We are heading into the quarter-final as the underdogs even though we are the defending champions - QVS Principal

Defending Under 18 Vodafone Super Deans Rugby champions, Queen Victoria School say they are going into the national quarter-finals as underdogs.

School Principal Timoci Vosailagi says preparations have been going well, and the support of parents, students, old scholars, and stakeholders has been overwhelming.

Vosailagi says former Flying Fijians captain Ro Alivereti Doviverata is helping out with their training.

The Principal says they expect a physical game against Natabua High School.

QVS will play Natabua at 11.20am in the second quarter-final this Saturday.

In the other Under 18 quarter-finals, Ba Provincial Free Bird Institute will meet Nasinu Secondary School at 10am in the first quarter-final, Suva Grammar School will play Lelean Memorial School at 12.50pm, while Ratu Kadavulevu School will take on Marist Brothers High School at 3.30pm in the last quarter-final.

Meanwhile, QVS will also feature in the Under 15, 16, 17 and 19 quarter-finals this Saturday at the HFC Bank Stadium.