The Fiji Airways Fijian Drua will again face Canberra Vikings in the semifinal of the 2019 National Rugby Championship this week.

The Drua defeated Queensland Country last Saturday 26-24 to keep their title defence hopes alive.

The Drua and the Vikings have met before in last year's semifinal, where the Drua won by 35-28 but in this year's competiton the Vikings defeated the Drua 41-28 in Round 5.

The Drua will face the Vikings at 4pm this Sunday while Western Force will take on Brisbane City in the first semi-final at 4pm this Saturday.