The Rooster Chicken Fijian Drua Women went down fighting 47-31 against the Western Force in round 4 of the Super W competition.
The Drua started strong with a try to Karalaini Naisewa to lead 7-0.
The Force rallied together, scoring two tries from Sera Naiqama and Tamika Jones to put them to a 21-7 lead.
Naisewa scored again for the Drua through a rolling maul to close the gap to 14-21, but the Force responded with another two tries from Adi Vani Buleki and captain Trilleen Pomare to lead 33-14 at halftime.
The second half saw the Drua trying to make a comeback as they scored the first try from Anna Korovata, but the Force managed to rally back and score through Grace Freeman to extend their lead to 40-19.
Former Fijiana 7s rep Aloesi Nakoci showed her experience and speed as she ran through the Force defence to score the Drua’s fourth try.
The Force received a penalty try in the 71st minute of the match after the Drua intentionally collapsed a rolling maul.
Ema Adivitaloa scored in the 73rd minute, but it wasn’t enough to give them the win.
The Force’s defence held strong till the final minutes of the match.
FT: DRU 31-47 FOR
73' Try to Drua. Ema Adivitaloa. DRU 31-47 FOR
71' Force gets a penalty try and Loraini Senivutu gets a yellow. DRU 26-47 FOR
66' Drua keeps on the pressure. Force's defence is holding. DRU 26-40 FOR
58' Try to Drua. Aloesi Nakoci. DRU 26-40 FOR
56' Try to Force. Grace Freeman. DRU 19-40 FOR
46' Try to Drua. Anna Korovata. DRU 19-33 FOR
46' Drua inside Force 22m. Another chance to put points on the scoreboard and close the gap. DRU 14-33 FOR
2nd half: DRU 14-33 FOR Kick-off: FORCE
HT: DRU 14-33 FOR
37' Josivini Naihamu gets a yellow for a lifting tackle. DRU 14-33 FOR
34' Try to Force. Trilleen Pomare. DRU 14-33 FOR
32' Try to Force. Adi Vani Buleki. DRU 14-26 FOR
25' Try to Drua. Karalaini Naisewa. DRU 14-21 FOR
21' Try to Force. Pia Tapsell. DRU 7-21 FOR
16' Try to Force. Tamika Jones. DRU 7-14 FOR
12' Try to the Force. Sera Naiqama. DRU 7-7 FOR
7' Drua put on the pressure. They get a scrum inside the Force 10m line. They win the scrum and get a penalty. DRU 7-0 FOR
3' Try to Drua. Karalaini Naisewa. DRU 7-0 FOR
1st halfKick-off
