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Pocock and Folau in doubt for Wallabies

The Wallabies are confident injuries to David Pocock and Israel Folau will not sideline the star players for their World Cup quarter‑final with Scotland. Pocock was unable to finish the 15‑6 victory over Wales

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Navua wins Courts IDC Senior Division

The Navua soccer team has won the Senior Division title in the Courts IDC after beating Rakiraki 1-0 in the final just a while ago. Ba's Kamil Muslim College has won the Secondary school division who defeated d

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Tiwa to play in IDC final

Good news for Ba soccer fans as mid-fielder Malakai Tiwa will play in the Courts IDC final against Nadi this afternoon. Coach Imdad Ali says Tiwa could not play as he copped double yellow cards in earlier matches.

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Wallabies edge Wales to top Pool A

The Wallabies have topped pool A of the RWC after edging Wales 15‑6 this morning. Australia were also reduced to 13 men but their mighty defensive effort in a try less decider avoided a quarterfinal showdown with

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New champion to be crowned in Courts IDC

A new champion will be crowned today in the Courts IDC after defending champions Suva were bundled out in the semi-finals last night. Ba will play Nadi in the Courts IDC final today at Govind Park. The Men in

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Ba to face Nadi in IDC final

Ba will play Nadi in the Courts IDC final tomorrow at Govind Park. The Men in Black managed to beat Suva 1-0 in the second semi-final after Suva player, Antonio Tuivuna scored an own goal in the 12th minute of seco

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Nadroga edge Namosi to retain Farebrother Trophy

Nadroga held off a strong Namosi side to retain the Farebrother Trophy after edging them 10-8. In a hard fought match, the two sides could not break the deadlock up until the 34th minute of play when Nadroga were a

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Namosi hope to avenge earlier loss to Nadroga

The Namosi rugby side will be looking to avenge their loss to Nadroga during the Skipper Cup final when they meet in the 7th HFC Bank Farebrother Challenge today. Nadroga hammered Namosi 59‑24 in the Skipper Cup

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Labasa to use set pieces to counter Nadi in IDC semifinal

The Labasa soccer team is working on its set pieces to counter Nadi in the first semifinal of the Court IDC this afternoon. Star midfielder Edwin Sahayam says that the team relaxed yesterday. He believes the t

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All Blacks blow past Tonga to reach RWC quarters

It was far from perfect again but the All Blacks move into their World Cup quarterfinal with much more confidence this week than last. Frustrations of the past four weeks weren’t completely dampened in the 47

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7s teams’ preparation underway for World 7s Series

The Vodafone Fiji 7s team and the Telecom Fijiana team have already started preparing for the upcoming 2015/2016 World Sevens Series which will start with the Dubai 7s on the 5th and 6th of December. Coach Ben Ryan

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Wales name team to face Wallabies

George North will start at outside centre for the third time in his Test career when Wales face Australia in their pool decider at Twickenham. Head coach Warren Gatland has made six changes to the line‑up that de

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Wallabies to stop North and Roberts ahead of Wales clash

Australia’s most prolific Rugby World Cup try scorer, Drew Mitchell says Jamie Roberts and George North will be the two players that the Wallabies will have to battle with this Sunday. Mitchell who leads

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Nadi and Suva reject fixed match suggestions

The Nadi and Suva soccer coaches have rejected suggestions that both teams had a fixed match last night which assisted Suva to qualify for the semi-finals of the Courts IDC tomorrow. Suva which had a number of new

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Fiji soccer players lacking overseas exposure - Farina

The new Vodafone Fiji National Football Coach Frank Farina believes the main weakness for most of the Fijian players is that they lack overseas exposure. The Fiji Football Association has signed a two year contract

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Wallabies team named to take on Wales

Sean McMahon will start for the Wallabies when they face Wales in the Pool A decider this Sunday. McMahon comes in for Vice-Captain Michael Hooper who was suspended for an act of foul play in their match against En

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Nakarawa hailed as the star of the Rugby World Cup

Leone Nakarawa is currently being listed as the most impressive player at the 2015 Rugby World Cup. As of yesterday, Nakarawa leads the tournament for offloads with 10 and 9 turnovers won, meaning the lock forward

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Fiji Army Rugby team thrash British Navy

The Fiji Army team thrashed the British Navy team in their first match of the World Defence Cup 53-17. They played their first match in Portsmouth earlier this morning.   Fiji Army Team: Ve

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Ba tops group to qualify for IDC semifinal

Ba has sent a stern warning to all the teams after a brilliant performance in the final pool match of the Courts IDC beating Rewa 2‑0 at Govind Park. Ba’s Laisenia Raura scored just in the 1st minute of the

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