Australian rules football in Fiji

Australian rules football in Fiji
CountryFiji
Governing bodyAFL Fiji
National team(s)Fiji
First played1963, Suva
Audience records
SeasonFijian Australian Football League

The sport of Australian rules football has been played in Fiji since at least 1963, when an exhibition was held in Suva.

Fiji has produced several professional players for the Australian Football League, however organised Australian rules did not begin there until 2009.

The governing body for the sport on the islands is AFL Fiji, created in 2009.

Fiji's national teams include the junior team which debuted in the 2005 Oceania Cup (which Fiji has the designated host country for most of the tournamen'ts history), men's team which debuted internationally at the 2011 Australian Football International Cup (where they were crowned Division 2 champions) and the women's at the 2014 Australian Football International Cup.

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