Marist to bring double threat Narain and Matanitobua in U18 final

The Marist Brothers High School Under 18 team may bring their double threat to the breakdown at the ANZ Stadium this Saturday and start their top flankers Christian Narain and Ratu Simione Matanitobua.

If they do, their game will be entirely dependent on recycling quickly and building pressure by holding the ball through multiple phases against RKS.

If Marist come second at the breakdown, then they can also come second on the scoreboard.

According to our statistics, Marist’s number 7 Christian Narain’s work-rate has been higher then Ratu Kadavulevu School’s number 7 Eroni Naua who was struggling to find his form against Ratu Navula last week.

But according to our analysis, the RKS team has been playing smart rugby compared to previous years.

Last week, their nippy halfback Aminiasi Rokosugu was running the show against Ratu Navula with his placing kicks and clearing kicks off the rucks.

The Under 18 final between Marist and RKS will kick off at 3.50pm Saturday at the ANZ Stadium.

You can catch the live commentary on Viti FM on 92.2FM in Suva, Nausori, Nadi and Labasa, 92FM along the Coral Coast, Ba, Vatukoula, Tavua and Savusavu, and 92.6 FM in Rakiraki.