The Vodafone Fiji Bati has received a monetary boost in their 2017 Rugby League World Cup campaign with a $129,000 funding from the Government through the Fiji National Sports Commission.
The Fiji National Rugby League revealed that the first payment under the grant was received yesterday from the Commission's executive chairman, Peter Mazey.
FNRL chairman Filimoni Vosarogo says the grant would go towards the payment of players' weekly allowances as agreed to by the FNRL and the Fiji Bati players and management.
Vosarogo adds that the players allowance had increased after they qualified for the quarter‑finals which is $FJ235.
The Fiji Bati will take on the New Zealand Kiwis at 7.30pm Saturday.
In other quarterfinals, Australia will play Samoa at 10.30pm tomorrow, Tonga will face Lebanon at 5pm Saturday while England will take on PNG at 6pm Sunday.
The winner of the Fiji and New Zealand match will play the winner of the Australia and Samoa match.
