its contribution to international Christian growth. The house colours and ethos are:
- Naucukidi – Green * Spirit of Christian Responsibility
- Bulu – Blue * Spirit of Christian Pioneering
- Varani – Yellow/Gold * Spirit of Christian Leadership
- Mateinaniu – Red * Spirit of Christian Service
School Song
1st VerseNoqu koronivuli me'u tukuna (A song about my school, I shall now sing);
Tauyavu e noda koro ko Suva (T'was born in the city of Suva);
Na i valu e mai voro basuka (The war tore it apart);
Tokitaki yani ki noda vanua (T'was then moved to our land)
Chorus
Curu mai, curu mai (Come, enter);
Curu mai gone mo vuli mada vakalailai (Come young person, come and learn);
Mo nanuma deivaki nomu bula e daidai (Today, consider your life);
Torocake e na gauna muri mai (May it grow to great heights in the days of tomorrow);
2nd Verse
Gaunisala mai wai au butuka (The road from the river's side I tread);
Matamata vulavula au curuma (The white gates I pass through);
Veibaka ruarua na tutuna (Baka trees line the way);
Rara na yasana ruarua (Playing fields on each side)
3rd Verse
Draunikau vuca wale nodra vale (They had but dead leaves for shelter);
Dui tu na kedrai wasewase (They were organised in various ways);
Mateinaniu, Naucu, Bulu kei Varani (The houses of Mateinaniu, Naucukidi, Bulu and Varani);
Sekeniri kei na vuli torocake (Secondary and higher education)
Sports
Lelean Memorial School has a proud sporting history. In Rugby Union, Lelean has been the only school in the history of the Fiji Secondary Schools Rugby Union (FSSRU) to have won all school grades. It has never been repeated ever since by any other school in Fiji. This feat was achieved in 1955 when Lelean won the Midget, Junior, Intermediate and Senior Grades. The Bantam grade was later added by the FSSRU. The rugby grades have since then been changed into age groups from Under 15 to Under 19 by the FSSRU. Lelean has won the coveted Deans TrophyDeans Trophy
The Deans Trophy is the top prize of the Fiji Secondary Schools Rugby. The competition introduced in 1939 is the oldest competitive tournament in Fiji rugby. It was first won by Queen Victoria School ....
for the FSSRU Under-19 competition, 12 times and drawn 5 times since it entered the competition in the mid 1940s. Lelean was last the Deans Trophy holders in 2010 after winning the Deans finals for the third year in a row since 2008. Lelean also takes part in athletics, netball, soccer, hockey and cricket. The Fiji Rugby Union
Fiji Rugby Union
Fiji Rugby Union is the governing body for the sport of rugby union in Fiji. It is divided into over 30 provincial unions. The Fiji Rugby Union is a member of the Pacific Islands Rugby Alliance , along with Samoa and Tonga. There are approximately 80,000 registered players from a total population...
has established a High Performance Gymnasium at the school's Rugby Academy which is also used by the Tailevu, Naitasiri and Rewa Rugby Unions.
Academia
- Dr Rusiate NayacakalouRusiate NayacakalouRusiate Nayacakalou was a Fijian social anthropologist who was a graduate of the universities of New Zealand and London. Following his education at Lelean Memorial School, in Nausori, Fiji Nayacakalou joined the Fijian public service where his excellent academic potential was recognised by the...
(First Pacific Islander to graduate with a PhD) - Dr Epeli Hau'ofaEpeli Hau'ofaEpeli Hauʻofa was a Fiji Islander writer and anthropologist of Tongan descent. He was born in what was then the Territory of Papua.-Biography:...
(Late former head of the Department of Sociology, University of the South Pacific (USP), and Founder/Director of the Oceania Centre for Arts and Culture, (USP) - Dr Tupeni BabaTupeni BabaTupeni Lebaivalu Baba is a Fijian academic and politician, who founded the now-defunct New Labour Unity Party. Most members of this party later merged with several other centrist parties to form the Fiji Democratic Party...
- Dr Jimione SamisoniJimione SamisoniJimione Isimeli Samisoni was the late former Dean of the Fiji School of Medicine .-Biography:Samisoni attended Lelean Memorial School in 1949, passed his Senior Cambridge exams and matriculated to the then Central School of Medicine...
(Late Former Dean of the Fiji School of Medicine) - Dr Ropate Qalo (Head of School, School of Social and Economic Development, USP)
- Dr Matakite Maata (Head of Chemistry Division, USP)
- Dr Paul Ralifo (Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) instrumentation specialist
at Boston University)
Armed Forces
- Commander Timoci Lesikivatukoula Natuva (Currently the Minister of Works in the Fiji Military Regime)
- Lieutenant Colonel Viliame SeruvakulaViliame SeruvakulaViliame Seruvakula is a former Fijian military officer who played an instrumental role in the aftermath of the Fiji coup of 2000.He attended Ratu Sukuna Memorial, Queen Victoria and Lelean Memorial Schools...
(former Commanding Officer, 3rd Battalion, Fiji Infantry Regiment) - Lieutenant Colonel Etueni Caucau (Former Director Army Legal Services)
Civil service
- Jioji Kotobalavu (Former Permanent Secretary to the Prime Minister, later CEO, Prime Minister's Office)
- Mary ChapmanMary ChapmanMary Chapman has been the Chief Executive of the Chartered Management Institute in the UK since 1998.-References:*...
(Former Secretary to the House of Representatives)
Clergy
- Rev Paula NiukulaPaula NiukulaReverend Paula Nayala Niukula was a minister of the Methodist Church of Fiji and Rotuma in Bemana, Ruwailevu, Nadroga, Fiji.- Early life :...
Former President of the Methodist Church of Fiji and Rotuma - Rev Dr Akuila YabakiAkuila YabakiAkuila Yabaki is a Fijian human rights activist and Methodist clergyman. He is currently the Executive Director of the Citizens Constitutional Forum, a pro-democracy organization....
Director of the Citizens' Constitutional Forum (CCF) a prominent Civil Rights organisation in Fiji - Rev Dr Jovili Iliesa Meo Principal of the Pacific Theological College (PTC) 1996-2001
Diplomatic Corp
- Pita Kewa NacuvaPita NacuvaPita Kewa Nacuva is a Fijian politician, who served as Speaker of the House of Representatives from June to December 2006, when a military coup deposed the government and resulted in the dissolution of Parliament...
(Former Ambassador to USA & Canada) - Joji KotobalavuJoji KotobalavuJioji Kotobalavu was Fiji civil servant. He was the Chief Executive Officer in the Prime Minister's office, but was dismissed on 7 December 2006 by the military junta which had seized power on 5 December. He received his formal notice of dismissal on 13 December.Kotobalavu was a career civil...
(Former Ambassador to Japan) - Seru Savou Kuliniasi (Former First Secretary, Fiji High Commission, Wellington, NZ)
- Mere Tora (Current First Secretary, Fiji High Commission, Wellington, NZ)
- Paula Sotutu (Former Fiji Permanent Representative to the UN)
- Sailosi KepaSailosi KepaSailosi Wai Kepa was a Fijian statesman, judge, and diplomat.Born in the village of Nukuni on the island of Ono-I-Lau, was one of many distinguished public figures to hail from the Lau archipelago. He was educated at Draiba Fijian School and Lelean Memorial School, before enrolling in Nasinu...
(Former High Commissioner to Great Britain)
Law
- Late Former Attorney-General (SVT Government) Ratu Etuate Tavai
- Former Justice Kishore GovindK. N. GovindKishore Nand Govind is a former Fiji Indian politician who was a judge of the High Court of Fiji. In his political career he was known as a fearless person who was never afraid to speak out on issues that he believed affected his electorate...
- Former Justice Sailosi KepaSailosi KepaSailosi Wai Kepa was a Fijian statesman, judge, and diplomat.Born in the village of Nukuni on the island of Ono-I-Lau, was one of many distinguished public figures to hail from the Lau archipelago. He was educated at Draiba Fijian School and Lelean Memorial School, before enrolling in Nasinu...
- Former Magistrate Josaia Waqaivolavola (The youngest Magistrate in Fiji but was removed by the military regime of Frank Bainimarama)
Medicine
- Dr Samuela Kata
- Dr Jimione SamisoniJimione SamisoniJimione Isimeli Samisoni was the late former Dean of the Fiji School of Medicine .-Biography:Samisoni attended Lelean Memorial School in 1949, passed his Senior Cambridge exams and matriculated to the then Central School of Medicine...
- Dr Salesi Savou
- Dr Lepani Ditoka
Politics
- Ati George SokomanuAti George SokomanuAti George Sokomanu, MBE is a Ni-Vanuatu politician who served as the first president of the country. He was elected President by the Parliament when Vanuatu gained independence in 1980, and served until the end of his term in 1984...
(First President of the Republic of Vanuatu) - Tomasi VakatoraTomasi VakatoraTomasi Vakatora was a Fijian statesman who held Cabinet office and served as Speaker of the House of Representatives....
(Former Speaker of the Fiji House of Representatives and one of the Architects of the 1997 Constitution of Fiji) - Dr Apenisa Kuruisaqila (Speaker of the House of Representatives)
- Lloyd Maepeza Gina (First Speaker of the National Parliament of the Solomon Islands - 1976)
- Ratu Etuate Tavai (Youngest Attorney General in the history of Fiji)
- Pita Kewa NacuvaPita NacuvaPita Kewa Nacuva is a Fijian politician, who served as Speaker of the House of Representatives from June to December 2006, when a military coup deposed the government and resulted in the dissolution of Parliament...
(Speaker of the House of Representatives) - Viliame NavokaViliame NavokaRatu Viliame Navoka is a former civil servant who formerly held office as Fiji's Consul General in Sydney, Australia. From 2001 to 2006, he represented the Province of Nadroga-Navosa in the Senate as one of fourteen nominees of the Great Council of Chiefs...
- Tupeni BabaTupeni BabaTupeni Lebaivalu Baba is a Fijian academic and politician, who founded the now-defunct New Labour Unity Party. Most members of this party later merged with several other centrist parties to form the Fiji Democratic Party...
(Founder of the New Labour Party) - Mitieli BulanaucaMitieli BulanaucaMitieli Bulanauca is a Fijian politician and former Cabinet Minister.He was educated at Lelean Memorial School in Nausori, Fiji. He graduated from the University of New England, Australia in 1996...
(Senator - SDL) - Joeli NabukaJoeli NabukaJoeli Nabuka is a former Fijian politician, who served in the House of Representatives from 2002 to 2006. He represented the Ba East Fijian Communal Constituency, which he won for the ruling Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua Party in a byelection early in 2002, to fill the vacancy caused by the...
(Member of Parliament - SDL Government) - Jokapeci Koroi (nee Cavu) (President of the Fiji Labour Party)
Athletics
- Ana Ramacake Birch - gold medalist at the South Pacific Games, 1963
- Mosese Waqainabete – 4 x 400m Gold Medalist 1979 SPG
- Jone Veikoso – 4 x 400m Gold Medalist 1979 SPG
- Makelesi BulikioboMakelesi BulikioboMakelesi Bulikiobo Batimala is a Fiji Islands sprinter.- Biography :Nicknamed the "Sprint Queen" by the Fiji Times and Fiji Village, she has represented her country in several international competitions, including the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. She won four gold medals at the 2003 South...
- Mesulame Rokuro – (Discus, Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games and South Pacific Games in the 50's & 60'
Rugby
- Sailosi KepaSailosi KepaSailosi Wai Kepa was a Fijian statesman, judge, and diplomat.Born in the village of Nukuni on the island of Ono-I-Lau, was one of many distinguished public figures to hail from the Lau archipelago. He was educated at Draiba Fijian School and Lelean Memorial School, before enrolling in Nasinu...
- Pita NacuvaPita NacuvaPita Kewa Nacuva is a Fijian politician, who served as Speaker of the House of Representatives from June to December 2006, when a military coup deposed the government and resulted in the dissolution of Parliament...
- Waisale SereviWaisale SereviWaisale Tikoisolomoni Serevi is a former Fijian rugby union footballer, and coach. Although he played fifteen-a-side rugby throughout his playing career, Serevi is most notable for his achievements in rugby sevens....
- Seremaia BaiSeremaia Bai-Career:He currently plays for Castres Olympique after signing from ASM Clermont Auvergne in 2010 who both compete in France's Top 14 competition. He also plays for the Fiji national team and the Pacific Islanders. He has played under-19s, under 21s and under 23s for the Fiji national side...
- Akapusi QeraAkapusi QeraAkapusi Qera is a Fijian professional rugby union player. A Flanker or No.8, Qera is from a sporting family; his father was an international cricketer for Fiji and his brother also played international rugby for Fiji. Qera is a current test international and has also captained the national side...
- Sireli NaqelevukiSireli NaqelevukiSireli Masibalavu Naqelevuki plays as a prop in rugby sevens but in traditional 15s he is a wing or centre. He made his rugby sevens debut in 2002 in Dubai Sevens. He is 1.93m tall and weighs 118 kg. Contracted to the FRU, he played in seven of the eight IRB 7s tournaments when Fiji won the...
- Kameli RatuvouKameli Ratuvou-Career:He is currently playing for professional English club, Saracens he joined the squad from Fiji for the 2006/07 season. His usual position is on the wing even though he can also play at centre and fullback...
- Napolioni NalagaNapolioni NalagaNapolioni Vonowale Nalaga is a Fijian rugby union footballer. He plays as a wing, flanker and Centre. He is nicknamed Napoleon or Naps or Napo...
- Apolosi SatalaApolosi SatalaApolosi Vonowale Satala is a Fijian rugby union footballer. He plays as a wing, centre, number eight and Flanker . His nickname is Apo. He is the cousin of Namoli steelman, Viliame Satala. He is married to Olivia and they have two children and is a private in the Army serving with 1st Battalion...
- Iliesa KeresoniIliesa KeresoniIliesa Keresoni is a Fijian rugby union footballer. He was the captain of the Lelean Memorial School 'Dream Team' of 2006 that won the Deans Trophy in the Fiji Secondary Schools Rugby Union competition of that year. He plays at fullback, wing and centre position for the Knights in the Colonial...
- Ravai FatiakiRavai FatiakiRavai Fatiaki is a Fijian rugby union player who has signed on to play for Worcester Warriors in the 2011–12 Aviva Premiership...
- Metuisela Talebula