Top 14 Stars for Spain

The Flying Fiji­ans must bring their A game against Spain this Sunday morning (Fiji time). This was after Spain dubbed Los Leone's took England A to the wire before bowing out 25-29 last weekend.

Spain head coach Pablo Bouza has selected a host of their Top 14 play­ers for their November Test.

Among them is prop Jon Zabala who helped Toulouse claim several titles in the past few years. The ex­perienced 24-year-old front-rower isn't the only one, as Spain has got Stade Francia's' Alvaro Garcia, Bayonne's Manex Ariceta, Biarri­tz's Ekain Imaz, Toulouse's Lucien Richardis and Pau's Guido Reyes.

According to Rugby Pass, the big­gest inclusion is Stade Francia'sstar utility back Samuel Ezeala, who, after several attempts, will finally make his debut for Los Leo­nes.

The 26-year-old made his Top14 debut in 2017, featuring for ASM Clermont for several years before signing a one-year deal with Pau, where he scored nine tries in 17 games.

He then proceeded to join Stade Francia's in 2024 and has es­tablished himself as a first-team player, having already played more than 30 games since his arrival. Spain has already hosted Ireland 'A' where they were walloped 61-24 in a match attended by more than 12,000 fans.

They wrap it up against the Flying Fijians, this Sunday morning (Fiji time) at the iconic La Rosaleda in Malaga.

Meanwhile, Flying Fijians have arrived in Spain and had their first training session yesterday.

Flying Fijians head coach Mick Byrne is expected to give the rest of the players like Philip Baselala, Vilimoni Botitu, Jioji Nasova, Seta Turagacoke, Kavaia Tagivetaua, Mesake Vocevoce and Sikeli Maqa­la are run as they build-up to the Rugby World Cup 2027.

Both Fiji and Spain have booked their RWC spots.

Flying Fijians captain Tevita Ikanivere said they have learned from the game against England and France.

The fiery hooker said discipline has been their main worry after copping three yellow cards.

"We'll learn from it and take it over to Spain," Ikanivere added.

The match kicks-off at 4am.

Meanwhile, the updated World Rugby rankings has seen the Fly­ing Fijians moved up to eighth spot. This augurs well for Fiji Rugby af­ter it was officially announced that the Flying Fijians will compete in the inaugural Nations Champion­ship, which will be launched in July 2026.

This ground breaking global tournament is set to redefine international rugby and elevate Fiji onto the world's premier com­petition stage every two years.