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InterContinental Hotel supports golf tournament

The InterContinental Hotel Group has put their support behind the inaugural Fiji International golf tournament. The InterContinental Fiji Golf Resort and Spa will be recognised as a Gold Sponsor and Official Resort

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SRU club games to continue

The Suva rugby union club games will still be played this week as of now before the Executive Committee will decide in their meeting tomorrow whether to cancel this week’s fixtures due to the Skipper Cup match bet

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FRU expected to receive report from IRB

The Fiji Rugby Union is expected to receive a report from the International Rugby Board in relation to an incident involving some Telecom Fiji Warriors players during the Pacific rugby cup competition in Australia last

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Clash between Suva and Nadroga looms

The top of the table clash will be the highlight of this week’s round six of the Skipper Cup Rugby Competition as Suva will play defending champions Nadroga. Nadroga is leading the competition table with 14 po

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Nabua remain unbeaten in Escott Shield Competition

Nabua is the only unbeaten team in the Escott Shield competition of the Suva Rugby Union after four rounds. Last week Nabua defeated Tacirua 19-nil and is coached by former Vodafone 7s rep Nacanieli Saumi. 

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4 uncapped players named in All Blacks squad

Four uncapped players have been named in the All Blacks 35 strong wider training squad to prepare for the three home tests against England next month. Hookers Nathan Harris of the Chiefs and Liam Coltman of the High

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Viriviri wins IRB 7s Player of the Year

Vodafone Fiji 7s speedster Samisoni Viriviri has created history after winning the IRB Sevens Player of the Year award for the 2013/2014 season. Viriviri beat South African captain Kyle Brown, England captain Tom Mitch

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McKee to work with senior players

Vodafone Flying Fijians coach John McKee will work with some senior players as they have less than a month to prepare for the first test match against Italy. McKee said he has already mapped out a plan. Some senior

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Nadolo helps Crusaders destroy Reds

Flying Fijians and Crusaders wing, Nemani Nadolo scored two tries to help his side thrash the Reds 57-29 at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane last night. Nadolo scored the game’s opening try and later scored in the seco

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Fiji beats Samoa in cup quarterfinal

The Vodafone Fiji 7s team has marched onto the cup semifinal of the London 7s after beating Samoa 26 - 10. Despite a shaky start in the first half with the two teams locked at five all, Fiji came back in the second

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Bukuya scores as Warriors thrash Raiders

Vodafone Fiji Bati rep Jayson Bukuya scored a try as he helped his Warriors team break their Eden Park curse in emphatic fashion, with a 54-12 win over the Canberra Raiders yesterday. The Warriors scored nine tries

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Fiji loses to Australia but meets Samoa in cup quarters

The Vodafone Fiji 7s team is still aiming to finish in second spot in the World Series despite losing to Australia in the last pool match of the England 7s this morning by 24-12. Coach Ben Ryan said they also want t

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Brumbies beat Sharks again

The Brumbies secured back to back victories over the Sharks when they beat former coach Jake White's side 16-9 in Canberra last night. The teams met in South Africa last year when White was coach of the Brumbies

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Melbourne Storm defeats Manly Sea Eagles

The Melbourne Storm defeated the Manly Sea Eagles last night 22-19 in round 9 of the NRL. In another match the Rabbitohs thrashed the Titans 40-19. Today the Knights play the Panthers at 4pm while the Dragons me

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Highlanders nearly lose at home

The Highlanders nearly lost on their home ground to the Lions last night after a close 23-22 win. The Highlanders were leading 23-0 at half time before the Lions came back strongly and scored all their points in the

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Fiji thumps Japan in second pool match

Vodafone Fiji 7s play-maker Vatemo Ravouvou made a great comeback as he scored four tries to help Fiji thumped Japan 43-7 to win their second pool match at the England 7s. Ravouvou missed four games for Fiji after b

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Fiji thrashes Spain in first pool match

The Vodafone Fiji 7s team has won its first pool match at the England 7s beating Spain 38-nil. Fiji dominated the game and scored six unanswered tries to claim victory. Speedster Samisoni Viriviri and playmaker

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Fiji 7s hopes to farewell Viriviri on winning note

The Vodafone Fiji 7s team hopes to farewell Samisoni Viriviri on a winning note in England this weekend. This will be Viriviri's last tournament as the 25 year old will join French club Montpellier after the Wor

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Suva defeats Lautoka in Skipper Tuna Cup

In the Skipper Tuna Cup match today Suva beat Lautoka 23-13 at Churchill Park.  In other results Northland defeated Tailevu 26-21, Ovalau lost to Nadi 12-44, Nadroga edged Namosi 18-17, Tavua lost to Naitasiri

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IRB investigates incident involving Fiji Warriors

The International Rugby Board is investigating an incident involving the Fiji Warriors during the Pacific Rugby Cup competition in Australia two months ago. FRU Acting CEO Dr Berlin Kafoa said the incident involved

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