Manusina Samoa primed to reclaim women's Oceania Championship title from Fijiana
Two years ago, Manusina got the job done by a single point, but last year it was Fiji who came out on top, beating their arch-rivals 27-13.
The two sides have warmed up for what essentially is a grand final by scoring big wins over Tonga, but tomorrow is expected to be a much closer and hard fought encounter.
Fresh from running in three tries against the Tongans, Davina Lasini will line up again on the wing again for Manusina, and she says it's hard to separate her team from the Fijians.
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