SYDNEY (Reuters) - Rugby in the South Pacific received a massive boost on Friday when it was announced that a team from Fiji would join Australia's third tier National Rugby Championship from 2017.
The decision to expand the NRC to nine teams next year will provide a pathway for developing players in the island nation, which has long been the subject of 'raids' by wealthier nations.
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