Results Impressive for West Based U20 Fitness Test

The second fitness test for the U20 West based players were held at the HPU Gym in Lawaqa today.

Vodafone U20 coach Bill Gadolo was impressed with the turnout after more than 60 players turned up at Lawaqa.

Results were also impressive with the players clocking better times than the previous fitness test in the 1.5km run.

Gadolo now has the difficult task of selecting the best and fittest players for the trials from the two fitness tests.

“The turnout is impressive and I am pleased that more players have turned up today even the boys from Labasa. This shows that they have the passion and determination to represent the country in Portugal.

“We have set standards and processes in selecting the Vodafone Fiji U20 team and I am happy that the boys are rising to the challenge”.

“As for the results, they have improved compared to the last fitness test we had before the tour to Canberra, this once again shows that the boys have been training daily”.

Trials for the team to Portugal will be held on April 9 in Suva and from there the Vodafone Fiji U20 team will be selected.

“The selection for the trials will be chosen from these fitness tests results. It will be a difficult task due to the numbers that have turned up, but the coaching staff will meet to make the selection.”

The 2015 Junior World Rugby Trophy is the eighth annual international rugby union competition for the top eight second-tier national under-20s teams. The event will be held in Portugal in April and is organised by World Rugby, formerly the International Rugby Board. Japan won the 2014 tournament held in Hong Kong.

This is the first appearance for the Vodafone Fiji U20 in the Junior World Trophy after they were relegated from the 2014 World Rugby Junior World Cup.