Mooar looking to build on strong foundations

Brad Mooar, the newly appointed head coach of the Swire Shipping Fijian Drua, expressed confidence in the team's current standing, stating his intention to leverage the groundwork laid by his predecessors, Mick Byrne and Glen Jackson. Mooar views the club as being in a strong position, with the quality of its players providing an ideal platform for future achievements.

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I always start from a position of strength, and this privilege of the role that I’m now in comes off the back of Mick Byrne and Glen Jackson doing some excellent work with the Drua already.

"I always start from a position of strength, and this privilege of the role that I’m now in comes off the back of Mick Byrne and Glen Jackson doing some excellent work with the Drua already," Mooar said. The New Zealander described the Fijian Drua squad as exceptionally talented, characterizing them as one of the most naturally gifted groups in Super Rugby Pacific. His primary focus will be on maximizing this inherent talent.

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We have wonderful athletes, strong, fast, skilful, powerful athletes. What we need to do is make sure we bring them together and give them real clarity of role and clarity of what we’re about as a team.

"We have wonderful athletes, strong, fast, skilful, powerful athletes. What we need to do is make sure we bring them together and give them real clarity of role and clarity of what we’re about as a team," Mooar explained. While preserving Fiji's renowned attacking style, Mooar identified strengthening the team's set piece and defense as crucial priorities. He believes these areas will enhance the squad's natural attacking capabilities, positioning the Drua as a consistent contender in Super Rugby Pacific.

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Ensuring that we have a really strong set piece and an aggressive, strong defence that is built on defending our people, defending our village, will be key roles for us to get right going forward.