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Blues likely to get Woodcock back

The Blues are likely to get All Black prop Tony Woodcock back for this week's match against the Bulls but not captain Kevin Mealamu. Woodcock is looking good to make his return from a calf injury against the Lions.

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Cama nominated for IRB 7s player of the year

Tomasi Cama could be the first Fijian to win the IRB 7s player of the year award. This comes after the 30 year old playmaker was nominated along with fellow Kiwi Frank Halai and England's Matt Turner for the award.

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Ba feels absence of top strikers

The Ba soccer team will have to lift their performance now if they want to qualify for the semi-finals of the Vodafone Fiji Fact. The Men in Black got to a shaky start to the tournament when Navua scored first against t

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Crusaders coach not happy with performance

Crusaders coach Todd Blackadder is not happy about his team’s performance last week against the Reds. The Crusaders defeated the Super Rugby champions courtesy of five penalties from Tom Taylor - two of which were

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Rewa players were confused with game plan

Defending Champions of the Vodafone Fiji FACT Rewa were confused of the game pattern against Lautoka yesterday. The Delta Tigers lost the match 1-0 and now the Coach Manoj Kumar said some of the players selected in the

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5 athletes off to US

Five athletes will be off to the US in three months time for a two year scholarship program. These athletes are Marist Brothers High School sprinters Ratu Tira Narara and Roy Ravana, Suva Grammar Schools Suliana Gusuiv

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NZ looks forward to winning in England

New Zealand is already looking forward to wrapping up the IRB World Sevens Series in England this weekend on a high after their Scotland Sevens win this morning. Coach Gordon Tietjens said his team was tested throughout

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Rewa likely to be without Smith

Rewa soccer team striker Apisai Smith is highly likely to miss the remaining Vodafone Fiji FACT matches. Smith is admitted at the Lautoka hospital after a concussion in the match against Lautoka yesterday. He was foule

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I’m not a dirty player - Crockett

Crusaders Wyatt Crockett insists he is not a dirty player. The loosehead prop may be nicknamed “Crock-zilla” by his Crusaders teammates, but they insist he is a gentle giant. Crockett collected his second

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NZ 7s team takes commanding lead

The NZ Rugby sevens team has a commanding 11-points lead over Fiji in the race for the overall IRB series title after beating England 29-14 earlier this morning to win the second to last round in Glasgow. Fiji finis

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Highlanders need to dig deep for semis spot

The Highlanders needs to dig deep now if they want a semifinal spot after a 28-16 loss to the Sharks. The Otago based Highlanders will need to find something extra if they are to see off the Hurricanes in Dunedin th

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Rewa confident of defending Fiji FACT

Vodafone Fiji Fact defending champions Rewa is still confident of retaining the title despite losing their first pool match against Lautoka yesterday. Lautoka defeated the Delta Tigers one-nil. Media Officer, Yo

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Fiji settles for 3rd, NZ wins Scotland 7s

Fiji settled for third position at the Scotland 7s after beating Australia 31-17 in the 3rd and 4th playoffs this morning. The national side failed to reach the final after being beaten 26-21 by England in the semif

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Lautoka defeats defending Fiji Fact champs

Lautoka has defeated defending Vodafone Fiji Fact Champions Rewa 1-0 in the last hour at Churchill Park. In the first match today Nadroga defeated Tavua 1-0, Nadi drew with Suva 1-1 while Ba and Navua also drew 1-1. T

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Crusaders win titanic battle

The Crusaders have had their revenge against the Reds in the last hour. Two late Tom Taylor penalty goals saw the Crusaders win 15-11 in a titanic clash in Christchurch. The Reds had led 11 9 with less than 10 minutes

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Nadroga wins Fiji Fact opener

The Vodafone Fiji Fact 2012 is now underway at Churchill Park. In the first match Nadroga defeated Tavua 1-0 with the goal coming in by Archi Watkins. Nadi and Suva match is underway with both teams locked at 1-all and

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Chiefs back on top

The Chiefs have gone back to the top of the Super Rugby standings after beating the Lions 34-21 with a bonus point in Puke-kohe. The victory is the Chiefs ninth consecutive win and for the Lions it was their eight cons

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Toma to lead campaign for Nadi in Fiji Fact

Former Rewa striker Ratu Veresa Toma will lead Nadi's campaign in this year’s Vodafone Fiji Fact after being appointed captain last night. Today Nadi will face Suva at 12.30pm in their opening pool match. In

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Brawl forces volleyball tourney to be called off

The National Volleyball Championship at the National Gymnasium had to be called off this afternoon. This after a brawl broke out between the Suva and the Raiwai players. Fiji Volleyball Federation, General Secretary, R

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Team work very important-Cakau

The Digicel Fiji 7's team Captain said that teamwork is important in the last leg of the IRB 7's series. Setefano Cakau has challenged his players to commit themselves to the job and nothing else. Do not ru

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