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Rio 7s tournament went according to plan – Ben Ryan

As the victorious Vodafone Fiji 7s team arrives today, Coach Ben Ryan in an interview with World Rugby says the Rio 7's tournament went according to plan as they won all six games. Ryan says when they got in th

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National Flag will not be changed anytime soon

The National Flag will not be changed any time soon. Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says while he remains convinced personally that we need to replace some of the flag’s colonial symbols with a genuinely i

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Calls made to change race based name

Calls have been made by the Indian Division of the Methodist Church in Fiji to change its name since it is a race based name for the division. This motion was moved by the Indian Division of the church at their Ann

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Ben Ryan knows celebration will be the biggest ever

Vodafone Fiji 7s coach, Ben Ryan knows that sports crazy fans are already in party mode and getting ready for the gold medal winning team’s arrival at midday this Sunday. Speaking to Sky Sports in Rio, Ryan s

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7s victory celebration plans currently being worked out

Organizers of the Vodafone Fiji 7s team’s victory celebrations are expected to meet this evening to lay out all the plans after Fiji’s first ever Olympic gold medal win in Rio. The celebrations will tak

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Kolinisau's father not surprised about the win

It was an emotional and unsurprising win for Osea Kolinisau's father when the Fiji Men's 7s team scooped the gold medal in the Olympic 7s final last Friday. Kolinisau's mother, Eta Kolinisau shared an i

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QVS comes from behind to win Deans final

The Queen Victoria School stunned Marist Brothers High School when they came from 8-15 down to win 21-18 in the Coke Zero Deans final at the ANZ Stadium. Peniasi Ratu, the nippy half back kicked the winning penalty

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PM announces Public Holiday on 22nd August

As the historic Olympic gold medal victory celebrations continue, Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama has confirmed to Fijivillage from Rio that we will have a public holiday for Fiji's memorable win. Bainimaram

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Fiji 7s team wins first ever gold medal for Fiji

Gold Fiji Gold. Its Olympic Gold for Fiji as our national 7s heroes created history in the last hour as they won the first ever gold medal for Fiji. It is also history in the making for the Pacific as Fiji is

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Fiji to face Great Britain in Olympic 7s Gold Medal Final

The Fiji 7s team is one more win away from winning the first ever Olympic Games gold. If they do, then Fiji will create history as it will be the first Pacific island country to win an Olympic gold. Fiji will

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Fiji 7s team now in recovery mode

The Fiji 7s team is now in recovery mode and working out plans to take on Japan in the Rio Olympics 7s Medal Semi Final at 5.30am tomorrow. Speaking from Rio, Team Fiji Chef De Mission, Cathy Wong says the whole of

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