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Lutumailagi, Saqiwa called in

The Vodafone Fiji 7's side has been boosted with the inclusion of flyer Joeli Lutumailagi and forward Samuela Saqiwa with high hopes to defend the prestigious Hong Kong 7's title this weekend. After assessi

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LMS on track to upset Triple N Zone champions

LMS on track to upset Triple N Zone champions Lelean Memorial School is well on track to upset Triple N Zone athletics champion Sila Central College in the boy’s division.  LMS is leading the boy&rsq

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Sailosi breaks 14 year old record

Adi Cakobau School sprinter Elenoa Sailosi has broken a 14 year old record after setting a time of 25.50 seconds in the 200 meters heat in the triple N Atheletics zone. Sailosi today shattered Makelesi Bulikiobo&#39

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Raj wins gold for Baulevu High

“My early morning sacrifice has paid off.” These are the words of 15 year old Praneel Raj who won a gold medal for Baulevu High School in the Junior Boys 1500 metres at the Triple N Zone competition.

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Forget Tokyo win – Ben Ryan

Vodafone Fiji 7s coach Ben Ryan has urged players to forget the win in Tokyo and now focus on the task of defending their title in Hong Kong. Speaking to Fijivillage Ryan said he knows how special Hong Kong is to the p

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ACS out to defend Triple NNN

Former Coca Cola Games champions of the girls division Adi Cakobau School will be out to defend their Triple N Zone title today. The Sawani based school will be fielding eighty athletes among them school sprinter Eleno

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Sisa Waqa help Stormers defeat Knights

Former Vodafone Fiji Bati player Sisa Waqa scored a try for Melbourne Storm and helped them defeat Newcastle Knights by 28-20 in the NRL match last night. Waqa played on the right wing for the Storm while his former te

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Ben Ryan assesses injuries

Vodafone Fiji 7s Coach Ben Ryan has revealed that changes will only occur if there are injury concerns in the team. Ryan said they are yet to assess the players. Fijivillage understands that players who mi

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Fiji 7s team looks to create history

History will be created if the Vodafone Fiji 7s team defends their title in Hong Kong this weekend. A win for Fiji will see them repeat their three year back to back victory and also become the first team to win back t

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Sisa and Akuila size up for NRL match

Former Vodafone Fiji Bati players Sisa Waqa and Akuila Uate have both been named to start for their respective teams in their NRL match tonight. Waqa will be on the right wing for the Storm while Uate will be on left w

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Nadi football team wins 4 awards

The Nadi football team won four awards in the Fiji Football Association Awards last night. Nadi goalkeeper Beniamino Mateinaqara won the Footballer of the Year Award, Popular Footballer of the Year Award went to Nad

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Chiefs suffers first loss

Defending super rugby champions the Chiefs suffered their first loss of the season after going down to the Western Force 18-15 in Perth last night. The Force scored the only two tries of the game, and Chiefs co-capt

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Naiqama scores as Panthers defeat Bulldogs

Vodafone Fiji Bati rep Kevin Naiqama scored a try for his Penrith Panthers side as they defeated the Canterbury Bulldogs 18-16 in round three of the NRL last night. In other results the Warriors beat North Queenslan

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Speight has surgery to fix broken jaw

Fiji born Brumbies winger Henry Speight shocked teammates after breaking his jaw in two places against the Waratahs last weekend, refusing painkillers so he could watch the rest of the match, joining the team’s vic

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Osborne try helps Highlanders win

Fiji born winger Patrick Osborne scored a try as he helped the Highlanders beat the Hurricanes 35-31 in their Super Rugby match last night. The former Jai Narayan and Queen Victoria School student intercepted a Hadleigh

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Korovuto, St Johns and Natabua win their zones

Korovuto College dethroned defending champion Ratu Navula College in the Nadi Athletics Zone yesterday after winning the overall title. In the boy’s division, Ratu Navula came first with 12 gold, 8 silver and 12 b

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Some Zones will not follow qualifying standards

The Fiji Secondary Schools Athletics Association has revealed that some of the zones will not follow the qualifying standards put forward by the Coca Cola Games committee this year. Coca Cola Games Chief Organizer Vuli

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Coca-Cola sponsors Coca-Cola Games for another 5yrs

The world’s biggest secondary schools athletics meet “The Coca-Cola Games” will be sponsored by Coca-Cola Amatil Fiji for another five years. Coca-Cola Amatil Fiji Limited presented the Fiji Secondary

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Fiji will not repeat loss – Ben Ryan

Vodafone Fiji 7s coach Ben Ryan is well aware how Fiji finished at the Japan 7s last year and he does not want a repeat this weekend. The national side finished the pool play last year with an unbeaten run but they los

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Evans uses Bati experience to shine

Vodafone Fiji Bati rep Kane Evans said playing at the Rugby League World cup helped him in building his NRL career for the Sydney Roosters. Evans made a stunning debut last week against the Parramatta Eels and has b

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