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Dagg to start at center

All Blacks fullback Israel Dagg will wear the number 13 jersey for the Crusaders in Friday’s Super Rugby pre-season outing against the Highlanders.   Dagg’s midfield partner Ryan Crotty will lead the

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Ravai’s position unknown

The question many rugby fans are now asking is where Peni Ravai will fit in the Digicel Fiji 7s team for the USA 7S tournament this weekend. Ravai who is a forward is replacing injured Josua Tuisova who was playing

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Upsets a regular occurrence in IRB 7s series

Upsets have become a regular occurrence in the IRB 7's series and it is really difficult to predict which teams will make it to the cup quarters from their respective pools. In the last tournament Fiji and Austr

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OFC Champions league fixtures released

The draws for the OFC Champions league has been released which was previously known as the O-league. Ba will represent Fiji and will play teams like Hekari United from Papua New Guinea, Solomon Warriors and Amicale

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Weepu left out of Blues lineup

Piri Weepu will be left out of the Blues lineup for their second Super Rugby warm up match against the Waratahs this weekend.  Coach Sir John Kirwan said the All Black halfback still needs around another 10 day

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Consort Shipping assist hockey teams

The Fiji men and women's Hockey sides have received a major boost ahead of their World Hockey League round 2 qualifiers after Consort Shipping today assisted the team with $10,000. Consort Shipping founder and o

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Cama/Raikabula tipped as NZ Captains

Fijian players Tomasi Cama and Lote Raikabula are tipped to take over the Captaincy role of the All Blacks Sevens team at this weekend’s USA 7s after captain DJ Forbes was ruled out after suffering an injury.

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Stormers captain ruled out

Stormers captain Schalk Burger has been ruled out of Saturday's final Super Rugby warm up match against the Boland Cavaliers at the Cape Town Stadium. Loose forward Burger missed the weekend's friendly again

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Overseas based players being looked at

The Digicel Fiji 7s management will be meeting after the USA 7s tournament to discuss the option of bringing overseas players going into the World Cup. However, Head Coach, Alivereti Dere said they will still have t

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Ravai to replace injured Tuisova

A forward player will be replacing injured Josua Tuisova for the USA 7s this weekend. Nadroga prop Peni Ravai will leave for Las Vegas tomorrow. Tuisova was injured during the first pool match of the New Zealand

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Baltimore Ravens win Super Bowl 47

The Baltimore Ravens held off a furious second half charge by the San Francisco 49ers to a 34-31 triumph in Super Bowl 47 this afternoon.  Ravens coach John Harbaugh squeezed out a win over his younger brother,

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Reds welcome back several experienced players

The Reds will welcome back several experienced players for Friday's pre-season clash with the Chiefs. Ewen McKenzie's men will be eager to continue their winning form after producing a thrilling 41-35 victory ov

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Structure not working – Nigel Smith

“The 7s structure in Fiji is not working.” Those were the comments of IRB 7s leading commentator Nigel Starmer Smith as Fiji heads to Las Vegas after one of the worst performances in Wellington where we

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Ba thrashes Tavua, Suva holds Lautoka

Ba thrashed Tavua 5-1 in the G P Batteries National Football League at Govind Park yesterday. The Men in Black remains second on the points table with 12 points behind Nadi who is still unbeaten with 13 points.

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Fiji pooled with Wellington 7s champions

The Digicel Fiji 7s team has been pooled with Wellington 7s Champions England in pool A for the USA 7s this weekend. Fiji will also face Scotland and Portugal in pool play. Wellington runners up Kenya will meet

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Good start for Fiji cricketers

Fiji kicked off the 2013 Pepsi ICC East Asia Pacific T20 Cricket Senior men's tournament in Auckland, New Zealand with a big 10 wicket win over Indonesia in their opening game of the tournament. Fiji were too st

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Chiefs claim convincing win

Defending Super Rugby Champions Chiefs claimed a convincing 36-14 win over the Highlanders in their preseason warm-up match yesterday. Fijian born Asaeli Tikoirotuma scored a try to help Chiefs thrash the Highlander

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Nadi maintains lead

Nadi defeated Suva 1-0 in the National Soccer League match at Prince Charles Park to maintain its lead in the points table. Nadi now has 13 points after five matches. Nadi's goal was scored by Rusiate Matire

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Nadi to rely on experience against Suva

The Nadi soccer team will be relying on its experienced players to maintain their unbeaten run in the National Soccer League encounter against Suva this afternoon. Laced with the services of Viliame Toma, Ilimotama

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Suva out to maintain unbeaten run

After the huge loss to Ba in the Champion versus Champion series, the Suva soccer team will try to keep their unbeaten run in the National Soccer League. Suva will face Nadi at 3pm today at Prince Charles Park. Nadi w

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