The Navatu Secondary School Under-19 rugby team has defied the odds and will fly the flag for the Northern Division at this week’s Vodafone Fiji Secondary Schools Rugby Union Super Deans semi-finals.
Navatu Secondary is located in Cakaudrove Province on Vanua Levu and is the only team from the North to have reached the semifinals.
The team had a grand celebration as it departed Vanua Levu for Suva, bringing with it the blessings of the vanua and the people.
Navatu Secondary School has been consistent in the Under-19 division, defeating Queen Victoria School 19-12 in the national playoffs before overcoming Suva Grammar School 19-15 in the quarter-finals.
This Saturday, Navatu Secondary will face Ratu Kadavulevu School at 1.50pm at Buckhurst Park.
In the Under-18 semi-finals, Suva Grammar School will meet Ra High School at 3pm at Churchill Park in Lautoka, while Lelean Memorial School will face Nasinu Secondary School at 3.40pm at HFC Bank Stadium.
