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Hong Kong 7s tickets sold out

The Hong Kong 7s tournament tickets are all sold out. The last remaining 4,000 tickets reserved for public sale were distributed. At the close of the registration period for the ballot, a total of 25,154 applications

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Frustration major concern to Fiji 7s team

The main concern in the Digicel Fiji 7's team is frustration that creeps in when the team does not have possession. Head coach, Alivereti Dere has revealed this to Fijivillage this afternoon saying he has seen i

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Jasper Williams, Natabua defend titles

Jasper Williams High School and Natabua High School have both successfully defended their titles in the Lautoka Zone. Jasper won with 21 gold, 13 silver and 5 bronze followed by Natabua with 8 gold 7 silver and 6 b

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Fiji 7s team urged to up defense

Work on your defense if you want to retain the Hong Kong 7s title next week. This is the message from former Wallaby and Flying Fijian great, Ilivasi Tabua who stresses that the Digicel Fiji 7s team needed to have a

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Highlanders welcome back Slade

The Highlanders welcome back Colin Slade to the starting line up for tonight’s Super Rugby derby clash with the Hurricanes in Dunedin. The injury prone All Black replaces Lima Sopoaga, who had a nightmare of a

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Tagi out to prove his worth

It will be a clash between a terrific counter puncher and a very skillful boxer when Opeti Tagi lines up Philippines Ray Olarte in the main bout of the Naidiri Boxing Promotions at Prince Charles Park in Nadi. For t

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Natabua dominates first day of Lautoka Zone

Natabua High school continues their dominance in the boys division of the Lautoka Zone as it continues today. Natabua leads with 8 gold, 5 silver and 2 bronze after day one followed by Saint Thomas High School with

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Cama ruled out of HK 7s

Fiji born Rocky Khan is expected to be the All Blacks Sevens team playmaker after Tomasi Cama Junior was ruled out of the Hong Kong 7s. Coach Gordon Tietjens named his 12-member team without the veteran Tomasi Cama but

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Hayne the most wanted player in NRL’s open market

Jarryd Hayne has become the most wanted player in NRL's open market after the Penrith Panthers failed to sign a $5 million deal with Jonathan Thurston yesterday. Parramatta Eels new head coach Ricky Stuart said

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Guildford admits he is an alcoholic

Rugby bad boy Zac Guildford has admitted he is an alcoholic after being handed another lifeline by the New Zealand Rugby Union today. The NZRU reinstated the troubled winger to professional rugby and the Crusaders t

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Natabua High School continue to lead

Natabua High School continue to lead the boys division of the Lautoka Zone. Natabua leads with 2 gold, 2 silver and 1 silver followed by Saint Thomas with 1 gold and 2 silver. In third place is Ba Provincial Fre

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Naidau out to stamp her mark

Coca Cola games 1500 metres champion Mereseini Naidau is hoping to stamp her mark again this year after winning her first event in the Lautoka Zone earlier this morning. Naidau won the 0pen girls 1500 metres with a

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Govind Park football matches postponed

All the National Football League matches that were to be played at Govind Park have been postponed due to poor ground condition. This means that Labasa and Savusavu will not be touring Viti Levu this week. 

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Perez back for Samoa

Dubai Sevens champions Samoa has welcome back try scoring machine Paul Perez for the Hong Kong and Japan 7s tournaments. Perez was injured during the Dubai Cup final last year and his speed will add to the physicali

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Bulls target Crusaders

Revenge isn’t a word Pierre Spies would like to use, but the gigantic Bulls captain is pretty keen to eradicate some demons when his side steps out onto AMI Stadium to face the Crusaders on Saturday. The Bulls

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Talent expected at Lautoka zone

The Lautoka zone athletics meet which starts today is expected to bring out some of the best athletes for the Fiji finals. Some of the athletes to lookout for in the Lautoka zone include two sisters from Nadarivatu

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Guilford likely to return soon

Rugby star Zac Guildford will reportedly be a Crusader again by the end of the week. It is understood that the troubled winger has avoided having his contract torn up by the New Zealand Rugby Union after his second

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Lautoka zone today

Lautoka based secondary school athletes are eagerly waiting for the zone competition as after nine years the meet will be held at Churchill Park from tomorrow. 11 schools will be competing in the zone meet with close to

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Genia returns this weekend

Wallabies and Reds scrumhalf Will Genia will make his comeback against the Western Force. The 25-year-old has been sidelined for the last six months after injuring his knee during Australia’s Rugby Championship cl

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Fijian player to represent Scotland in HK 7s

For the first time ever, a Fijian player will represent Scotland in the upcoming Hong Kong and Japan 7s tournaments. Former Lelean Memorial School student Joseva Nayacavou has forced his way into the 18 member Scottish

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