Maroons coach bets on RKS
“Looking at the Nasinu team, they came through in the playoffs after finishing third in the Southern Zone,” he said.
Thursday 21 August 2025 | 23:00
Ratu Kadavulevu School Under-18 rugby team tipped to win tomorrow’s Vodafone Deans Trophy grand-final.
Photo: Josua Buredua
Ratu Kadavulevu School (RKS) will be top favourites to take out the Fiji Secondary Schools Rugby Union Vodafone Deans Trophy at the HFC Bank Stadium, Suva, tomorrow.
This was the view of Lautoka and Ba Provincial Free Bird Institute Under-17 head coach Peniona Ranitu.
RKS faces Nasinu Secondary School in the Under-18 grand-final.
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“Looking at the Nasinu team, they came through in the playoffs after finishing third in the Southern Zone,” he said.
“They’ll (Nasinu) be the team to beat this Saturday, but we won’t write off RKS.
“This is because they have been winning all the grades from Under-14 till now so they have every reason to claim the title on Saturday.”
Ranitu said it’s going to be a close game but he is banking on RKS to come out victorious.
“I’m for the Lodoni brigade,” he added.
Nasinu will enter the U18 grand-final for the second consecutive year after they lost to Queen Victoria School 13-27 last year.
