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Chances high for Ba to make semifinals

History may repeat itself at the Vodafone Fiji Fact if Ba does qualify for the final on Sunday afternoon. Ba has so far played eight finals and won all of them. There have been no instances where the Men in Black have

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Waratahs make changes for Stormers clash

The Waratahs have made four changes ahead of this week’s clash against the Stormers in Cape Town. Bernard Foley comes in at fullback replacing Daniel Halangahu while Sarel Pretorius replaces Brendan McKibbin.

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Nadroga/Tailevu clash on this weekend

It will be a battle between two undefeated teams at Ratu Cakobau park as Tailevu will host Nadroga for their Digicel Cup encounter. Tailevu has been the form team so far with 5 wins and they hope to continue their unbea

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Schwalger dropped from Samoan team

Samoan rugby Captain Mahonri Schwalger has been dropped from the national squad. This comes after his stinging criticism of the team management’s conduct at the Rugby World Cup last year. New coach Stephen

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Ratumaitavuki mesmerizing during trials

Niko Ratumaitavuki can be a household name if he gets the nod to join the Flying Fijians squad for the upcoming test matches. The 25-year-old former Auckland Colts rep put up a mesmerizing performance in the East ve

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Fiji FACT set to resume tomorrow

The Vodafone Fiji Fact is set to resume at Govind Park from tomorrow. Fiji Football Association Chief Executive, Bob Kumar said this time round the players and team officials will have no reason to complain as the g

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Gear fails to impress selectors

Hosea Gear has not been quite impressive this year. This was one of the reasons the rugged winger was not included in the All Blacks training squad for the upcoming test matches. Gear moved from the Hurricanes t

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West defeats East in national trial

New Zealand based Niko Ratumaitavuki put up on a sterling performance at the Flying Fijians trial this afternoon. The West team won the match 27-14 over the East team. However, Ratumaitavuki orchestrated play well for

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Sevens reps shift focus to 15s

The Sevens season is now over and most national reps will now shift their focus to the fifteens code. With the Pacific Nations Cup around the corner, some of the Sevens reps will be contending for a call up. For Aisake

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Cooper to return this weekend

Quade Cooper will return to the Queensland Reds starting lineup for the first time in 10 months against the Lions this Saturday in Brisbane. The Reds flyhalf suffered a serious knee injury in last year’s World Cup

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Verekauta excited about first win

Niko Verekauta may not have had much game time but he is excited about his first win in the national 7s jumper. The former middle distance runner said he is cherishing the England win and that he will soon begin pre

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6 U23 players named in Fiji Soccer team

Six players of the National U-23 soccer team that came close to qualifying for the Olympics have been named in the Fiji soccer team that will play in the World Cup Qualifiers next month.  They include, Ilisoni

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Fijian duo named in star studded Barbarians side

Two Fijian players have been included in a star studded Barbarians side. Former Blues fullback Isa Nacewa and Flying Fijians World Cup Flanker Akapusi Qera have been called into the 30 men squad. Some other play

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Steyn to play 100th against Highlanders

Morné Steyn will play his 100th Super Rugby match for the Bulls when the Springbok flyhalf lines up against the Highlanders on Saturday. Steyn, who this year passed the magical 1,000 points mark in Super Rugb

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Hayne relishes chance on NSW wing

“Playing wing for NSW is like playing an NRL game at fullback.”  Those were the words of former Fiji Bati fullback and New South Wales winger Jarryd Hayne who will play this year’s State of Or

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Soqeta aims to follow in brothers footsteps

“My brothers have done it so can I.” That’s the statement from flying Fijians hopeful Nemia Soqeta. The 26-year-old is the younger brother of former national 7s rep Noa Soqeta and former flying

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Fiji FACT order of matches changed

The order of pool matches for Friday’s Vodafone Fiji FACT have been changed. Ba being the host of this tournament will now play the feature match against Labasa at 8.15pm.  This will also be the last

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First five-eighth position top priority

The national fifteens team selectors will be looking for a possible first five-eighth for the Flying Fijians in the East versus West game tomorrow. Nadroga’s Jonetani Ralulu and Lautoka’s Setareki Koroilagil

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Vasuinubu pulls out of Under 20 side

Former Digicel Fiji Sevens team player Avenisi Vasuinubu has pulled out of the National Under 20 training squad citing personal reasons. Meanwhile, New Zealand based Alex Hodgeman and France based Sevanaia Galala have j

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Venue change for national trial match

Another venue change. The East versus West match to select the Fiji fifteens team that was scheduled for Lautoka’s Churchill Park tomorrow has been moved back to Suva. The East versus West match takes place at Bu

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