Nadi captain Sivaniolo Lumelume scored the match winning try as Nadi won the Skipper Cup title by beating Naitasiri 16-14 in an exciting match at Prince Charles Park.
Olympic gold medalist and Fijian Drua player Kitione Taliga was also instrumental for Nadi as he scored a try in the first half.
Nadi was leading 8-6 at half-time.
Naitasiri returned in the second half with more determination as they took the lead and were leading 14-11 until the dying moments of the game.
| Kick off by Nadi | ||
| 2nd minute - Nadi has all the possession and get a penalty | ||
| 3rd minute - Nadi 3 vs Naitasiri 0 | ||
| 4th minute - Naitasiri gets a penalty inside Nadi’s half | ||
| 6th minute - Naitasiri 3 vs Nadi 3 | ||
| 7th minute - Nadi knock on just metres away from Naitasiri’s try line | ||
| 10th minute - Nadi continues to pressure Naitasiri and gets another penalty | ||
| 12th minute - Sustained pressure by Nadi on the Naitasiri tryline. | ||
| 13th minute - Kitione Taliga dives over for Nadi’s first try. | ||
| 16th minute - Nadi denied another try through a forward pass. | ||
| 18th minute - Nadi gives away a penalty inside Naitasiri’s half | ||
| 22nd minute - Naitasiri gets a penalty just inside Nadi’s half. They opt to kick but fail to convert | ||
| 24th minute - Another penalty to Naitasiri which they convert. | ||
| Nadi player shown a yellow card for a dangerous foul | ||
| 2nd half gets underway | ||
| 42nd minute- Naitasiri gets another penalty which they convert . Naitasiri 9 vs Nadi 8 | ||
| 44th minute- Nadi successfully convert a penalty to retake the lead . Nadi 11 vs Naitasiri 9 | ||
| Nadi fail to extend their lead as they miss a penalty | ||
| 52nd minute - Peni Tubuna dives over for Naitasiri’s first try. /td> | ||
| 59th minute - Nadi survive another Naitasiri attack | ||
| 64th minute- Nadi miss the opportunity to level the scores with a penalty. | ||
| 70th minute- Nadi applying pressure to take the lead but Naitasiri defence holds firm | ||
| 80th minute - Turuva Lumelume scores the try that gives Nadi the lead . | ||
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