Sponsor Boost For Nasekula 7s

The Nasekula Rugby Club is ready to compete in next month’s Fiji Bitter spon­sored Savusavu and Service La­basa, sevens rugby tournaments.

This was after A Hussain & Co PTE Limited donated a set of rug­by jerseys, socks and t-shirts to the club yesterday.

The Tui Labasa, Ratu Jone Qo­mate, while receiving the sponsor­ship on behalf of the club, thanked the company’s managing director, Hazeem Hussein, for the kind ges­ture.

Ratu Jone said the company had been assisting the club for more than 20 years.

“This club had been in existence for more than 50 years and has pro­duced talented players who have represented Fiji and other coun­tries,” Ratu Jone said.

“Hussein (the company owner), who is originally from Nasekula also has close ties with the villag­ers and the club.”

Over the years the club has pro­duced players like Meliki Balei­cakau, Emosi Tatawaqa, Jope Tui­kabe and Orisi Sareki who have represented Fiji in the fifteens and sevens rugby. The list includes former national rugby triallists Eroni Latianara and Ratu Maikali Dimuri.

Australia A winger Filipo Dau­gunu, brother Tevita Daugunu who is the current Fijian 7s cap­tain also represented the club.

When asked about the total cost of the sponsorship, Hussein said, anything given with love and kind­ness has no price tag.

He assured the club of his contin­uous support since he is the third generation in his family to be run­ning their business; which deals in hardware, machinery and agricul­tural products.

“Rugby unites the Nasekula vil­lage youths and helps them in terms of discipline,” he said.

“The sponsorship provides a pathway for them to showcase their skills and talents. It will also assist and allow them the opportu­nity to make a name in rugby.”

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