The Nadroga Gazette
Match6 Mar 2027
Chastening afternoon for Nadroga
A 0‑3 beating by Labasa was the sort of result that empties a stadium long before the final whistle.
Squad8 Mar 2027
7 saves: Epeli Vunibola was the team
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the whole of the defence. 7 saves, several of them the kind nobody expects to see made, and ten outfield players who owe him a drink.
Squad8 Mar 2027
Romit Narayan in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Nadroga this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Boardroom8 Mar 2027
4 academy graduates step up at Nadroga
Senior shirt numbers handed to boys the coaches have known since they were twelve. Most will not make it and all of them have already done the hard part.
Squad8 Mar 2027
Taniela Raubula signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Taniela Raubula commits to Nadroga for another 2 years.
Market8 Mar 2027
One of our own: Epeli Kumar joins the Nadroga first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Epeli Kumar is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market8 Mar 2027
One of our own: Roy Waqa joins the Nadroga first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Roy Waqa is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market8 Mar 2027
One of our own: Filipe Cama joins the Nadroga first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Filipe Cama is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market8 Mar 2027
Abishek Swamy steps up from the Nadroga academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Abishek Swamy has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
In brief
- The dugout The manager makes an example of Romit Narayan
- Boardroom Nobody left the Nadroga dressing room in a hurry
- The dugout Rusiate Verevou faces the questions