Fijiana XV edged Samoa 24-20 to win the inaugural Oceania Rugby Women’s XV Challenge

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Fijiana XV edged Samoa 24-20 to win the inaugural Oceania Rugby Women’s XV Challenge

By Mikaele Liga

15/06/2025

The Fijiana XV edged Samoa 24-20 to win the inaugural Oceania Rugby Women’s XV Challenge yesterday in Lawaqa Park Sigatoka.

They took an early 17-5 lead at halftime, leaving the Samoans to play catch-up rugby in the second half.

Samoa narrowed the deficit in the second half with an additional 15 points.

Fijiana stuck to their game plan and managed to hold off a strong Samoan comeback to win the championships.

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