[7][8] The sport was supported by Sitiveni Rabuka, who served as President of the Fiji Rugby League (FRL) during that period.
Suva hosted the inaugural Super League World Nines in February 1996, which reportedly brought $1.3 million into the local economy.
[11] The first women's club rugby league match in the country was played on 26 March 2016, between Bemana and the Coastal Roos.
The FNRL Vodafone Cup is the top club competition for men's rugby league in Fiji.
[43] Beginning in 2018, two NRL matches are broadcast live on free-to-air television each weekend by FBC TV.
[44] The men's national team, known as the Bati, was formed in 1992 and have competed at 5 Rugby League World Cups (1995, 2000, 2008, 2013, and 2017).
The women's national team, known as the Bulikula, was reformed in 2018 and played a full international against Papua New Guinea the following year.