Former Fiji Pearls star Alisi Galo is poised to make her international rugby debut as she has been selected for the Vodagone Fijiana XV squad for upcoming Test matches. Galo is among four uncapped players in the 30-member squad set to compete against Scotland and the Netherlands this month.
The former national netball defender played for the Suva rugby women’s team this season and was honored as the best player of the year during the team’s awards night at the conclusion of the Marama Championship season. She will join her Suva teammates Salaseini Railumu, Alfreda Fisher, and Ivamere Nabura in the national squad.
Railumu, sister of Fijiana Drua scrumhalf Setaita Railumu, brings added options at flanker, while Fisher and Galo will vie for the number eight position against Karalaini Naisewa. Former Fijiana 7s player Nabura is set to play at first-five, competing with Jennifer Ravutia and Salanieta Kinita for the spot.
Kolora Lomani and Talei Wilson, who represented the Fijiana 7s team at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, have also been included in the squad. Additionally, Litiana Lawedrau, who was dropped from the Fijian Drua women’s team during their inaugural Super W season for breaching camp rules, has made the squad.
The Fijiana team is scheduled to play against Scotland on September 15 at Hive Stadium, followed by a match against the Netherlands on September 19 at the National Rugby Centre in Amsterdam. They will then head to Dubai for WXV 3 on September 27.