Excitement is building as the 51st Fiji Bitter Series was launched today with six exciting tournament announced for the 2026 and 2027 season.
Speaking during the launch, Marist Club representative Koli Korovulavula says the launching is the beginning of another chapter of the Fiji Bitter tournament.
He says the first tournament will be the Yalovata 7s in Ovalau this month and organisers are looking forward to the opening tournament.
Korovulavula says the Wairiki 7s will follow suit in December, and the garden Island has become an exciting sporting venue for rugby players over the years.
He says Fiji has always performed well at the Olympic Games and won medals because of the strong grassroots competition in Fiji.
He says they are also challenging the HSBC 7s tournament, pushing for Fiji to one day host a tournament here.
Korovulavula says the tournament are so competitive that overseas clubs who come to take part in the tournament hardly and has never won a tournament in the country.
The Fiji Bitter Series will kick off in Ovalau this month with the Yalovata 7s on the 27th and the 28th of this month.
The Wairiki 7s will start on the 11th and 12th of December, while the Labasa 7s will kick off on the 22nd and 23rd of January.
The Savusavu 7s will start on the 12 and 13th of February and the Nawaka 7s will begin on the 5th and 6th of March.
The Marist 7s will be a three day tournament held on the 1st to the 3rd of April 2027.
