Former Fiji Pearls player Alisi Galo is poised to make her international rugby debut after being selected for the Vodagone Fijiana XV squad for upcoming test matches. Galo is among four uncapped players included in the 30-member roster set to compete against Scotland and the Netherlands this month.
Having recently played for the Suva women’s rugby team, Galo was honored as the best player of the year during the team’s end-of-season awards after the Marama Championship. 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 Galo and Fisher will vie for the number eight jersey against Karalaini Naisewa. Former Fijiana 7s player Nabura is positioned as a first-five, competing with Jennifer Ravutia and Salanieta Kinita.
Kolora Lomani and Talei Wilson, who represented the Fijiana 7s at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, are also part of the squad. Litiana Lawedrau, previously released from the Fijian Drua women’s team during their inaugural Super W season for violating camp regulations, has made the squad as well.
The Fijiana team is scheduled to take on Scotland on September 15 at Hive Stadium and the Netherlands on September 19 at the National Rugby Centre in Amsterdam, before traveling to Dubai for the WXV 3 on September 27.