Namosi has beaten Nadroga 15-6 to retain the Farebrother Trophy in a tough encounter at Ratu Cakobau Park this afternoon.

Nadroga scored two penalties to lead 6-0 but it was all Namosi after that.

Namosi’s Alivereti Veitokani scored a penalty to reduce the deficit to 6-3.

Esala Nalobo scored Namosi’s first try.

Meli Nakarawa scored the second try for Namosi in the second half.

Nadroga tried hard to score a try but the tough Namosi defence was hard to penetrate.


Game Updates 

84th minute : Meli Nakarawa gets Namosi’s second try.

80th minute :Nadroga gets a penalty inside Namosi territory

77th minute : Nadroga loses possession while on the attach. Scrum to Namosi

75th minute : Namosi gets a defensive penalty after Nadroga forwards were off their feet in the break down

72nd minute : Alivereti Veitokani misses another chance to extend Namosi’s lead. Namosi 8- Nadroga 6

71st minute : Namosi gets a penalty inside Nadroga’s territory

70th minute : Nadroga get a defensive penalty after sustaining tremendous pressure from Namosi

65th minute : Namosi survive under tremendous pressure and clear the ball into touch

63rd minute: Nadroga gets a scrum penalty inside Namosi’s 22 metre line

59th minute : Namosi 8 – Nadroga 6

54th minute : Namosi gets a defensive penalty inside their own 22 metre line

52nd minute : Alivereti Veitokani misses the chance to extend Namosi’s lead with his penalty attempt. Namosi 8 – Nadroga 6

51st minute : Namosi gets another penalty inside Nadroga’s half

48th minute : Namosi gets a penalty inside Nadroga’s 22 metre line

47th minute : Namosi gets a throw-in inside Nadroga’s 22 metre line after a good clearance kick by Alivereti Veitokani

45th minute : Nadroga gets a penalty inside their own half

42nd minute : Namosi gets a scrum inside Nadroga’s 22 metre line.

Second half underway : Namosi 8 – Nadroga 6

Half-time – Namsoi 8 – Nadroga 6

36th minute : Conversion missed by Alivereti Veitokani. Namosi still leads Nadroga by 8-6

35th minute : Namosi scores the first try of the match through Esala Nalobo after a set-piece play from the back of a scrum from inside their own half. Namosi leads 8-6

34th minute : Nadroga still leads Namosi by 6-3

30th minute : Namosi gets a defensive penalty inside their own 22 metre line

29th minute : Nadroga gets a scrum inside Namosi territory after a forward pass by Alivereti Veitokani

27th minute : Nadroga 6 – Namosi 3

21st minute : Namosi survive as they get a penalty inside their own 22 metre line

19th minute : Nadroga gets a penalty inside Namosi’s half

16th minute : Alivereti Veitokani scores Namosi’s first points as he slots home a penalty. Nadroga 6 – Namosi 3

15th minute : Scrum penalty for Namosi

14th minute: Namosi gets a penalty inside Nadroga’s 22 metre line

13th minute : Namosi get a scrum inside Nadroga territory after Apisalome Waqatabu kicks the ball dead from inside his own 22 metre line

12th minute: Apisalome Waqatabu extends Nadroga’s lead by 6-0.

10th minute : Nadroga still leading Namosi by 3-0

5th minute : Namosi gets a scrum inside Nadroga territory

3rd minute : Nadroga 3 Namosi 0. Apisalome Waqatabu converts a penalty

2nd minute : Nadroga get a penalty inside Namosi half

1st minute : High tackle by Namosi inside their own half.

Kick off: Nadroga vs Namosi. Both teams locked at nil all