Fiji, Australia in talks to add Fiji team to National Rugby Championship

The Fiji Rugby Union is in talks with Australia and World Rugby about entering a Fijian team in the National Rugby Championship next season.

The team, that would be made up of Fiji-based players, would be based on the island and play home and away games under a possible expanded NRC competition in 2017.

Fiji plan to join the NRC as a way to help prevent the talent drain from the island nation by building their own pathway for home grown players, with the hopes of also attracting back players back from Europe.