Former Fiji Pearls star Alisi Galo is poised to make her international rugby debut, having been selected for the Vodagone Fijiana XV squad for upcoming Test matches. Galo is one of four uncapped players included in the 30-member roster for games against Scotland and the Netherlands this month.
The ex-national netball defender played for the Suva women’s rugby team this season and was recognized as the best player of the year at the team’s awards night at the conclusion of the Marama Championship season. She is joined by her Suva teammates Salaseini Railumu, Alfreda Fisher, and Ivamere Nabura.
Railumu, sister of Fijiana Drua scrumhalf Setaita Railumu, offers options at flanker, while both Fisher and Galo will vie for the number eight position against Karalaini Naisewa. Former Fijiana 7s player Nabura steps in at first-five, competing for the spot against Jennifer Ravutia and Salanieta Kinita.
The squad also features Kolora Lomani and Talei Wilson, who represented the Fijiana 7s team at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. Litiana Lawedrau, previously dropped from the Fijian Drua women’s team during their inaugural Super W season for breaching camp rules, has also made the squad.
The Fijiana team will take on Scotland on September 15 at Hive Stadium and face the Netherlands on September 19 at the National Rugby Centre Amsterdam, before heading to the WXV 3 in Dubai on September 27.