The Tailevu Knights will travel to Savusavu this weekend for the second round of the Colonial Cup competition knowing that they will need to win to stay on course for a quarter final spot.
Coach Eddy Waqa after a close 6-5 lost to the Crusaders last week knows that the Sharks will be a different side when they will be playing in front of their home crowd in Ganilau Park.
Although the Knights have players who have been playing in the Tailevu and Naitasiri team in the Sanyo and Fare Brother Sullivan trophy they will have to take on the host who have players that are aiming to win a spot in the Pacific 6 Nation Fiji Warriors and Barbarians team.
High Performance Unit, manager Peter Murphy said the Sharks have the players to match the Knights.
This week’s game the Stallions will host the Roosters on Friday night at 6pm while on Saturday at 3pm in Savusavu the Sharks faces the Knights and at the Post Fiji Stadium the Highlanders will take on the Crusaders and the match will be aired live on our sister radio station Viti FM.
Knights know win is a must
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