Ratu Rakavi 2013 is a weeklong event being jointly organized by Nadroga Rugby Union and The Poverty Eradication Unit under the Prime Minister’s Office, the Provincial Development & National Disaster Management Office- Nadroga/Navosa and other Government Ministries. Having registered as an affiliated to Fiji Rugby Union in the 1960s, Nadroga Rugby Union has a come a long way in producing good players for the provincial team and for Fiji Rugby.
Ratu Rakavi is a part of Nadroga Rugby Union’s objectives to promote all sports through rugby and create development projects to address welfare of the former, the current, and the upcoming sports people of the Nadroga/Navosa province. This event starts on the today and ends on the 22nd of June at Lawaqa Park, Sigatoka. Activities include Cultural Performances, Live Musical Concert, Sports Tournaments like Netball, Volleyball, Rugby 10s, Rugby 15s and Western Rally Parade. There will also be Food Stalls, Sigatoka on Sale, Government Roadshow-Information Stalls, Activity Stalls and much more. It is expected to draw over 5,000 to 6,000 plus visitors throughout the week on a daily basis. It is fun to watch rugby especially when the Nadroga players are on the ground…