AFI has extensive experience working with the Fijian community in Australia.
Expanding Footy 9s into Fiji is part of our plan to grow the game in the Pacific.
Footy 9s is played on rectangular fields, allowing the sport to be played on any soccer or rugby field.
There are 3 great formats to choose from – Men’s Footy, Women’s Footy and Touch Footy.
Get Involved
If you are keen to be involved with the development of the sport in Fiji, we would love to hear from you. Please contact us via info@aflinternational.com.
AUSTRALIA & FIJI
Australia and Fiji have extensive people-to-people links. Over 3,000 Australian companies do business in Fiji and 61,000 people born in Fiji live in Australia. Fiji is also one of the top destinations for Australians.
The 2016 Census recorded 61,469 Fiji-born people in Australia. New South Wales had the largest number with 33,879 followed by Queensland (12,614), Victoria (10,825) and Western Australia (1,328).
AFL PLAYERS
Alipate Carlile | Aaron Hall | Nic Naitanui | Tom Nicholls | David Rodan | Esava Ratugolea
TEAM FIJI
Team Fiji participates in a number of AFI tournaments, including the Harmony Cup and World 9s.
Major Results
2024 World 9s – Runners Up
2025 Harmony Cup – Champions
The Republic of Fiji is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean, located about 2,000 km northeast of New Zealand’s North Island. Its closest neighbours are Vanuatu to the west, France’s New Caledonia to the southwest, New Zealand’s Kermadec to the southeast, Tonga to the east, the Samoas, France’s Wallis and Futuna to the northeast and Tuvalu to the north.
Fiji consists of 322 islands (of which 106 are inhabited) and 522 smaller islets. The two most important islands are Viti Levu and Vanua Levu, which account for approximately three-quarters of the total land area of the country. The islands are mountainous, with peaks up to 1,324 metres, and covered with thick tropical forests. The highest point is Mount Tomanivi on Viti Levu.
Viti Levu hosts the capital city of Suva, and is home to nearly three quarters of the population. Other important towns include Nadi (the location of the international airport), and Lautoka, Fiji’s second city with large sugar cane mills and a seaport.
Fiji’s population, which resides mostly on the two main islands of Viti Levu and Vanua Levu, is divided between indigenous Fijians and Indo-Fijians, the descendents of indentured labourers brought from India.
Although the former British colony relies heavily on the sugar and tourism industries for its foreign exchange, its economy is diverse. Gold, silver and limestone are mined, and there is a strong services sector and some light manufacturing.
