Litiana Naqatalevu departed from Beqa Island early yesterday morning to join the Fiji Bulikula women’s rugby league team for their practice at Albert Park in Suva. Spending $100 on travel was a small price to pay for the chance to reunite with her niece, Losana Lutu, after 12 years apart.
“I always believed she would excel in sports because she was incredibly talented,” Naqatalevu said about Losana, whose father is her brother. The 20-year-old Lutu is making waves in the National Rugby League Women (NRLW) in Australia and is expected to be a standout player for the Bulikula team as they prepare to face the Cook Islands at the HFC Bank Stadium in Suva on Saturday.
Naqatalevu mentioned, “In our Naceva village in Beqa, we are getting our banners ready for Saturday’s game. We will all gather at the stadium to support Losana and the team as they take on the Cook Islands.”