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Double venue for Deans and Raluve semis

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  • - The semi-finals for the 2026 Vodafone Deans Trophy and Weet-Bix Raluve Championship will be held at two venues this Saturday.
  • This decision was confirmed by the Fiji Secondary Schools Rugby Union Committee, with support from the Ministry of Education and Fiji Rakavi Football Union.
  • The matches will be split between Churchill Park in Lautoka and HFC Bank Stadium in Suva.

This Saturday, the semi-finals for both the 2026 Vodafone Deans Trophy and the Weet-Bix Raluve Championship will take place across two distinct venues. The Fiji Secondary Schools Rugby Union Committee, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and the Fiji Rakavi Football Union, has finalized this arrangement. At Churchill Park in Lautoka, the day's rugby action will commence with the Under-14 semi-finals, featuring Ratu Navula College against Ratu Kadavulevu School. This will be followed by the Under-19 grade match between RNC and Lelean Memorial School. Later, Saint Vincent College will compete against Sigatoka Methodist in the Raluve Under-16 semi-finals. The schedule at Churchill Park also includes the Vodafone Fijiana XVs facing the Springbok Women in the second Test of their series. The day's final match at this venue will be the highly anticipated Deans Under-18 semi-final between Suva Grammar School and Ra High School, noted as one of the season's most inspiring teams. Meanwhile, the remaining semi-final matches are slated to be held at HFC Bank Stadium in Suva. Fans can catch all the live action from these games through the Viti+ streaming platform, ensuring broad accessibility to the crucial knockout stages of these prestigious school rugby competitions.

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