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Coles ruled out of the 2016 season‑opener

Dane Coles will have to wait to make his official debut as Hurricanes captain. The All Blacks hooker has been ruled out of the 2016 season‑opener against the Brumbies after suffering a calf strain near the end of

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Coates wants to help victims affected by TC Winston

Telecom Fijiana player, Brittany Coates does not consider herself lucky to have been in New Zealand when Tropical Cyclone Winston hit Fiji. Coates says she feels helpless by not being able to offer comfort to those

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Radradra aims to represent Australian Rugby League team

Semi Radradra is aiming to represent the Australian Rugby League team this year. This is after the Fijian Flyer was granted Australian residency last month. Radradra would be following in the footsteps of Jarr

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Coles recover from hamstring injury

Hurricanes hooker Dane Coles has recovered from a recent hamstring injury to lead out his side against the Brumbies in Canberra on Friday. The 29‑year‑old All Black starts the game in a strong looking starting

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Cooper available for next 7s leg

Quade Cooper will be available to make his World Rugby Sevens debut for Australia in Las Vegas next month after securing a release for the event from his French club Toulon. The 58‑test veteran will miss Toulon&#

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Some of Fiji 7s player’s homes affected by TC Winston

Some of Vodafone Fiji 7s player’s homes were also affected from the Monster Cyclone Winston. Team Manager Ropate Kauvesi says this is a big challenge for the national team as they will be camping again today

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Habana called up to Springboks Sevens squad

South Africa speedster Bryan Habana has been called up to the Springboks Sevens squad ahead of the upcoming World Rugby Sevens Series rounds in Las Vegas and Vancouver. The 32‑year‑old will join the squad today

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Fijiana loses to France in Sao Paulo 7s Plate final

The Telecom Fijiana lost to France 17-5 in the plate final of the Sao Paulo 7s in Brazil. The Fijiana lost their pool games to Australia and Canada but managed to beat Ireland 15-7 and defeated England in the plate

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Kaino to miss opener against Highlanders

Blues captain Jerome Kaino will miss his team's first match of the new Super Rugby season after being handed a one‑match suspension for a punch in a warm‑up match against the Chiefs. Attempting to free hims

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Spain 7s team helped Uprising staff prepare for TC Winston

The Spain 7s team helped secure Uprising Beach resort before Cyclone Winston passed through Vitilevu yesterday. They are staying as guests at resort to prepare for the Nadi 7s next weekend. General Manager of

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Osbourne beats Dausoko

Natabua High School’s Tomasi Osbourne has stamped his mark in the Senior Boys 100m after beating favourite, Waisale Dausoko in the Natabua Interhouse today. Osbourne recorded a manual time of 10.95 seconds to

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Natabua High School to focus on Lautoka Zone

Coca Cola Games Boys defending champion Natabua High School will focus on the Lautoka Zone first before moving to defend their title this year. Athletics coach Sairusi Naituku says they are impressed with some athl

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Kieran Read to captain All Blacks

All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has confirmed No 8 Kieran Read will lead the side this year following the recent retirement of Richie McCaw. Read’s appointment comes as the All Blacks prepare for life without t

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Tuwai, Domolailai, Mata and Kunatani out of next 7s leg

Four players will miss out from the Las Vegas and Vancouver 7s. Vodafone Fiji 7s coach Ben Ryan confirms that lanky forward Pio Tuwai, Apisai Domolailai, Viliame Mata and Semi Kunatani will not be featuring for the

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Naiyaravoro to rejoin Waratahs this year

It has now been confirmed that Glasgow Warriors star winger Taqele Naiyaravoro will leave the club at the end of the season to head back to Australia. Wallabies coach Michael Cheika says that he wants Naiyaravoro t

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Augustine wins Marist Brothers Interhouse

Marist Brothers High School's Augustine house successfully defended their Interhouse title this afternoon. Augustine finished in first place with 3,655 points, Lambert finished second with 3,384, Alphonsus thir

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