FIJI Water Flying Fijians halfback Sam Wye has just signed with the Swire Shipping Fijian Drua ahead of the 2027 Shop N Save Super Rugby Pacific season.
Wye, who has paternal and maternal links to Lau, brings extensive experience from New Zealand rugby, having represented Auckland, Hawke’s Bay and Counties Manukau in the National Provincial Championship.
He made the step up to Super Rugby Pacific in 2023, debuting for Moana Pasifika against the Hurricanes.
Wye says he is excited to be part of the Drua Vuvale for the upcoming Super Rugby season.
He says he is truly grateful for this opportunity and is looking forward to getting stuck in it next year with the boys.
The dynamic half-back had a breakthrough in 2025 when he was called into the Flying Fijians squad for the July Test series where he made his Test debut off the bench against Scotland at the HFC Bank Stadium in Suva, helping Fiji close out an impressive 29-14 victory.
Wye continued his involvement with the national team in 2026, earning selection in the for the Nations Championship alongside fellow half-backs Frank Lomani and Simione Kuruvoli.
Fijian Drua General Manager Rugby Baden Stephenson says Wye is an exciting addition to their Drua Vuvale as he is a talented half-back who plays with great energy and has worked extremely hard for every opportunity that has come his way.
Stephenson says Wye has developed through a very good rugby environment in New Zealand, has experienced Super Rugby Pacific and has now stepped into the international arena with the Flying Fijians.
Wye is the son of former Fiji football international Filipe Wye, who represented Fiji during the 1990s, adding another chapter to the family’s proud sporting connection with Fiji.
