The USP Netball teams comprises of a women's team and a men's team and competes in the Suva Netball Association competition. The teams have several national reps within their ranks and USP is also proud to have staffs at CRC as the Fiji national netball team head coach for 2012. Former national netball head coach and CRC staff Gabriel Qoro is the coach for both teams this year.
Training Schedule:
DAYS | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday |
TIME | 4:00pm - 5:30pm | 7:00pm - 7:50pm | 7:00pm - 8:50pm | 7:00pm - 8:00pm |
Venue: USP Sports Gym
The team (men’s and women’s) have been the inter-tertiary games champions for several years now as well as Suva Soccer Association premier division winners (men) in 2011. The women’s team competes in the Inter-tertiary games whilst the men’s team is part of the Suva Soccer Association Super Premier grade in 2012 and is one of the club teams to watch out for this year!. The team has improved tremendously over the past two years under the reins of former national soccer rep Tama Vosuga.
Training Schedule:
DAYS | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday |
TIME | 5:00pm - 6:30pm | 5:00pm - 6:30pm | 4:00pm - 5:50pm | 5:00pm - 6:30pm |
Venue: Vaturara Park
The USP Volleyball men's and women's teams competes in the annual Vulaca Championship, the Vanua Challenge, Easter National Tournament and Marist Tournament. There is also an internal USP Volleyball Association competition of teams made up of students, staffs and community members as well as the Inter-tertiary tournament. USP has also produced outstanding players who have gone on to represent the Fiji national team in both men’s and women’s indoor teams as well as in Beach Volleyball. The teams are coached by national representative Waisale Suka.
Training Schedule:
DAYS | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday |
TIME | 8:00pm - 8:50pm | 3:30pm - 5:30pm | 5:00pm - 6:30pm | 5:00pm - 6:30pm |
Venue: Sports Gym
Hapkido and Tae Kwon Do classes are available for students as well as members of the community.
Students of these classes are regularly graded up to Black Belt level. More information on these classes can be obtained from the instructors during class time below.
Hapkido contact – Chief Instructor Leonard Aitcheson – email leonard25852(at)yahoo.com
Tae Kwon Do contact – Master Ra – email dream3600(at)nate.com
Training Schedule:
DAYS | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday |
TIME | 6:00pm - 7:00pm
(Hapkido) | 6:00pm - 7:00pm
(Tae Kwon Do) | 6:00pm - 7:00pm
(Hapkido) | 6:00pm - 7:00pm
(Tae Kwon Do) |
Venue:
The USP Basketball team competes in the Raiwaqa Basketball competition in both the female and male grades. The team also compete in the annual Easter Championships.The teams have really stepped up their performance from last year with the women’s “Chosen” team reaching the Raiwaqa Basketball league semi-finals this year – 2012. The team is being coached by Fiji Basketball development officer and national representative Laisiasa Puamau.
Training Schedule:
DAYS | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday |
TIME | 7:00pm - 8:00pm | 8:00pm - 8:50pm | 3:00pm - 4:00pm | 7:00pm - 9:50pm |
Venue: Sports Gym
The USP Islanders Rugby team is affiliated to the Suva Rugby Union. There are currently two men’s team which are part of the Escott Shield competition and the Koroturaga Shield competition. There are also USP rugby teams including women’s that participate in the Fiji University Students Association games otherwise known as Inter-tertiary games.
Training Schedule:
DAYS | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday |
TIME | 5:00pm - 6:30pm | 5:00pm - 6:30pm | 5:00pm - 6:30pm | 5:00pm - 6:30pm |
Venue: Maile Park Ground 1
The touch USP Islanders Touch Rugby team is affiliated to the Suva Touch Rugby Association. There are men’s and mixed teams and they also participate in the Fiji University Students Association games otherwise known as Inter-tertiary games.
Training Schedule:
DAYS | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday |
TIME | 5:00pm - 6:30pm | 5:00pm - 6:30pm | 5:00pm - 6:30pm | 5:00pm - 6:30pm |
Venue: Maile Park Ground 2
For further information please click on this link - USP Islanders Touch Rugby Club
The USP Veteran soccer team comprises of both students and staffs over the ages of 35 years and are still interested in playing soccer against other "veteran" teams in Suva.
Staff and students who are not yet "veterans" are still welcome to come in and make up the numbers.
Games are played every Saturday at 2.30pm at either Maile Park 1 or 2.
This team has been formed to engage interested staffs in a fun physical activity with just an element of competitiveness for those serious hockey players. Membership is open to all staffs who have played hockey or would like to try out the sport as well as interested student hockey players who would like to keep fit playing in not so “competitive” hockey games.
Training Schedule: Wednesday, Time 5.00pm – 6.00pm.
Venue: National Hockey Turf
The club is affiliated to Fiji Outrigger (FO) and competes in the regatta’s organized by FO through the year consisting of sprints and marathon races. The club has men’s and women’s teams and students are encouraged to take up this traditionally “Pacific” sport as an alternative sports activity.
Training Schedule: Trainings are done Monday to Friday from 4.00pm to 6.00pm and Saturday mornings from 5.00am to 9.00am.
Venue: USP Foreshore, lower campus
