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The Kaiviti Silktails before they departed for Australia. Picture: SUPPLIED.
The Kaiviti Silktails will depart Fiji for Australia today to tackle the 2021 Ron Massey Cup.
The Silktails will be based in Sydney for the entire 2021 season, playing their home fixtures at Mascot Oval.
Silktails head coach and former Fiji Bati captain Wes Naqaima has the team primed and ready to go.
“After the disappointment of having the 2020 Ron Massey Cup cancelled due to the Coronavirus pandemic after just one match, the team are grateful for the opportunity to be based in Sydney in order to participate in the 2021 comp,” he said in a statement.
Kaiviti Silktails ready to take on the best in the Ron Massey Cup
Kaiviti Silktails ready to take on the best in the Ron Massey Cup
[Image: Silktails] The Kaiviti Silktails have left for Australia to take part in the upcoming Ron Massey Cup competition.
Coach and former Fiji Bati captain Wes Naqaima says the team are grateful to be based in Sydney to participate in the 2021 competition after a disappointing outing last year where they played only one match before the competition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Chairman of the Kaiviti Silktails and rugby league legend, Petero Civoniceva says they could not have done this without the support from the New South Wales Government, the PacificAus Sports program and the Australian High Commission.
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