Fijiana women's rugby team on the attack against Tonga in Brisbane in May 2024. Photo: Oceania Rugby
The Fijiana women's rugby team will play two Test matches in Europe next month - their first ever - as they build-up for the Women's Fifteens Three (WXV3) tournament in Dubai.
The side will play against Scotland and the Netherlands in September.
The Fiji Rugby Union (FRU) says the Mosese Rauluni-coached side will take on Scotland on the 15 September.
They then travel to the Netherlands for their first-ever match against the Orange Ladies on 19 September in Amsterdam.
The Tests are part of the Fijiana 15's preparations for the upcoming WXV 3 tournament in Dubai later this year.
Head coach Rauluni said the two games will be critical for them.
"The big focus is Scotland in the first game but the main focus of all is to win the WXV3 and its great to go against a tough team like Scotland who are in the Women's Six Nations and Netherlands, an up and coming nation," the former Flying Fijians captain said.
"These test matches allow us an opportunity to head into WXV3 game ready. The squad has added a number of Women's High Performance Unit players to the extended squad as we build to these test matches.
"Scotland won their finished 4th in 6 Nations earlier this year and won WXV2 in 2023, we look forward to testing ourselves against them.
"Netherlands have qualified for WXV3 and are vying for a RWC place, they will offer a different style of rugby which is critical for our RWC 2025 preparations."
The Fijiana will face tough competition at the WXV3 with matches against Hong Kong China, Samoa, and Spain.
The WXV3 tournament kicks off on the 27 of September.
