Latest Sports news and updates from Fiji and the Pacific.
Fiji Pearls coach Julie Hoornweg is expected to name her netball side this afternoon to feature in the Tri series Plus One Championship. The national side will be named along with a Fiji A side to play Tonga as well
Samuela Nabenia scored the winning goal for the Vodafone Fiji Under-19 soccer to clinch their third victory on their New Zealand tour after a 2-1 win over Metro. National Coaching Director Juan Carlos Buzzetti
Despite the chilly weather conditions currently faced by the Vodafone Fiji 7s team in Glasgow, the side remains upbeat of a good outing in the Scotland 7s this weekend. Coach Ben Ryan confirmed to Fijivillage that t
Netball Fiji President Wainikiti Bogidrau is confident that Julie Hoornweg will deliver the results needed to take the sport to another level. Bogidrau said with the experience and the achievements Hoornweg has received
Blues head coach Sir John Kirwan has made just one injury enforced change to the starting XV for Friday's clash with the Reds at Eden Park. Brendon O'Connor starts at openside flanker in the absence of
The Vodafone Fiji 7s side is expected to face a fired up Kenya side this weekend in the Scotland Sevens after the late inclusion of former captain Humprey Kayange. Kayange joins the squad in place of Philip Wamae who w
All Blacks Sevens captain DJ Forbes will become the most capped New Zealand player when he takes the field during the Scotland 7s this weekend. Forbes will earn his 68th cap. He edges out Amasio Valence who retired
Fiji born Highlanders winger Patrick Osborne has joined prop Craig Millar in returning home from their Super Rugby road trip in South Africa. The former Jai Narayan College and Queen Victoria School student aggravated a
Vodafone Fiji Bati rep Atunaisa Turagaiviu believes they can repeat their World Cup win over Samoa this Saturday in Australia. The 25 year old former Saint Johns Anglican Primary in Wailoku and Laucala Bay Secondary sch
Former Australian dual international Lote Tuqiri will re-write another chapter in the history books when he dons the Vodafone Fiji Bati jersey against Samoa in the Four Nations qualifier this weekend. Tuqiri last played
John Kirwan has labelled his Blues the “underdogs” as they head into Friday night's Eden Park clash against the struggling Queensland Reds without their influential skipper Luke Braid. This may just be m
South Africa’s hopes of winning the HSBC Sevens World Series crown suffered a massive blow with the news that captain Kyle Brown was withdrawn as he has not fully recovered from the concussion sustained in Hong Ko
The Skipper Cup will resume this weekend from round four after the third round was postponed last week. The Fiji Rugby Union confirms Macuata will play Lautoka at Subrail park, Northland meet Nadi at Gatward park, Nadr
Newly appointed Fiji Pearls netball coach Julie Hoornweg is embarking on a mission to improve the sport and take Fiji back to where it was when she was coach in 1999. Hoornweg coached Fiji in the late 1990s and took
Vodafone Fiji 7s forward Viliame Mata never lost sight of his father's advice. The 23 year old made his debut this year in Wellington after coming in as a late replacement for Pio Tuwai and was dropped later for th
There’s something gratifying about watching a Kiwi underdog take a big stick to a high-flying South African opponent. That proved the case when the Highlanders humbled the Sharks 34-18 in Durban on Saturday mo
The Vodafone Fiji Under 19 soccer side beat Waitakere City 2-0 to claim their second victory in their overall seven match tour of New Zealand. Rewa striker Iosefo Verevou was at his best scoring a brace of goals. Nati
Vodafone Fiji Bati captain Wes Naiqama has missed out on a spot in the 19 member team named for the Four Nations qualifier against Samoa this weekend. Coach Rick Stone confirmed that Naiqama is unavailable along with A
Former national rugby 7s captain Setefano Cakau has signed up with Digicel Fiji as its Brand Ambassador for 18 months. Cakau represented Fiji in the last leg of the IRB 7’s series where Fiji won the Tokyo title.
Vodafone Fiji 7s coach Ben Ryan believes there is no reason as to why the team can't finish on a high and win the last two legs of the IRB World 7s Series. Despite being out of the Series title race, Ryan said it w
