Australian rugby’s top performing number eight for the 2018 Super Rugby season Isi Naisarani and Wallaby Sefanaia Naivalu have been included in the Melbourne Rising starting team to face the Fiji Airways Drua in the opening match of the National Rugby Championship at Ratu Cakobau Park tomorrow.

Naisarani will start at number eight while Sefanaia Naivalu will start on the right wing.

The starting team also a number of Rebels players including wing Tom English, scrumhalf Harrison Goddard, Billy Meakes, and centre Sione Tuipolotu.

The Melbourne Rising bench also includes two other player with links to Fiji.

They are Kemu Valetini and Kiti Ratu.

The Fijian Drua will face Melbourne Rising at 3pm tomorrow at Ratu Cakobau Park and you can catch the live commentary on our sister station Viti FM.

The curtain raiser match will be between the Fiji Legends against the Classic Wallabies at 2pm.

 

1. Tetera Faulkner

2. Anaru Rangi

3. Jermaine Ainsley

4. Matt Philip

5. Trevor Hosea

6. Angus Cottrell

7. Richard Hardwick

8. Isi Naisarani

9. Harrison Goddard

10. Archie King

11. Tom English

12. Billy Meakes

13. Sione Tuipulotu

14. Sefa Naivalu

15. Justin Masters

 

Reserves

 

16. Andrew Tuala

17. Fereti Sa’aga

18. Mees Erasmus

19. Esei Haangana

20. Robert Leota

21. Michael Ruru

22. Kemu Valetini

23. Kiti Ratu

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