# Farebrother-Sullivan Trophy

The Farebrother-Sullivan Trophy is a Fijian rugby union competition open to the regional representative teams of the districts of Fiji.

## History

The trophy was offered to the Fiji Rugby Union by JJ Sullivan and AS Farebrother, the latter being the manager of the first Fijian team to play abroad in 1924.
Between 1941 and 1953, this competition was disputed in the form of cup between the regional district teams. Five of them would participate to the first edition in 1941. Since 1954, the competition develops around a match: the holder of the trophy accept the challenges from the other teams and the trophy is attributed to the winning team. This format is also used in New Zealand, in the Ranfurly Shield. The challenges generally are played at the end of summer and in autumn. In case of draw, the defending champion keeps the trophy. Practically, only the three teams from the first division of the regional competition, the Colonial Cup, compete, but for three times, a team from the inferior division, the B-Division, challenged the defending champion. Suva, won the trophy between 1941 and 1947, undefeated in 1951. Nadroga dominated the competition in the 1970s, establishing the record of 28 consecutive wins, before Nadi came to join the competition in the 1980s. In the late 1990s, Lautoka and then, Naitasiri, founded in 1998, became the fourth and fifth great names of the competition.

## Results

The defending champion is listed first. The victorious challengers are signed with a °
2008
* Tailevu 17-14 Nadroga
2007
* Tailevu 25-13 Tavua
* Tailevu 13-8 Nadi
* Tailevu-Lautoka 17-10
* Tailevu 25-22 Suva
* Tailevu 10-6 Naitasiri
* Tailevu 21-12 Ovalau
* Nadroga 31-27 Tailevu
* Nadroga 74-3 Vatukoula
* Nadroga 69-10 Namosi
* Nadroga 30-24 Northland
* Nadroga 41-8 Navosa
2006
* 11/11 Nadroga 27-24 Ovalau
* 04/11 Naitasiri 10-18 Nadroga°
* 28/10 Naitasiri 20-8 Suva
* 21/10 Naitasiri 28-25 Nadi
* 14/10 Naitasiri 22-6 Lautoka
* 07/10 Naitasiri 18-11 Navosa
* 09/09 Naitasiri 29-11 Tailevu
2005
* Suva 8-13 Naitasiri°
* Suva 19-18 Nadi
* Nadroga 21-29 Suva°
* Nadroga 25-18 Lautoka
* Nadroga 95-8 Tavua
2004
* 27/11 Nadroga 13-5 Naitasiri
* 20/11 Nadroga 15-9 Suva
* 30/10 Nadroga 15-9 Lautoka
* 23/10 Nadi 13 Nadroga 49
* 09/10 Tailevu 18-34 Nadi°
* 21/08 Tailevu 33-12 Vatukoula
* 24/07 Tailevu 23-12 Namosi
* 26/06 Tailevu 25-20 Navosa
2003
* 11/10 Lautoka 14-19 Tailevu°
* 04/10 Lautoka 19--15 Nadroga
* 27/09 Lautoka 16-14 Suva
* 02/08 Lautoka 25-5 Nadi
* 26/07 Naitasiri 13-18 Lautoka°
* 19/07 Naitasiri 18-17 Navosa
* 12/07 Naitasiri 27-21 Namosi
* 28/06 Naitasiri 15-6 Ovalau
2002
* 14/09 Naitasiri 23-9 Suva
* 28/09 Naitasiri 12-6 Nadroga
* 14/09 Nadi 13-28 Naitasiri°
* 31/08 Nadi 11-9 Tailevu
* 24/08 Namosi 10-27 Nadi°
* 17/08 Ovalau 9-14 Namosi°
* 03/08 Ovalau 12-9 Rewa
* 15/06 Lautoka 13-17 Ovalau°
2001
* 24/11 Lautoka 15-0 Nadroga
* 17/11 Lautoka 17-6 Suva
* 10/11 Lautoka 10-10 Naitasiri
* 03/11 Nadi 12-15 Lautoka °
* 27/10 Nadi 17-16 Tailevu
* 20/10 Nadi 33-13 Ovalau
2000
* 11/11 Nadi 9-3 Suva
* 04/11 Nadi 11-11 Nadroga
* 28/10 Naitasiri 8-9 Nadi°
* 21/10 Naitasiri 31-10 Ovalau
* 30/09 Naitasiri 9-3 Lautoka
* 16/09 Naitasiri 15-13 Tailevu
* 05/08 Naitasiri 30-12 Namosi
1999
* 16/10 Naitasiri 18–10 Nadroga
* 25/09 Naitasiri 37–3 Vatukoula
* 11/09 Naitasiri 25–20 Lautoka
* 28/08 Nadi 5–10 Naitasiri°
* 14/08 Nadi 27–15 Suva
* 31/07 Nadi 15–10 Tailevu
* 17/07 Nadi 35–0 Ra
* 12/06 Nadi 17–13 Namosi
1998
* 24/10 Suva 31–34 Nadi°
* 10/10 Naitasiri 14–24 Suva°
* 12/09 Naitasiri 40–8 Ra (B Division)
* 22/08 Naitasiri 12–8 Tailevu
* 08/08 Naitasiri 51–13 Macuata
* 11/07 Nadroga 18–25 Naitasiri°
* 20/06 Nadroga 39–6 Lautoka
1997
* 18/10 Nadroga 37–15 Suva
* 11/10 Nadroga 34–19 Namosi
* 27/09 Nadroga 23–14 Nadi
* 06/09 Nadroga 23–15 Lautoka
* 23/08 Nadroga 23–14 Naitasiri North
* 09/08 Nadroga 22–13 Tavua
* 19/07 Nadroga 15–11 Tailevu
1996
* 26/10 Nadroga 27–10 Suva
* 05/10 Nadroga 48–10 Lautoka
* 21/09 Nadroga 57–24 Vatukoula
* 14/09 Nadroga 45–8 Macuata
* 07/09 Nadroga 19–10 Nadi
* 17/08 Nadroga 63–0 Rewa
* 13/07 Nadroga 29–6 Burebesaga
1995
* 07/10 Nadi 11-18 Nadroga°
* 30/09 Nadi 11–6 Suva
* 16/09 Nadi 22-3 Tavua (B Division)
* 09/09 Nadi 32–19 Rewa
* 26/08 Nadi 27–16 Lautoka
* 19/08 Nadi 31–5 Vatukoula
* 22/07 Nadi 10–6 Naitasiri North
1994
* 15/10 Nadi 18–8 Nadroga
* 08/10 Nadi 22–12 Suva
* 01/10 Nadi 32–16 Lautoka
* 24/09 Nadi 21–16 Rewa
* 10/09 Nadi 36–3 Burebasaga
* 03/09 Nadi 28–8 Vatukoula
* 06/09 Nadi 31–13 Naitasiri North
* 11/06 Nadi 38–18 Ba
1993
* 16/10 Nadi 14–5 Rewa
* 02/10 Suva 17–29 Nadi°
* 09/10 Suva 21–21 Nadroga
* 11/09 Suva 5–5 Vatukoula
* 14/08 Suva 20–3 Ba
* 07/08 Suva 28–16 Lautoka
* 24/07 Suva 38–11 Namosi
* 03/07 Suva 15–7 Naitasiri North
1992
* 10/10 Suva 46–3 Lautoka
* 03/10 Nadroga 8–25 Suva°
* 26/09 Nadroga – Rewa
* 12/09 Nadroga 67–3 Tailevu
* 22/08 Nadi 9–10 Nadroga°
* 08/08 Nadi 20–6 Naitasiri North
* 18/07 Nadi 18–9 Serua Namosi
* 27/06 Nadi 41–3 Ba
1991
* 07/09 Nadi 23–7 Tavua
* 03/08 Nadi 17–0 Naitasiri North
* 13/07 Nadi 6–3 Rewa
* 29/06 Suva 15–20 Nadi°
* 22/06 Suva 23–13 Nadroga
* 15/06 Suva 15–6 Lautoka
* 25/05 Suva 19–7 Namosi
* 27/04 Suva 35–3 Ba
1990
* 13/10 Suva 17–6 Rewa
* 29/09 Suva 33–6 Cakaudrove
* 15/09 Suva 23–10 Nadi
* 01/09 Suva 14–3 Naitasiri North
* 25/08 Suva 13–7 Nadroga
* 18/08 Suva 10–10 Lautoka
* 04/08 Suva 39–6 Ba
* 28/07 Suva 29–6 Namosi
1989
* 09/09 Suva 20–9 Rewa
* 02/09 Suva 67–4 Ra (B Division)
* 26/08 Suva 24–10 Nadi
* 19/08 Suva 36–3 Naitasiri North
* 05/08 Suva 37–4 Nadroga
* 24/06 Suva 71–3 Lautoka
* 03/06 Suva 18–6 Serua Namosi
1988
* 01/10 Suva 21–6 Nadroga
* 24/09 Suva 34–6 Ba/Tavua
* 10/09 Nadi 4–15 Suva°
* 27/08 Nadi 20–6 Rewa
* 13/08 Nadi 22–6 Lautoka
* 16/06 Nadi 9–7 Naitasiri North
1987
* 17/10 Nadi 23–13 Vatukoula
* 03/10 Nadi 19–13 Suva
* 26/00 Nadi 19–9 Nadroga
* 05/09 Nadi 28–9 Rewa
* 01/08 Nadi 24–12 Lautoka
1986
* 04/10 Nadi 7–3 Nadroga
* 13/09 Nadi 15–0 Burebasaga
* 23/08 Nadi 15–7 Suva
* 26/07 Nadi 10–8 Lautoka
* 07/06 Nadi 7–7 Rewa
1985
* 07/09 Nadi 14–13 Suva
* 28/08 Nadi 16–8 Nadroga
* 03/08 Nadi 12–0 Lautoka
* 22/06 Nadi 10–9 Rewa
1984
* 01/09 Nadi 15–10 Nadroga
* 11/08 Nadi 15–0 Suva
1983
* 01/10 Nadroga 9–12 Nadi°
* 06/08 Nadroga 13–12 Suva
* 23/07 Nadroga 23–4 Rewa
* 02/07 Nadroga 13–3 Lautoka
1982
* 04/09 Nadroga 15–8 Nadi
* 07/08 Nadroga 6–6 Suva
* 24/07 Nadroga 13–12 Rewa
* 19/06 Nadroga 17–6 Naitasiri North
1981
* 10/10 Nadi 4–7 Nadroga°
* 06/06 Nadi 20–6 Lautoka
1980
* 04/10 Nadi 22–7 Nadroga
* 20/09 Nadi 24–0 Suva
* 28/06 Nadi 17–12 Lautoka
1979
* 06/10 Lautoka 12–15 Nadi°
* 29/09 Nadroga 4–6 Lautoka°
* 22/09 Nadroga 22–3 Suva
* 11/08 Nadroga 28–10 Rewa
1978
* 07/10 Nadroga 18–9 Suva
* 23/09 Nadroga 12–6 Lautoka
* 02/09 Nadroga 14–4 Rewa
* 26/08 Nadroga 16–0 Nadi
1977
* 15/10 Nadroga 10–6 Nadi
* 01/10 Nadroga 14–6 Suva
* 24/09 Nadroga 25–25 Rewa
* 27/08 Nadroga 24–12 Lautoka
1976
* 09/10 Nadroga 18–9 Suva
* 02/10 Nadroga 9–3 Rewa
* 18/09 Nadroga 9–7 Nadi
1975
* 27/09 Nadroga 9–4 Rewa
* 15/09 Nadroga 15–0 Nadi
* 09/08 Nadroga 8–0 Suva
* 05/07 Nadroga 11–6 Lautoka
1974
* 28/09 Nadroga 6–3 Nadi
* 29/06 Nadroga 14–0 Suva
* 25/05 Nadroga 22–3 Rewa
1973
* 28/07 Nadroga 40–7 Suva
* 29/07 Nadroga 24–3 Labasa
1972
* Nadroga
1971
* 25/09 Nadroga 38–3 Rewa
* 21/08 Nadi 3–12 Nadroga°
* 24/07 Nadi 23–11 Suva
* 12/06 Nadi 34–14 Lautoka
1970
* Nadi
1969
* Nadi
1968
* Nadi bat Suva
1967
* 16/09 Suva 36–3 Tavua
* 02/09 Suva 20–3 Vatukoula
1966
* Suva 16–11 Rewa
* Suva 50–0 Wainibuka
* Suva 16–6 Nadi
* Lautoka 6–19 Suva°
1965
* Lautoka 6–19 Suva
* Lautoka 14–3 Rewa
* Lautoka 14–14 Vatukoula
* Nadroga 0–5 Lautoka°
1964
* 01/08 Nadroga 18–5 Suva
* 18/07 Lautoka 3–14 Nadroga°
* 06/06 Nadi 3–6 Lautoka°
1963
* Nadi beats Suva
1962
* Suva
1961
* Suva
1960
* Suva
1959
* Suva beats Nadi
1958
* Nadi 23–3 Suva
* Nadi beats Nadroga
1957
* Nadroga beats Suva
1956
* Suva
1955
* Suva
1954
* Suva
1953
* Suva
1952
* Suva bat Northern Districts
1951
* Northern Districts bat Suva
1950
* Suva
1949
* Suva
1948
* Suva
1947
* Suva
1946
* Suva
1945
* Suva
1944
* Suva
1943
* Suva
1942
* Suva
1941
* Suva

## Statistics

As of 23 September 2008

## Title winners

8 Nadi
74 Suva
68 Nadroga
18 Naitasiri
14 Lautoka
11 Tailevu
2 Ovalau
1 Northern Districts
1 Namosi