The Colonial Cup (named after sponsors The Colonial National Bank) was the second highest level of competition within Fijian rugby union and was intended to be a stepping stone for local players into international rugby union. It was Fiji's first professional league though the players were only paid £40 a week plus lodgings.
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“The North will at least preserve your flesh for you; Northerners are pale for good and all. There’s very little difference between a dead Swede and a young man who’s had a bad night. But the Colonial is full of maggots the day after he gets off the boat.”
—Louis-Ferdinand Céline (1894–1961)
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