1 day ago · Laijipa Naulivou resigned as director of rugby before her appointment was cancelled by the Fiji Rugby Union to reinforce a “commitment to upholding professional standards and safeguarding the integrity of Fiji Rugby.” The FRU added on Wednesday it “categorically rejects any form of discrimination.”

1 day ago · Naulivou is a prominent figure in the local rugby scene, known for being the first captain of the women's national team and an advocate for the inclusion of women in the male-dominated sport.

2 days ago · The Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre and Fiji Women’s Rights Movement have condemned the homophobic comments by the new FRU Director Laijipa Naulivou which blatantly reject (Pacific Islanders of ...

1 day ago · Laijipa Naulivou was the first captain of the Fiji women’s national team and is an influential figure in the rugby-obsessed Pacific nation.

1 day ago · Laijipa Naulivou was given the role last Saturday but, on Wednesday, the FRU released a statement saying they had terminated her appointment in the interest of reinforcing a “commitment to ...

1 day ago · The Fiji Rugby Union (FRU) has terminated Laijipa Naulivou’s appointment as director just days after her controversial comments about the women’s national rugby team. The decision came following widespread condemnation of remarks she made in an interview, where she claimed the team faced a “gay problem” and suggested that a “person ...

2 days ago · The Fiji Rugby Union (FRU) has sacked its newly appointed director of rugby after she told local media that she opposed same-sex relationships among the national women's team members. Laijipa Naulivou, a pioneer in women's rugby in Fiji, was announced as a replacement FRU Board member on Saturday ...

12 hours ago · The Fiji Rugby Union (FRU) sacked former women's captain Laijipa Naulivou four days into her job as Director of Rugby after she said the women's game had a "gay problem". Naulivou, the first ...

16 hours ago · Just four days into her new role as Fiji Rugby Union's director of rugby, Laijipa Naulivou, has been sacked for saying the women's team had a "gay problem".. Naulivou was appointed to the top position last Saturday but fell on her own sword when she said "lesbianism" had caused problems between teammates in the women's team and it led to the side's poor performance at last year's Paris Olympics.

2 days ago · The Fiji Rakavi Football Union Limited Board of Directors has terminated the appointment of Laijipa Naulivou as Director of Rugby after she made comments that she does not condone lesbianism in ...