Fijian Drua coach Mick Byrne labelled his team's qualification for the Super Rugby Pacific playoffs as a 'highlight' of his career as Saturday's 41-17 win over the Queensland Reds set up a quarter-final clash with champions the Canterbury Crusaders.The pair meet in Christchurch on Saturday after the Drua
Fijian Drua coach Mick Byrne labelled his team's qualification for the Super Rugby Pacific playoffs as a"highlight" of his career as Saturday's 41-17 win over the Queensland Reds set up a quarter-final clash with champions the Canterbury Crusaders.
"It's definitely one of the highlights, if not the highlight ," said Byrne, who played Australian rules football before moving into rugby union as a highly-rated skills coach. "With these guys here, they've come from such a low base and they work so hard to get there. It's massively satisfying when you sit back and see how much work these guys do to get there.The Drua were one of two teams, alongside Moana Pasifika, to join the expanded Super Rugby competition in 2022, with the Fijians finishing 11th in their first year with only two wins from 14 games.
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