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All Blacks name side

The All Blacks have named their starting lineup for Saturday’s Rugby Championship and Bledisloe Cup match in Sydney against the Wallabies. Chiefs loose forward Liam Messam will start on the blindside flank. Messa

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Former skipper says it will be tough

“It will be tough playing against top tier nations.” Those were the words of former Argentina rugby halfback and captain Agustin Pichot ahead of their match against South Africa. The Pumas, who finished thi

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Home crowd will boost Ratu Navula College

The home crowd support will boost the Ratu Navula College under 17 rugby team against Ratu Sukuna Memorial School in the secondary schools’ rugby finals this Saturday. Ratu Navula College principal Setareki Mereku

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10 man Nadroga beat Lautoka

The ten man Nadroga soccer side created an upset last night when they beat Lautoka 2-1 in their National Soccer League match at Churchill Park. Lautoka’s Tevita Rabakewa scored the first goal, however, Nadroga man

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20 schools battle in soccer tournament

Twenty schools will be competing in the Tuckers Secondary Schools Soccer tournament from this morning in Ba. Four new schools, Nukuloa College from Ba, Saraswati College from Nausori, Drasa Secondary from Lautoka and Na

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Barnes gets nod at flyhalf

Wallabies head coach Robbie Deans has retained Berrick Barnes as his number ten for their Bledisloe Cup clash with New Zealand in Sydney. Barnes is preferred to Quade Cooper while there is a second Test starting rol

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Young Lautoka team to face Nadroga in NSL

A young Lautoka soccer team will take the field against Nadroga tonight in the National Soccer League match. Three Lautoka players Valario Nauatu, Zibraaz Sahib and Noa Vukica are in the National team however two se

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4 schools pull out of soccer tournament

Four schools have pulled out of the Tuckers Secondary Schools Soccer. DAV College Suva, Bhawani Dayal Arya College and Nadroga Arya College Under 19 teams while the Under 15 Pandit Vishnu Deo Memorial School team ha

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Tilak High training hard to win school’s soccer

Lautoka’s Tilak High School is doing vigorous training with a totally new squad to try and win the Tuckers Secondary School Soccer this weekend for the first time. Tilak High has played in a few finals in the

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Suva gets boost for Digicel Cup semis

Fans can expect an entertaining match as Suva take on Defending Digicel Cup Champion Nadroga in the semifinal this Saturday. Suva will be boosted with the services of seasonal reps like Samu Bola, Vesi Rarawa, Manas

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Hernandez to make return after 3 years

Argentina first five-eighth Juan Martin Hernandez will make his first test appearance for his country in three years in the Rugby Championship match against South Africa at Newlands this weekend. The 30-year-old has suf

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Spies ruled out for Springboks

Springbok number 8 Pierre Spies has been ruled out of the Rugby Championship after sustaining an injury to his left ring finger. Spies injured his finger in the Super Rugby qualifier against the Crusaders last month.

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Ratu Navula aims for upset

“We respect QVS.” Those were the comments made by Ratu Navula principal Setareki Merekula as their under 16 side prepares to take on Queen Victoria School in this weekend’s secondary schools rugby fin

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Dropped players may not be considered in future

Those seven senior soccer players who have been dropped from the national team for not showing up at camp may not be considered to be part of the team in future. Team director Tarunesh Reddy said they have not received

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First timers Cathedral all geared up

First timers in the Tuckers secondary school soccer tournament Cathedral Secondary School is all geared up for the championship which kicks off tomorrow. Cathedral Secondary is the champion of the Suva secondary schools

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7 senior players dropped from National team

Seven senior soccer players have been dropped from the National team for not showing up at camp on time yesterday. The team was named to face the Fair Play Brazil team next week. Team director Tarunesh Reddy sai

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Wallabies unfazed by SBW

The Wallabies are unfazed by All Blacks center Sonny Bill Williams availability for the opening Rugby Championship Tests in Sydney and Auckland.  That is the word from Wallabies scrum half Will Genia and wing D

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Keep the fire burning – Talei

Flying Fijians captain Netani Talei is encouraging the Marist Brothers High School under 14 and 15 rugby sides to keep the fire burning ahead of the Coca-Cola Zero Deans final on Saturday. The former Marist student said

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Labasa Sangam to depend on district reps

Labasa Sangam School will be depending on their district reps to win this year’s Fiji Secondary Schools Soccer Tournament which starts this Thursday. The team includes three Labasa reps in the likes of Filipo

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Barnes expected to wear No10 jersey

It is expected that Berrick Barnes will start against the All Blacks this Saturday for the first Rugby Championship match. While Barnes was probably the number four flyhalf behind James O’Connor, Quade Cooper and

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