The 2025 Pacific Championships began with exciting wins for Fiji, Samoa, and Cook Islands.
The 2025 Pacific Championships are off to a stunning start with the Kiwis and Kiwi Ferns pushed to the limit by Samoa before coming up trumps while Fiji Bati and Cook Islands Moana also savoured first-up victories.
The men's and women's Pacific Bowl tournaments are being played over three consecutive weekends at Santos Stadium in Port Moresby and it was the Fiji Bati who struck the first blow with a 44-24 win over Cook Islands.
Wests Tigers flyer Bula ran for 173 metres and broke nine tackles on his way to a four-try haul in the Bati's 20-point victory.
The women's Bowl tournament began with Chantay Kiria-Ratu steering Cook Islands to a convincing win over the PNG...