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Suva soccer rep to be cremated this saturday

Suva soccer rep, Lavneel Pratap will be cremated this Saturday. He passed away at the Lautoka hospital on Saturday night after a short illness. 23-year-old Pratap joined the Suva team in March this year. Pratap said

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NZ suffers major setback ahead of RLWC quarters

New Zealand's hopes of defending the Rugby League World Cup now weighs heavily on the shoulders of Shaun Johnson, Kieran Foran and Issac Luke. There is no adequate cover for either of these three players in the

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Gollings and Serevi to feature in Coral coast trophy tour

Rugby fans along the Lami to Sigatoka highway will have a chance to meet two of the greatest exponents of the 7s game. Orgarnisers of the Bayleys Fiji Coral Coast 7s will have the Total trophy tour tomorrow which wi

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Top former Ba striker signs with Vanuatu club

Former Ba soccer striker and OFC Champions League Golden Boot winner Sanni Issa has joined Vanuatu's top club Amicale FC. Issa was one of the standout players of the Ba side which made it into the 2013 OFC Champ

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McCaw adds another accolade to his illustrious career

All Blacks skipper Richie McCaw added another accolade to his illustrious career in Sunday's win over France as he became Test rugby's most capped captain. According the International Rugby Board's offic

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Mouth watering clashes expected in RLWC quarters

Expect some mouth watering clashes as some of the cup quarter finals of the Rugby League World Cup are confirmed. The Vodafone Fiji Bati after finishing third in pool A will meet the winner from the Samoa versus Fra

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Flying Fijians kicks off tour in style

The Flying Fijians kicked off their Northern Europe tour in style after a comprehensive 36-13 victory over Portugal. Chiefs wing Asaeli Tikoirotuma and Lepani Botia scored in their debut as Fiji ran riot over the Portug

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Northern Suburbs out to keep unbeaten record

Having won four 7s tournament and has only been beaten once this year, the Northern Suburbs 7s team from Australia is looking to keep their unbeaten record at next week’s Bayleys Coral Coast 7s. After winning the

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Sims boys won’t back down

Vodafone Fiji Bati forward Tariq Sims said they won’t be stepping back against the Burgess brothers from England. The 21-year-old youngest Sims sibling is quoted on BBC Sports saying, “I know we won’t

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Nadolo to bring intimidation factor to Crusaders

Crusaders fans should not question Nemani Nadolo’s credentials just because he is not in the starting lineup for his club in Japan. These are the words of Nadolo’s Japan based NEC club coach Greg Cooper. La

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Alipate Tani rested for England match

Vodafone Fiji Bati Head Coach Rick Stone has rested first five-eighth Alipate Tani for their last pool match against England tomorrow morning.         This means that Ryan Millard will make

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All Blacks visit Test venue

A late change of plans has seen the All Blacks visit the venue of tomorrow morning’s test with France. It’s not uncommon for the All Blacks to forego holding the captain’s run at the test venue so afte

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Petero expects England to make RLWC final

Vodafone Fiji Bati captain Petero Civoniceva fully expects England to reach the Rugby League World Cup final. Fiji will take on England in their final group clash tomorrow and Civoniceva, who is Australia’s most c

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ABs prop believes they are better prepared

All Blacks prop Tony Woodcock believes they are better prepared to deal with the French forwards than they were in June. The two teams meet for the fourth and final time this year tomorrow in Paris.   Woodcock said

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Expect more overseas coaches

We should expect more overseas coaches for different sports in Fiji. This is after a major initiative was announced in the 2014 National Budget to assist the sporting bodies in the country. $2 million is allocat

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Major initiatives to assist sporting bodies

Major initiatives have been announced in the 2014 National Budget to assist the sporting bodies in the country. $2 million is allocated for the “Engagement of Overseas Coaches Program” to recruit interna

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7 months of fund-raising pays off for Rotuman athletes

Seven months of fund-raising has paid off for the Rotuman athletes as they will take part in their first ever FMF Chow games next week. Team Manager Viliame Rafaele said they raised $11,000 in seven months through a

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It will not be easy against Fiji Bati-Peacock

Former England captain Jamie Peacock reckons there are two basic approaches England can take when they take on the Vodafone Fiji Bati this Sunday. Peacock who scored a hat-trick in England’s 66-10 victory over

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Serevi expected to name a star studded team

Sevens legend Waisale Serevi is expected to name a star studded team to feature for the Serevi Select side in the upcoming Bayleys Coral Coast 7s next week. Serevi said he will finalise the team next week but has co

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