The Nadroga 15's rugby will have to do a lot of soul searching this week for the first defence of the BSP Farebrother Sullivan trophy after losing the Digicel Cup yesterday to Naitasiri.
The Stallions dominated the first half of yesterday=s final leading 21-8 at halftime before conceding 16 points in the second half for the 25-24 loss in the final.
Captain Tiko Matawalu yesterday told the thousands fans who travel with the team to Nausori that they have failed to deliver their promise in returning home with the title.
Matawalu added the next game this week against Ovalau is important to the team as they will only have a few days to recover before the match.
Nadroga takes on Ovalau in the first BSP Farebrother Sullivan trophy in the coming Saturday.
Story by: Dreu Vukailagi
Nadroga ponder defense of BSP Farebrother Sullivan trophy
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