The Classic Wallabies will travel to Fiji this week to assist community based programs in partnership with the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT).
The eight Classics will be led by 16‑Test flanker and Fox Sports commentator Stephen Hoiles as they host a variety of coaching clinics along the Coral Coast from Nadi to Suva.
The week‑long visit will culminate in an exhibition game between the Classic Wallabies and Fiji Legends that features as curtain raiser to the National Rugby Championship match between the Fijian Drua and Perth Spirit in Suva on Saturday afternoon.
Rugby fans with the rare chance to see famous Fijian Australians Lote Tuqiri and Radike Samo wear the green and gold when they take on a star‑studded home side captained by World Rugby Hall of Fame inductee and Fijian legend Waisale Serevi.
Current Wallabies squad members and Fiji‑born superstars Henry Speight and Tevita Kuridrani along with Brumbies teammate Josh Mann‑Rea and Australian Women’s Sevens co‑captain Shannon Parry will also spend time visiting local villages to share the game their passion for the game with local rugby loving kids.
The Classic Wallabies will base themselves at the Warwick Hotel on the Coral Coast, who helped support the event.
Classic Wallabies travelling to Fiji:
Radike Samo
Lote Tuqiri
Mark Chisholm
Matt Hodgson
Morgan Turinui
Stephen Hoiles
