Veikoso eyes Drua spot

Vitorina Veikoso is optimistic of a good outing at this year’s Marama Cup competition and earn a place in the Fijian Drua women’s side.

The 23-year-old Kilaka, Kubulau, Bua lass shares maternal ties to Naduru, Dogotuki in Macuata played for Ba last year.

Veikoso was instrumental for the women-in-black side in last year’s Royal Tea Ranadi Cup campaign.

She scored a hat-trick of tries in their 47-30 win over Macuata in the final at Lawaqa Park, Sigatoka, in October, 2025.

“My goal is to have a good season with the Ba women’s team in the top competition,” she said.

Veikoso not only plays rugby 15s but rugby sevens, rugby league and football.

The Fiji National University (FNU) student started her rugby journey with the Macuata women’s team in 2022 before she moved to Lautoka to further her studies at the Natabua campus.

Before moving to the Sugar City, she represented Labasa in football in both the Under-20 and senior women’s team.

“It was quite tough balancing studies and rugby. I always do my individual training if I don’t make it to the team training.”

Veikoso joined a club under the Yasawa Rugby Union and also played for the Ezers and Aflame Sisters rugby sevens teams.

Last year, she was selected into the Ba women’s team from the Tikina competition where she ran out for Yakete.

She was also one of the players drafted into the Rise Rookie programme under the Fiji National Rugby League (FNRL).

Veikoso wishes to complete her studies at FNU under the College of Humanities, Education and Law and be a primary school teacher.