It’s our fourth year in the Shop N Save Super Rugby Pacific competition and apprenticeship's over, boys.
Those were the words of Swire Shipping Fijian Drua CEO Mark Evans as the team turns their focus to round 2 against the Hurricanes this weekend.
Evans says the team has had 3 years in the competition and they have made a lot of progress and have built a stable team.
He says there have not been a lot of players leaving the team other than the ones that they have replaced from within in terms of development.
Evans says they will get some seasons like this when the difference between the weakest team and the strongest team is not very much at all, and he thinks they are in for one of those seasons.
He says he thinks the Blues are favourites to retain the title, as they are a really strong side, but looking at the competition, every team is a bit better.
The Drua will take on the Hurricanes at 3.35pm this Saturday in McLean Park, Wellington.
In other matches this week, the Chiefs will host the Crusaders at 6.05pm Friday, the Reds will play Moana Pasifika at 8.35pm Friday, the Highlanders will take on the Blues at 6.05pm Saturday, and the Brumbies will play the Force at 8.35pm Saturday.
