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Fiji Pearls coach to name squad today

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

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Fiji U19 soccer team clinches third victory

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

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No injury concerns for Fiji 7s team

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

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Netball Fiji confident that Julie Hoornweg will deliver

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

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Blues coach makes just one injury enforced change

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

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Vodafone Fiji 7s team to meet fired up Kenya side

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

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DJ Forbes to earn his 68th cap

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

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Osborne joins Millar in returning home

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

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Tuqiri to re-write another chapter in history books

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

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Blues labeled as “underdogs”

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

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Injuries in South African camp

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

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Skipper Cup to resume this week

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

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Hoornweg plans to lift Fiji Netball

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

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Viliame Mata never gave up

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

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Highlanders can gain confidence if they beat Stormers

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

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Fiji U19 soccer team beat Waitakere City

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

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Wes Naiqama misses out on Four Nations qualifier

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

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Cakau signs up with Digicel as its Brand Ambassador

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.

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Ben Ryan believes in Fiji winning the last tournaments

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

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