She says she is a proud member of the Fijian community in Wales; and rugby has always been at the heart of that connection.
Tukadra says she recalls reading an article that says rugby to Fiji is like football to Brazil, and it brings everyone together, and whenever Fiji plays, they are proud, and when they win, they get emotional.
She says she cries because she knows how much it means to the people.
Another fellow Fijian, Sosiceni Tukadra whos father served in the Fiji Royal Military Forces during the Malayan campaign before moving to the United Kingdom in the early 1960s was recruited to help rebuild Britain after the war.
He settled in Newport, where he was later joined by his wife after her long sea voyage from Fiji.
Together they built a new life, raised a family and found a welcoming community in Wales.
Tukadra says the Welsh became like her parents' second family; they welcomed them with open arms, and that sense of belonging is reflected in one of her most treasured family keepsakes — a newspaper clipping from her christening at St David's Church, where she and another child were baptised together in what was described as a lesson in racial integration.
With no relatives nearby, family friends became her godparents, creating bonds that have lasted a lifetime.
The family's love for rugby stretches back to Fiji's first tour of Wales in 1964, and Sosicenis father treasured the official match programme from that historic encounter and often shared stories from the reception after the game.
He says his father used to laugh about how people thought the Fijian players were so religious that everyone would only be drinking soft drinks,and when the Fiji team arrived carrying bottles of whisky and pints of beer.
For Sosiceni, that story perfectly captures the warmth and spirit Fijians bring wherever they go.
The Flying Fijians take on Wales at 1.10am Sunday before facing England on July 12th at Hill Dickinson Stadium. They will then wrap up their tour against Scotland on July 19th at Murrayfield Stadium.In other matches this weekend, New Zealand will play France at 7.10pm Saturday in Christchurch and Australia takes on Ireland at 10.10pm, while South Africa will face England at 3.40am Sunday with Argentina playing Scotland at 7.10am.
