Deans Trophy
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The Deans Trophy is the top prize of the Fiji Secondary Schools Rugby. The competition introduced in 1939 is the oldest competitive tournament in Fiji rugby. It was first won by Queen Victoria School
(QVS).
QVS, the current Deans Trophy holders, has since won the Deans Trophy 15 times and drawn five times.
Lelean Memorial School
(LMS), has won the trophy 12 times and drawn five times. Lelean first won the Deans Trophy in 1948.
Ratu Kadavulevu School
(RKS) has won the trophy 16 times and drawn four times. RKS first won the trophy in 1961.
Marist Brothers High School
has won the Deans Trophy on four occasions and drawn twice. They first won in 1965.
Latter Day Saints (LDS) College, Nasinu Teachers' College, Navuso Agricultural College and Suva Grammar School
(SGS) have each won the trophy once. SGS also drew with RKS in 2005.
The original Deans Trophy was donated by the Maori All Blacks team that toured Fiji in 1938 to be competed for by the Secondary Schools of Fiji. It is now kept at the Fiji Museum in Suva.
In 2008, the Coca Cola (Amatil) company became the official sponsors of Fiji Secondary Schools' Rugby and donated a replica of the original Deans Trophy. Lelean was the first school to win the new sponsored trophy.
Queen Victoria School (Fiji)
Queen Victoria School is a school in Fiji, established in 1906.The school was originally established in Nasinu to provide education to the sons of Fijian Chiefs...
(QVS).
QVS, the current Deans Trophy holders, has since won the Deans Trophy 15 times and drawn five times.
Lelean Memorial School
Lelean Memorial School
Lelean Memorial School is one of the largest co-ed schools in Fiji today. It was established in 1943 and is run by the Methodist Church of Fiji. It is co-located at the Davuilevu Methodist Compound with the and the Young People's Department, which runs training for Methodist catechists...
(LMS), has won the trophy 12 times and drawn five times. Lelean first won the Deans Trophy in 1948.
Ratu Kadavulevu School
Ratu Kadavulevu School
Ratu Kadavulevu School is a school in Lodoni, Fiji. It has some 625 students and claims to be the largest boarding school in the country. Its students are multiracial, but predominantly Fijian....
(RKS) has won the trophy 16 times and drawn four times. RKS first won the trophy in 1961.
Marist Brothers High School
Marist Brothers High School (Fiji)
Marist Brother's High School is a Roman Catholic all-boys high school situated in Suva, the capital of Fiji. It is a school in the Marist tradition, founded in 1949 by the order of Marist Brothers, which has had a presence in Fiji since 1844. The Catholic Marist education in Fiji is acknowledged...
has won the Deans Trophy on four occasions and drawn twice. They first won in 1965.
Latter Day Saints (LDS) College, Nasinu Teachers' College, Navuso Agricultural College and Suva Grammar School
Suva Grammar School
Suva Grammar School, is a secondary school in Suva, Fiji.The school caters for forms 3 to 7 and has a school population of about 1000 students...
(SGS) have each won the trophy once. SGS also drew with RKS in 2005.
The original Deans Trophy was donated by the Maori All Blacks team that toured Fiji in 1938 to be competed for by the Secondary Schools of Fiji. It is now kept at the Fiji Museum in Suva.
In 2008, the Coca Cola (Amatil) company became the official sponsors of Fiji Secondary Schools' Rugby and donated a replica of the original Deans Trophy. Lelean was the first school to win the new sponsored trophy.