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Fiji Warriors continue fine form

Defending champions of the Pacific Rugby Cup, Fiji Warriors continued their fine form beating Rebel Rising 27-22 in Melbourne last night. This means that as the three Pacific Island teams head off to New Zealand for mat

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Taylor dropped to bench

The Hurricanes have dropped Andre Taylor to the bench for this weekend’s Super Rugby match against the Highlanders. Friday’s starting lineup sees Ben May come in to tight head and James Marshall will wear th

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Doubt over Fiji 7s team

The team has been named but the big question is whether Fiji can defend the Hong Kong 7's title. After a dismal performance in the recent outings of the World Sevens Series and the unavailability of some of the key

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Crusaders expect tough match against Bulls

Crusaders halfback Andy Ellis said facing the Bulls this weekend will become a much tougher task. The Bulls are still unbeaten in this season's Super Rugby tournament while the Crusaders are still looking for th

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Digicel Fiji 7s team named

The 12 member Digicel Fiji 7s team for the Hong Kong 7s has been named with Nemani Nagusa chosen to captain the side. Despite his average performance in the last two legs, coach  Alifereti Dere still has high hope

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Barnes expected to return for Waratahs

New South Wales Waratahs coach Michael Cheika expects Berrick Barnes to return for the Super Rugby match against the Cheetahs. Barnes missed the opening three rounds of the season with a knee injury sustained during a

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Cakau out

Fiji’s chances of defending their Hong Kong Sevens title suffered a major blow as captain Setefano Cakau has been ruled out because of injury. Cakau ruptured a medial ligament in his left knee during a scrimma

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Uate scores hatrick

Former Fiji Bati Akuila Uate crossed for a hat trick, as Newcastle thrashed Marika Koroibete's West Tigers 42-10 to close out round one of the NRL at Hunter Stadium last night. Uate celebrated his four year cont

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Coca Cola games likely in May

There are some indications that the Coca Cola Games may be held in May as the Ministry of Education said it does not see any problem in shifting the games to the second term. Permanent Secretary, Dr Brij Lal said th

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Ioane suspended

Wallabies winger Digby Ioane has been suspended from Saturday night's Super Rugby clash between the Reds and the Western Force. The Queensland Rugby Union and Ioane have agreed the 27 year old will not play foll

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Local players lack strength required for rugby - Ryan

Fiji Rugby Union High Performance General Manager Mike Ryan said some of our local rugby players lack the strength and conditioning training required for rugby. Speaking to Fijivillage, Ryan said we have a large poo

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Hong Kong gears up for sevens

With the Hong Kong 7s kicking off next Friday, the Hong Kong Rugby Football Union is readying itself to welcome 28 international teams to take part in the biggest ever tournament. As in 2012, the 2013 Hong Kong Seve

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Coca Cola games dates to be discussed today

Chief Organizer of the Coca Cola games, Vuli Waqa will today meet with the Education Ministry Permanent Secretary, Dr Brij Lal to discuss the dates of the Coca Cola games. Waqa said they may come out with an outcome

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Messam eager to play

Coming off the Chiefs’ first Super Rugby defeat of the season, co-skipper Liam Messam does not want to sit out in this weekend’s game in South Africa just so he can celebrate his 100th appearance at home.

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Referees decision challenged by fans

Referees decision was challenged by fans at Churchill Park yesterday in the National Football League match between Rewa and Lautoka. Referee of the match Ravitesh Bihari confirmed to Fijivillage this morning that he

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Suva thrashes Navua

Suva soccer boss Mahend Prasad said they will defend their Fiji Fact title. Prasad said they have already started preparations for the tournament which is expected to be played around June. His comments came aft

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Ioane under investigation with police

Queensland Reds winger Digby Ioane has been interviewed by Victoria Police after an alleged weekend assault in a Melbourne hotel. Victoria Police have confirmed that they are investigating the alleged assault of a 3

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Bulls record first victory at Eden Park

The Bulls has just had their first victory at Eden Park after defeating the Blues 28-21. With their extraordinary control of position, the Bulls were able to secure three tries. Bulls were leading at first half

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Miller helps school team to 5th place

Douglas Miller who was one the recipient of a scholarship to attend Iowa Central Community College has helped his school team to overall 5th place at the US Junior College National Swimming Championships. Miller mad

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Uate vs Koroibete-Who is the fastest

They are recognised as the best wingers and fastest men in the National Rugby League. Many fans are looking forward to the two Fijian wingers Marika Koroibete and Akuila Uate who will be going head to head as the Ti

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