Vodafone $4 million sponsorship boost for Fiji

[DIEHARD]

4 million boost for FNRL

Vodafone Fiji has extended its sponsorship with the Fiji National Rugby League with a four-million dollar contract for the next three years.

The mobile service provider will sponsor all FNRL tournaments and events until 2017 as well as retain naming rights to the national team the bati.

The agreement was sealed this morning following hot on the heels of the Vodafone Fiji Bati defeat of Samoa at the Rugby League World Cup in Warrington early this morning.

Vodafone Managing Director, Aslam Khan says the win is an incredible feat and Vodafone Fiji is lucky to be associated with the champions.

FNRL chairman Peni Musunamasi applauded Vodafone for sticking with the Bati since 2006.

He says Vodafone came to the Bati’s aid seven years ago when they were thinking of withdrawing from the World Cup qualifiers due to lack of funds

http://www.fbc.com.fj/sports/15477/4...boost-for-fnrl

[DIEHARD]

Not sure if that is Aussie or Fijian dollars.

For the record 1.00 FJD = 0.580513 AUD

Either way that is tremendous!

[Nick]

But the world cup and these sort of nations are a waste of time. According to "Buzz" Rothfield.
God he is a twat.

Good on the Bati, with improvement in the halves I believe they can be even more competitive with the big 3

[TITAN PETE]

Jarryd Hayne's thoughts :

5 years ago not many people new about rugby league in Fiji. The World Cup kick started the interest for rugby league in fiji. The World Cup changed the culture of rugby league in Fiji. A sport that was played very little is now just received 4million in funding. #worldcup Waste of time some are saying!! What's the point some are saying. To those knuckle heads. His a life lesson. You Gota take small steps be4 u take big 1's. Fiji did that in 08 with the help of some great people who worked there backsides of in seeing the game grow,have now be rewarded with much needed funding. Congrats to Peni, #vodafone and all the Bati staff who got the deal dun. hopefully in 4-5 years time another country can celebrate a deal like this as well #RLWC2013 #MoreThanAGame

[DIEHARD]

Well done Jarryd. That is true.

Let's hope that Fiji can continue building their legacy with a strong performance against the might of the Kangaroos.