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McCaw will not take risks with his comeback

Crusaders captain, Richie McCaw said he does not expect to miss too much of next year's Super Rugby campaign because of his foot problem. The All Blacks captain had surgery in Christchurch last week to remove the s

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Kainihewe and Doidoi left out

Ba has left out some senior players from its team to play Tahiti’s AS Tefana in the O-League match tomorrow. Malakai Kainihewe and Keni Doidoi have been left out of the team due to disciplinary reasons. Young pla

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Naikadawa ruled out for 2 months

Injured Digicel Fiji 7s forwards specialist Jimilai Naikadawa’s serious knee injury has forced him to miss the NZ and Las Vegas 7s in February. He has been ruled out from all levels of rugby for at least two month

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Hotels converge for volleyball tourney

A total of 7 hotels will converge to Natovi in Tailevu tomorrow for the annual Fiji Hotels Association Volleyball Tournament. Tournament coordinator, Una Murray confirmed that the games was scheduled to be held in Bua,

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Who is to blame?

Lack of funding and lack of effort put in by some sporting federations has led to the dismal performance of Team Fiji at this year’s Pacific Games in New Caledonia. Team Fiji finished fourth in this year’s P

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Fiji 7s coach ready to make the impact

Digicel Fiji 7s coach Alifereti Dere has been waiting too long for the opportunity to lead the 7s team into the IRB 7s arena. The former 7s captain who worked very closely with the late Ratu Kitione Vesikula said he is

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Tuwai, Nava adjusts well in Fiji 7s camp

Focus on the job! That is word from Digicel Fiji 7s coach Alifereti Dere as he took the team through their training run in Dubai last night. Pio Tuwai and Aminiasi Nava had their first training run with the team and ha

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Some new faces expected to lead top soccer teams

Some new faces are expected to lead top Super Premier soccer teams from next season. Navua soccer already has a new President when Anil Sharma decided not to contest the post. Gopal Naidu will lead Navua next year. S

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Votu to Captain Fiji 7s at Dubai

Watisoni Votu will captain the Digicel Fiji 7s team in Dubai this weekend. Assistant coach Etuate Waqa said that he deserved the appointment as he has been a consistent player and commands a lot of respect. Meanwh

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Barring any upset, Fiji likely to meet NZ in final

Barring any upset, the Digicel Fiji 7's team will play New Zealand in the final of the Dubai 7's this weekend. This is expected to be a physical brutal thriller if both teams do make it to the final. After winn

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Ba ready for AS Tefana

The Ba soccer team will be playing in an unknown territory this Saturday against AS Tefana in the O-League competition. The Men in Black have never played AS Tefana before and also are unaware of the level of competitio

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Naming of Fiji 7s team captain not important-Coach

The naming of the new Digicel Fiji 7's team captain is not something important for Coaches Alifereti Dere and Etuate Waqa at the moment. The team went through its first training session in Dubai six hours ago where

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Ba soccer President wants to call it a day

Ba soccer President, Rishi Kumar wants to call it a day after leading the Men in Black for the last nine years. Kumar said he will make his final decision next week after returning from Tahiti where Ba is playing AS Tef

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Samoa fires warning to Fiji ahead of Dubai 7s

The Manu Samoa 7's rugby team has fired the first warning shot to the Digicel Fiji 7's team in this weekend's Dubai 7's. The Uale Mai led side will be hoping they can go one better having just missed out

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Fiji 7s team to miss duo

The Digicel Fiji 7's coaching staff said they have lost two of their best players who did more than what was expected from them to lead Fiji in the final of the Australia 7's. Assistant coach, Etuate Waqa said J

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Lal to replace Madigi

The Ba soccer team will travel to Tahiti this Thursday without one of its top mid-fielders. Marika Madigi was shown a red card against Waitakere United and Madigi will have to miss the match against AS Tefana. Seasonal

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Souness joins NZ 7s

New Zealand 7s coach Gordon Tietjens has recalled Ben Souness into his 12 member team for the Dubai and South Africa 7s. Souness was called into the New Zealand side as a replacement for Scott Curry, who injured his ank

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All is well in Fiji 7s camp

The Digicel Fiji 7s team has settled in well in Dubai after the long journey from Australia. Speaking to Fijivillage from Dubai this morning, assistant coach Eddy Waqa said the players need time to recover after which t

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Must win situation for Ba in O-League encounter

The Ba soccer team cannot afford a loss or even a draw in their third O-League match this Saturday. Ba takes on Tahiti’s AS Tefana this week and the Men in Black need to register maximum points to stand any chance

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Fiji 7s team has an edge in Dubai

The Digicel Fiji 7's team will still have an edge against most of the teams in this weekend's Dubai 7's. Despite captain, Setefano Cakau and Jimilai Nakaidawa ruled out because of injury, replacements Pio Tu

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