Two players have been signed up with the Swire Shipping Fijian Drua on short-term main squad contracts for the 2023 Shop N Save Super Rugby Pacific season.
The two are Brisbane-based Wests Bulldogs prop Jone Tiko and Nadroga winger and Drua development player Taniela Rakuro.
Tiko who was also part of the squad last season re-joins to provide cover in the front row.
The 28-year-old hails from Navakawau Village in Taveuni, and has already been capped by the Drua in 2022 and featured in both trial matches this year against the Melbourne Rebels and Western Force.
Rakuro, on the other hand, has been promoted to the main squad to provide further depth in the back three.
The 22-year-old, who hails from Vusama village in Malomalo, Nadroga, featured in the trial against Melbourne Rebels in January this year.
