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Lahmert misses out on Rio Olympics for Great Britian

England's Kiwi sevens star has missed out on the Rio Olympics. Warwick Lahmert, born and raised on the Kapiti Coast, north of Wellington, switched allegiance to England in 2015 to revive an international sevens

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Hurricanes to look inward ahead of Sharks clash

TJ Perenara says the Hurricanes have to look inward ahead of Sharks clash this weekend. If the Hurricanes win three games all of them at home and they will be crowned Super Rugby champions for the first time.

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Vunivalu remains to be one of the stories of the season

Suliasi Vunivalu remains to be one of the stories of the season, with the Fijian winger now boasting an unbelievable record of 17 tries through 11 games. The 20‑year‑old made his debut against the Tigers at Lei

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Taliga ready to rumble in Rio

Fiji 7s playmaker Kitione Taliga is just 17 days away from showcasing his skills and talent at the Rio Olympics. The 23-year-old from Dratabu village, Nadi has been picked as a backup half back for Jerry Tuwai and

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Duo dropped from Fiji men's soccer team to Rio

Team Fiji men’s soccer players, Kolinio Sivoki and Sakaraia Naisua have been dropped from the squad for the Rio Olympics for disciplinary reasons. National soccer team director Tarunesh Reddy says the players

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Primary schools athletics to get improved annual sponsorship

The Fiji Primary Schools’ Athletics Association has confirmed that they are in the process of signing an improved annual sponsorship with FMF Foods Limited. The Fiji Primary Schools Athletics Association Pres

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Fiji Bati pool revealed for 2017 Rugby League World Cup

The Vodafone Fiji Bati has been drawn in Pool D for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup with USA and a European qualifier to be confirmed. Port Moresby will host three games while the rest of the games will be played i

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Lions regret not sending best team to face Jaguares

The presiding view is that the Lions took a huge gamble not sending their best side to Argentina for their final conference game and it backfired. All they needed to take the No1 ranking was a losing bonus point ag

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PM opens new Gym in Saunaka, Nadi

The 1,200 villagers in Saunaka, Nadi will now have more opportunities of building their career in athletics after the opening of a Gym worth $38,970. The new gym also includes new gym equipment which costs $12,350.

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Durutalo selected for USA Men's 7s team to Rio

Fiji born flanker Andrew Durutalo has been selected in the USA Rugby Men's Sevens team to play at the Rio Olympics next month. Head Coach Mike Friday has selected his best 12 which will be captained by Madison

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Cuvu U18 wins Western Zone Secondary Schools Rugby

Cuvu College is the Western Zone Secondary Schools Rugby Under 18 champion after defeating favorites Ratu Navula College by 18-13 at Lawaqa Park yesterday. Cuvu College will now meet Nasinu Secondary School while R

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Ioane brothers a deadly combination for NZ 7s

New Zealand 7s coach, Sir Gordon Tietjens says that Reiko Ioane is the quickest player in his squad and has unbelievable potential. Tietjens says Reiko’s older brother, Akira is strong in contact and very, ve

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Eight good sides in the playoffs - Boyd

There was a time when Chris Boyd thought only a New Zealand side could win this year's Super Rugby title. It was actually as recent as last week. But once the quarterfinal draw was finalised yesterday, the

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Germany soccer team names strong squad for Rio Olympics

The Germany soccer team has named a very strong side for the Rio Olympics. Germany is pooled with Fiji, Korea Republic and Mexico. Twin brothers, Sven and Lars Bender are two of the three over age players in t

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Tuqiri and Soejima make Japan 7s Rio Olympics team

Fiji born players Kameli Soejima and Lote Tuqiri have been selected in the Japanese 7s team to the Rio Olympics next month. Soejima and Tuqiri have been seasonal campaigners for the Japanese team in the past couple

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