The other players included Trevor Hosea, Yuta Shirasaka, Rakuhei Yamashita, Akauola Manu and Haruto Takahashi.
Swire Shipping Fijian Drua co-captain Tevita Ikanivere bursts through a gap with flanker Kitione Salawa and nippy halfback Simione Kuruvoli in support. Ikanivere drew the last line of defence and passed it to Kuruvoli to score their first try against the ACT Brumbies in their Shop N Save Super Rugby Pacific opener at the HFC Bank Stadium in Suva on February 15, 2025. PHOTO: Leon Lord
Flying Fijians captain Tevita Ikanivere will play for MIE Honda Heat in the Japan Rugby League One.
The club made the announcement yesterday welcoming seven new players including fellow Fijian, Aseri Masivou.
“I’m thankful and grateful to MIE Honda Heat for giving me this opportunity, my family and I are very excited about moving to Japan and being a part of the MIE Honda Heat Family,” Ikanivere said on the team’s website.
“I’m looking forward to helping MIE Honda Heat try win the competition in the coming years and I am also very excited at the feeling of playing in front of an amazing Japanese crowd of fans and supporters.”
The other players included Trevor Hosea, Yuta Shirasaka, Rakuhei Yamashita, Akauola Manu and Haruto Takahashi.
