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Samoa learns mistakes from draw against Georgia

Manu Samoa are taking plenty of lessons on board from last weekend's 19‑all draw against Georgia in Apia. Hurricanes hooker Motu Matu'u says they went into the match feeling confident and it was disappoin

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McMahon to start at No.8 for Wallabies

Sean McMahon will start for the Wallabies this weekend as a replacement for the injured David Pocock at number eight. The Rebels flanker will have his first start on home soil lining up at number eight, alongside S

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Fiji Football says visa issues sorted for Olympics

The Fiji Football is confident there will be no further visa issues when the team travels to the Olympic Games. National coach Frank Farina was unable to attend the draw for the Rio football competitions two months

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Speight out of Rio Olympics contention

Henry Speight is out of contention for the Rio Olympics after suffering a serious knee injury in a rugby sevens practice match on Tuesday. Speight sustained the severe injury to his right knee during a game against

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Opening PNC encounter sets rhythm for Flying Fijians

After their first game against Tonga, the Vodafone Flying Fijians believe that they have just found their rhythm. Coach John McKee knows that it can take at least a game for the players to settle and gel together.

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Fiji 7s team fitness level down

Following their first ever back to back World Sevens Series, Ryan admits that some players may have overindulged during their break. On Monday, Ryan put the players through five rounds of yoyo or fitness test but n

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Ba soccer team top favourites to win 2016 Fiji Fact

The Ba soccer team will no doubt go in as one of the top favourites to win the 2016 Vodafone Fiji Fact based on the quality of players that are with side. National Soccer Team players like Alvin Singh, Avinesh Suwa

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Radradra to start for Eels against Rabbitohs

Fiji-born wing Semi Radradra will make his 14th start for the Parramatta Eels this season against the Rabbitohs tomorrow night. Radradra has scored 9 tries this season and collected 36 individual points. He ha

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Maguire eager for Rabbitohs victory against Eels

South Sydney coach Michael Maguire has backed reunited halves Luke Keary and Cody Walker to stir the Rabbitohs to victory against the Eels this Friday. State of Origin‑bound duo Adam Reynolds and Greg Inglis'

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EUFA fines Russia for violent fans

Russia will be thrown out of Euro 2016 if their fans cause further trouble. Russia were fined $352,233 following violent scenes at the game against England in Marseille last Saturday. The suspended disqualific

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NZ U20 to beat Wales to book semifinal spot

The New Zealand Under‑20 rugby side must convincingly beat Wales tomorrow morning if they to have chance of making the semifinals at the championships in England. The coach Scott Robertson has made several positi

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All Blacks more focused after first test match against Wales

With one win against Wales under their belts, All Blacks assistant coach Ian Foster says they are even more focused on certain areas of their game. Foster says they have the backline options to make life hard for W

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Pichot to look into rugby's international eligibility rules

World Rugby vice-chairman Agustin Pichot will look into the sport’s international eligibility rules as part of a wide ranging report into the sustainability of the game in the Pacific Island nations. The form

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Lautoka not worried about Labasa's home town support

The Lautoka soccer team is not worried about the vocal Labasa crowd at Subrail Park as the Blues prepare to take on Labasa in the group stages of the Vodafone Fiji Fact. The Lautoka-Labasa match is expected to be a

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Iceland holds Portugal to 1-all draw

The Iceland soccer team has earned a memorable point on their Euro 2016 debut, holding Portugal to a 1-all draw in Group F this morning. Nani slotted in for Portugal in the 31st minute but Iceland got a shocking eq

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Ben Volavola and Tusi Pisi to go head to head in PNC

This weekend’s Pacific Nations Cup clash will see two Super Rugby five eight specialists go head to head as Tusi Pisi looks forward to meeting Ben Volavola. Volavola who scored a brilliant try last weekend sa

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