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Top players to feature in Farebrother clash

Only time will tell who is the best rugby team in Fiji. Tonight’s Farebrother clash between Nadroga and Tailevu will feature a number of prominent players as each province believes that the Farebrother is some

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Ba town ready to celebrate IDC win

All the preparations have been done to mark Ba soccer’s victory during the Courts IDC tournament. According to Ba Town Council Special Administrator Pravin Bala, floats are now being assembled at the Ba Civic

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UK PM promotes Rugby League World Cup

UK Prime Minister David Cameron throws his weight behind Rugby League World Cup 2013 on the eve of the Opening Ceremony and double header of matches at the Millennium Stadium on the 27th of this month. Cameron said

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Wallabies out to stop All Blacks equaling home wins record

Australia will be out to prevent New Zealand from equaling their own world record of 30 consecutive home wins when the two sides meet in Dunedin tomorrow in the Bledisloe Cup. Australia has not won in New Zealand fo

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8 local players tipped for Flying Fijians tour

Eight local players are highly likely to make it to the Europe rugby tour for the Flying Fijians. Head coach Inoke Male is closely working with five fowards including Suva’s Manasa Saulo and Viliame Veikoso, N

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Do not underestimate Tailevu - Matawalu

Nadroga Rugby Union President, Tiko Matawalu has sent out a stern warning to Nadroga rugby players not to take Tailevu lightly. Matawalu said Farebrother-Sullivan trophy challenge is a different ball game and added the

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Nadroga expected to name a strong line up

Nadroga is expected to have a strong lineup to face Tailevu in the last Farebrother Sullivan challenge tomorrow. Setefano Somoca, Nemani Nagusa, Jiuta Lutumailagi and Ratu Meli Kurisaru are expected to be in the starti

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Kuridrani to start for Wallabies

Tevita Kuridrani has been named in the Wallabies starting lineup to face the All Blacks in the Bledisloe test tomorrow. The 22 year old Brumbies Outside Center will earn his 5th cap for Australia tomorrow. Meanwhile,

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Tailevu makes changes for final challenge

Tailevu has made a few changes in their team to face Nadroga in the final challenge of the Farebrother Sullivan Rugby Trophy this Saturday. Inia Tukere replaces Esekia Macu at lock, match winner from last week Amani

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Sports Council to stage East vs West rugby challenge

For the first time ever, the Fiji Sports Council is giving $50,000 to stage the East vs West rugby challenge next month. Chief Executive Officer Litiana Loabuka said the match will provide rugby fans the opportunity to

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Ba celebration scheduled for this Saturday

Thousands of soccer fans are expected to flock to Ba town this Saturday to join the Courts IDC victory celebration. Ba Town’s special administrator Pravin Bala said the celebration will be joined by Ba Primary Sch

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Wallabies lock sick of losing to All Blacks

Rob Simmons is one of a handful of current Wallabies who remember what it feels like to beat the All Blacks. The Queensland second rower came off the bench in 2011 when the Robbie Deans coached Wallabies, high on confid

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Women’s Rugby Union to organize regional 7s tournament

For the first time ever the Fiji Women’s Rugby Union will be organizing a Regional 7s Tournament which could see 16 teams participating. Fiji Women’s Rugby Union President Paulini Tamatasasa said their main

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Bring the best out of you:Flying Fijians told

"Winning is all about bringing the best out of you" Those are the words of Minister of Youth and Sports Commander Viliame Naupoto as the Flying Fijians presented their I tatau in Nadave last night. Naupoto st

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Players released for Farebrother challenge

The Fiji Rugby Union has confirmed that players who are currently in camp for national duties will be released to play for their respective teams for the Farebrother Sullivan Trophy challenge match between Tailevu and Na

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Ben Smith named at centre

Ben Smith will move into centre for Saturday's dead rubber Bledisloe Cup test against the Wallabies in Dunedin. The other backline change sees Cory Jane take Smith's place on the right wing, his first All Black

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Waqa confident of a good outcome

The Vodafone Fiji Bati side has what it takes to move one step further from where they left off in the 2008 Rugby League World Cup. This was the message from Fiji Bati wing Sisa Waqa as the team touched down in Rochdale

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Cooper better tackler than MacCaw - Aust media

Straight out of rugby's believe it or not files come suggestions that Quade Cooper is a better tackler than Richie McCaw. That's the spin Australian media are putting on recent statistics ahead of Saturday n

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