Island Drifters

🇼🇫 UVEA LANGUAGE WEEK | WALLIS 🌴

With a few of the boys in the Drifters having their roots in Uvea (Wallis), it’s important for us to recognise their culture and the effort they make to keep it alive while living far from home.

So for Uvea Language Week, here are a few words and phrases in Faka’Uvea for you to learn 🇼🇫

Hello - Malo Te Mauli
How are you? - E Lelei pe?
I’m fine - Ei , lelei osi
Thank you - Malo
My name is - Ko toku higoa ko

A small way of keeping the language going and sharing a bit of Uvea with everyone.

The cameraman didn’t understand the assignment but Billy Vodo did.

Bro has convinced himself that he’s got no more love for the game but this clip says you should come back👀 .vodo

Interview: Andre Mackenzie Sialefuka 🇼🇫🇳🇨
Player • Gaffa • Coach • Owner • Trainer • Kit and Equipment Manager • Treasurer • Social Media Manager • Recruiter • Therapist • Debt Collector • Social Sec • PreventFijiansFightingEachotherer • BundaShaker • LastMinutePlayerFinder • FindYouAWayHome-er • “Where’s Everyone?” investigator •DoesAtleastOneBadPlayEveryGame-er• AfterPartyCo-Ordinator • 🫠🤧

._ford 🌴 with the:
IN•OUT•SHAKEITALLABOUT TACTIC 🏃‍♂️

Uike Lea Faka-Tonga 🇹🇴 | Tongan Language Week

A little throwback to Grimsby Island Night, where the gaffer and the boys from Kent brought the whole room came together singing the Tongan track “Tevita Latai Maumi” 🇹🇴

Get some Tongan music on your playlist this week and learn a little of the language behind the songs.

Seuke, oi seuke
Row, oh row

Si’eku pele pe teu uiui pe
My beloved, I will keep calling out to you

Tevita Latai Maumi Nonu teu fefe
Tevita Latai Maumi Nonu, what am I to do?

Pe teke ngalo nai afe teu uiui pe
Even if you forget me, I will keep calling out to you

Want to be part of the Island Night vibe? 🌺 Head to the link in our bio for tickets.

🇹🇴 Mālō e lelei & Happy Tongan Language Week!

A little moment from us singing the Tongan hymn ‘E Otua’ 🇹🇴

Tongan Language Week is a celebration of the Tongan language, culture and identity, encouraging those at home and overseas to speak, share and keep the language alive.

A special shoutout to all our Tongan brothers and sisters here in the UK 🇹🇴❤️

‘Ofa atu 🇹🇴🌺

Player Interview :
Big Sips on the mic. Grateful to the man himself , gives up a lot of his time to help the gaffer find players and field enough teams. Even better rugby player on the field.

You can count on us☝️ just don’t bet on us 🥴🤕