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Bournemouth upsets Manchester United

Bournemouth beat Manchester United 2-1 in their English Premier league match this morning. Manchester United lost ground at the top of the table as their former striker Joshua King scored the winner in Bournemouth&

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Fiji tops Pool A after day one of Cape Town 7s

The Vodafone Fiji 7s team has topped Pool A of the Cape Town 7s after thrashing Argentina 43-0 this morning. The Osea Kolinisau captained side scored seven unanswered tries with a hat‑trick from Apisai Domolailai

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National Futsal side to tour NZ

The Vodafone national Futsal side will be touring New Zealand in a bid to gain match experience ahead of the OFC Futsal Championship in February. Team coach Intiaz Khan says they have selected the best available pl

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Samoa to have some added motivation against NZ

Samoa will have some added motivation when they go against New Zealand tonight on day one of the Cape Town Sevens. Samoa finished seventh in the Dubai 7s last weekend. Coach Damian McGrath was pleased to achie

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Nonu wins Player of the Year award

Former All Black centre Ma'a Nonu has won the Player of the Year award at the New Zealand annual Rugby Awards. Nonu, who played 103 tests for the All Blacks, was part of New Zealand's successful title defen

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Ben Ryan reveals Fiji’s strength

An advantage which the Vodafone Fiji Sevens team will have when going into the Cape Town 7s is that there are a lot of players who can play in other positions. Speaking to Fijivillage from Cape Town, Coach Ben Ryan

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South Africa out to make good use of the home crowd

The South Africa Sevens team will be looking to make good use of their home ground advantage when the inaugural Cape Town Sevens kicks off today. The South Africans were knocked out of the Dubai 7s last weekend by

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Fiji 7s team to focus on pool games before the quarterfinals

We will focus on our pool games before the quarter finals. Those are the words of Vodafone Fiji 7s coach Ben Ryan as they get ready to take on Argentina, Scotland and Russia in the pool stages of the Cape Town 7s.

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Carter’s Racing 92 to face Highlanders in February

Dan Carter's new French club Racing 92 will face Super Rugby champions the Highlanders in Hong Kong in February next year. The Paris based Top 14 side replaces European champions Toulon in the one off game.

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More offloads and magical tries expected from Fiji 7s team

Expect more offloads and magical tries from the Vodafone Fiji 7s team as they gear up for the Cape Town 7s which kicks off tomorrow. Coach Ben Ryan says they will continue to use their natural abilities and encoura

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Ayodi, Agero link up with Kenya for Cape Town 7s

Oscar Ayodi and Eden Agero have linked up with Kenya for this weekend's Cape Town Sevens. They will replace injured forward Jeff Oluoch and scrum‑half Augustine Lugonzo, who suffered back and groin strains re

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Speight dropped from the Australian team for Cape Town 7s

Henry Speight has been dropped from the Australian 7s team for the Cape Town tournament this weekend. This comes after the Wallaby wing made his international 7s debut for Australian in the Dubai 7s last weekend.

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2 Fijians named in a possible Cape Town 7s dream team

World Rugby Sevens Series organisers have named two Fijians in a possible Cape Town Sevens dream team. They are Fiji’s offload King, Pio Tuwai and Fiji‑born French sevens player Virimi Vakatawa who was the

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Fiji 7s coach calls on all Fijians to show their support

Vodafone Fiji 7s coach Ben Ryan is calling on all Fijians to show their support for the national side as they are expecting a huge turnout of South African fans at Cape Town Stadium. Ryan posted a video to thank al

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Springboks 7s aim to defend title

The Springboks 7s team is aiming to defend its title at the Cape Town 7s this weekend and knows it will not be an easy task against the Vodafone Fiji 7s team. The Springbok Sevens team will not have their star duo

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All Blacks model new NZ Super Rugby jerseys

Five All Blacks have turned to modeling with the launch of the new Super Rugby jerseys. Jerome Kaino, Sam Cane, Beauden Barrett, Ryan Crotty and Aaron Smith have showed off the new designs. The home jerseys la

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