The Fijian Drua have locked in five home venues for their inaugural Super Rugby Pacific season.
Suncorp Stadium will host their first home game in round three against the Melbourne Rebels on March 4 as well as their round eight clash against the Brumbies on April 9.
Between those games, they will host the Western Force at Leichhardt Oval in round five on March 19.
The Drua's return to Fiji remains tentatively scheduled for April 30 as they are slated to host the Highlanders at ANZ Stadium in Suva.
This comes with their round 13 match against fellow newcomers Moana Pasifika still locked in for CommBank Stadium.
“We are delighted to be able to announce five of seven home match venues today for all our fans, supporters and stakeholders," Fijian Drua CEO Brian Thorburn said in a statement.
"We are very happy to secure some outstanding venues like Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium as well as CommBank Stadium and Leichhardt Oval in Sydney.
"We have growing confidence that we’ll be able to play in front of our home fans in Fiji at Suva’s ANZ Stadium on 30 April and are buoyed by the announcement by the Fijian Government about the return of spectators to sports.
“Fijian rugby fans are renowned for the vibrancy, noise and atmosphere they bring to stadiums. Our players are absolutely buzzing at the prospect of Drua fans, supporters and rugby lovers cheering for them at the stadium by bringing the sounds and colours of Fiji to these venues.”
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The Drua will look to confirm the venues for their Round 7 and Round 14 home matches against the Waratahs and Chiefs respectively shortly, with the match against the Waratahs originally scheduled to be their return to Fiji.
“The stage is now set for us to offer a unique Fijian-style fan experience at our home match venues to reflect the excitement happening on the field of play," Thorburn added.
"We plan to deliver events to an extremely high quality to delight the entire crowd, by infusing a Fijian flavour and other exclusive touches to these events wherever possible. We’ll reveal details of these in the lead-up to each of our home matches.”
