Seaqaqa Central Out To Stamp Their Mark

Winning is not an option for Seaqaqa Central School as they prepare for the 2022 Vodafone Fiji Secondary Schools Deans Rugby competition.

SCS is fielding five teams; three in the boy’s division for the Under-15, U17 and U18 and two teams in the girl’s division for the U16 and U18.

They are playing in the Macuata sub zone in the Northern Zone of the competition.

Coach Taniela Vakamoce said his mission is to develop the student players.

“Our expectation is not winning, it’s all about developing these young players,” Vakamoce said.

“My mission is to help these play­ers develop their skills.

“We can develop them here, when they come over to Viti Levu they are fit and ready to play. At that level they can make some strong schools a run for their money.

“There is no need to send them to Ratu Kadavulevu School, Queen Victoria School or Marist Broth­ers High School when we can help them here.

“There are a lot of things here that we can use to improvise in or­der to develop, train and prepare players.

“The interest grew after I formed a schools rugby league U19 selec­tion side that went over to play against the Eastern side, earlier this year. We won that game.

“That game is now the stepping stone for our boys, they know now that they can beat schools from Suva.

“There are a lot of hidden talents here, all is needed is development, teaching them the right skills and having the right attitude.

“Physically we have the built here, while I was preparing the U19 rugby league team there were play­ers who are 16, 17 and 18-year- old’s in the side.

“These players have the capabil­ity to provide a good competition to schools from Suva.

Vakamoce adds that the students are multi-skilled, some play two sports in one day.

“These kids are so talented that they play soccer and rugby on the same day,” he said.

“We have a player who plays rug­by in the first half and then goes to play second half football.

“The support is so good that dur­ing game day there is always a car on standby for the player to be transported to the football match.

“This is just unbelievable. I hope to develop these kids and help them make it big someday as a profes­sional sportsman.”

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