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Crushers three in junior finals

Zanzeer Singh
Sunday, September 02, 2012

THE Islands Electric Lautoka Crushers will feature in the finals of three junior grades in the Fiji National Rugby League 2012 Vodafone Cup competition.

The Crushers have qualified for the finals of the under-14, U16 and U18 competitions.

The U18 team has the core of the Central College team which won the Fiji National Rugby League Secondary Schools Championship this year.

The side includes rising star Eneri Ratudradra and Tikiko Inoke, who is on a scholarship with the Newcastle Knights.

Crushers team manager Mesake Navugona said the club had put a lot of emphasis on development.

He said the U18 side was their dream team.

"We are building the U18 team to be our future winning team in the senior grade," Navugona said.

"The side is being groomed from the U12 level. Our senior side failed to qualify for the quarter-final but the juniors are doing well."

"It just shows that we are really alive with our development program."