second successive Olympic gold medal in the men’s sevens event two months ago and will act as a loose forward option for the Drua.
Part of the Drua side that won the Australian NRC title in 2018 and the LA Giltinis team that won this year’s Major League Rugby championship, Vularika stands as one of the more experienced players that have been signed by the franchise. After making his test debut for Fiji in 2016, the 29-year-old has gone on to play 12 tests for the Pacific Island nation and will be called upon to utilise that experience in the backline, where he can play halfback, second-five, wing and fullback.
Both Tuni and Habosi have starred for Suva and Namosi in the Skipper Cup, Fiji’s premier domestic competition, and have been part of Fijian representative teams at various levels. A member of last year’s Fiji Warriors side, Tuni played three times for Fiji’s U20 side in 2019 and, at the age of just 21, looks to be a long-term prospect for the Drua.
Habosi, meanwhile, is capable of playing in the midfield, on the wing and at fullback and has been involved with both the Fijian sevens and Flying Fijians squads, although he is yet to be capped by either team. Capable of playing in the loose forwards as well as in the second row, Cirikidaveta is set to add some steel to the Drua pack after having been part of the Tasman Mako set-up since 2017.
The New Zealand-born 23-year-old, who is also of Maori heritage and trained with the Crusaders during this year’s Super Rugby pre-season, won back-to-back NPC titles with the province over the past two seasons.
