Fiji Rugby Union Super Week 2026 will bring international high-performance expertise to Fiji from 24-28 August, supporting the development of players, coaches and performance practitioners across the country's rugby pathway.
This activity forms part of Australia’s Rugby World Cup legacy program, delivered under World Rugby’s Impact Beyond initiative, with support from the Australian Government through the PacificAus Sports program.
Fiji Rugby Super Week will bring together a series of connected high-performance, coaching and talent-development activities designed to strengthen capability at multiple levels of Fiji’s rugby pathway.
The programme will include high-performance sessions, coaching-development activities, performance practitioner development, talent identification and the Na Soko age-grade competition, which features U16 and U18 girls’ and boys’ teams selected from Fiji’s four zones.
The high-performance and coaching-development sessions will be led by an international coaching group comprising Mel Bosman, former Black Fern and high-performance coach with experience in the Hurricanes Poua and international women’s rugby environments; Darren Larsen, Hurricanes Recruitment and Development Manager, with experience in talent identification and player pathways; and Kris Burton, World Rugby Master Trainer and Queensland Rugby high-performance specialist.
The specialists will work alongside Fiji Rugby coaches and support staff across U16 and U18 environments, the Skipper Cup and Marama Cup programmes, U20 rugby and the High-Performance Unit.
As part of the same high-performance development programme, Fiji Rugby will also host the Australian Strength and Conditioning Association (ASCA) Level 1 and Level 2 courses from Monday 24 to Saturday 29 August.
The courses will be delivered in Fiji for the first time by ASCA in partnership with Fiji Rugby, providing an important opportunity to upskill performance practitioners in sport science and strength and conditioning coaching.
The training will strengthen the delivery of strength and conditioning programmes across Fiji Rugby’s High-Performance Pathway and wider rugby development programmes, helping build local capability and strengthen the support available to emerging and high-performance athletes.
Evan Crawford, Impact Beyond Pasifika Lead for the High Performance and Coaching Development Programme in Fiji, said the week was designed to strengthen both emerging talent and the people supporting them.
“This is about creating opportunity while strengthening the people and pathways around our young players.”
The coaching-development programme will focus on priorities identified by Fiji Rugby, including contact and tackle technique, scrum and lineout, fundamental skills, attack and kicking strategies, coaching craft, talent identification and player-development frameworks.
The programme will culminate in a Performance Level Coaches Workshop on Friday, bringing coaches together for further practical development and knowledge exchange. The sessions will provide opportunities for Fiji Rugby coaches to learn from international experts while sharing local knowledge and experience from Fiji’s domestic rugby environment.
The Na Soko age-grade competition will feature U16 and U18 girls’ and boys’ teams selected from Fiji’s four zones. The competition will provide high-performance coaches, selectors and programme personnel with an opportunity to assess emerging players in a strong competitive environment.
Following the competition, players may be considered for opportunities within Fiji Rugby’s High-Performance Unit pathway, including potential HPU scholarships.
Naca Cawanibuka, Fiji Rugby Union High-Performance Manager, said the programme would strengthen the connection between emerging players and Fiji’s high-performance environment.
“This gives us an opportunity to see our emerging players in a strong competitive environment and strengthen the pathway into high performance.”
With a focus on both boys’ and girls’ rugby, the programme will also contribute to the development of future pathways for women’s rugby in Fiji.
Together, the activities are designed to strengthen the people, systems and pathways supporting Fiji Rugby’s next generation of players. By combining international expertise with local knowledge and capability development, the programme aims to create a lasting contribution across Fiji’s domestic and high-performance environments.
Fiji Rugby Union Super Week 2026 will take place across Nadi and Ba from 24–28 August, with the ASCA Level 1 and Level 2 courses continuing through Saturday 29 August.
