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.About the Farebrother-Sullivan Trophy Fiji Sun
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.Fiji Rugby Union >> HFC Farebrother Challenge 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
References
External links The Farebrother-Sullivan Trophy at the Fiji Rugby website