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Speight soon to be eligible for Wallabies

Fijian born Wallaby in waiting Henry Speight is finally within sight of a Wallabies call up after years of red tape surrounding his eligibility. Speight will be free to play for Australia in eight days’ time,

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Dagg returns, Barrett replaces Cruden

Israel Dagg makes his return to the All Blacks after getting the nod over Cory Jane for this weekend's Rugby Championship clash with Argentina. Dagg will line up at full‑back in one of three changes from the

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Nadroga hopes for Nasiga’s availability

The Nadroga Rugby side is hoping that captain Rupeni Nasiga will be available for selection against Northland this weekend in the second challenge of the HFC Bank Farebrother Sullivan Trophy. Nasiga suffered an inj

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Kuridrani to start for Wallabies against South Africa

Fiji born player, Tevita Kuridrani will start for the Wallabies at outside centre against South Africa in the Rugby Championship this weekend. With Kuridrani coming into the centres, Adam Ashley‑Cooper is shifted

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Vakatalesau reported to have signed with Amicale FC

Ba soccer striker, Osea Vakatalesau is reported to have signed with Vanuatu’s Amicale FC. Amicale FC President Andrew Leong said Nadi’s utility player Amani Makoe has also signed with the Red Rosters al

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Ryan not influenced by Tietjen’s wish-list

Vodafone Fiji 7s coach, Ben Ryan is not influenced by moves taken by All Black 7s Coach Sir Gordon Tietjens in revealing his Olympics 7s squad wish-list. Tietjens wish-list includes star players like Sonny Bill Wil

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Rewa beats Lautoka to win BOG trophy

Rewa beat Lautoka 2-1 in the final of the Inkk Mobile Battle of the Giant at the ANZ stadium. Rewa took an early lead in the match when they were awarded a penalty in the 11th minute of play. Rewa’s Simi

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Rewa meets Lautoka in BOG final

Rewa will play Lautoka in the final of the 2014 Inkk Mobile Battle of the Giants at 3pm today at the ANZ Stadium. In the semifinals, Lautoka defeated Ba 5-4 in a penalty shootout. Both teams were locked 1-1 af

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Nadroga defeats Naitasiri and retains Farebrother

Nadroga has beaten Naitasiri 25-20 in the first challenge of the HFC Bank Farebrother Sullivan Trophy this afternoon. The stallions crossed the line with three converted tries and two converted penalties from flyha

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FRU AGM called off

The Fiji Rugby Union Annual General Meeting has been called off today after it did not reach the required number of quorum to proceed with the meeting today. Only 24 members attended the meeting and FRU was not abl

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Repeat of last year’s final in BOG semi clash

It will be the repeat of last year’s Inkk Mobile Battle of the Giants final when Ba will play Lautoka in the second semifinal of the BOG today. Ba defeated Lautoka 3-1 in the final last year and the neighbour

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Naitasiri fields experienced side for Farebrother clash

Naitasiri will leave no stone unturned when they will take on BLK Nadroga in the HFC Bank Farebrother Challenge this afternoon. Head coach Reverend Joji Rinakama will field in an experienced side against Nadroga to

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Ba ruled out of B Division rugby competition

The Ba rugby side has been ruled out of the B Division rugby competition after fielding an unregistered player in their team. This has allowed Malolo to qualify for the semifinals. The defending champion, Ba,

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Nadroga makes 4 changes to face Naitasiri

Defending HFC Bank Farebrother Sullivan Trophy champion Nadroga has made four changes to their line-up that will take on Naitasiri tomorrow in the first challenge. Hard-hitting Eremasi Radroro retains his spot at n

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Rabo to captain Suva at BOG sem-final

37-year-old Pita Rabo will captain the Suva soccer team tomorrow against Rewa in the first semi-final of the Inkk Mobile BOG. Rabo who played for Rewa from 2002 to 2006 still looks very fit and has been guiding the

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Ba to play in BOG semifinals without coach

Defending champion, Ba will again not have a coach on the reserve bench area as the team gets ready to play Lautoka tomorrow in the second semi-final of the Inkk Mobile BOG. Team Secretary Iliaz Khan said the playe

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