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Duo eyed for playmakers position

Digicel Fiji 7s team assistant coach Etuate Waqa is eyeing seasonal players, Mitieli Nacagilevu and Emosi Vucago as his playmakers for the Australia 7s this weekend. The side jetted out of Nadi last night with Waqa conf

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Champions league berth at stake for Ba

A lot is at stake for the Ba soccer team as its participation in the Champions League series next year will be decided this week. Ba has played in all the champion versus champion soccer series since its inception in 19

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Fiji 7s team to iron out basics first

It is about getting the basic of the game right that is important in starting our IRB 7s campaign well in Gold Coast this weekend. Those were the words of Digicel Fiji 7s assistant coach, Eddy Waqa as his side gets read

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Labasa may lose Gurjeet as coach

The Labasa soccer team is on the verge of losing a capable coach due to indiscipline and lack of professionalism in the team. The Babasiga Lions lost to the Under 23 side by 1-nil in the National Soccer League competiti

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Tough road ahead for Fiji 7s

The Digicel Fiji 7s team’s road to start their opening IRB Sevens Series in Gold Coast with a winning note will have a lot of hurdles along the way. Grouped in Pool A with defending IRB Sevens champion New Zealand

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Tietjens rates Fiji highly

New Zealand 7s coach, Gordon Tietjens has highly rated the Digicel Fiji 7s team going into the Australia Sevens this week. Nine time IRB Sevens winning coach said despite the late naming of the coach and team for the fi

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Ba needs to work harder

The Ba soccer team will now have to work harder to reach the O-League final after going down to Waitakere United 4-0 yesterday. Ba now needs to win all its remaining matches and will have to beat Waitakere United by mor

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Lions have slim chance of winning NSL

Labasa soccer teams chances of winning this year’s National Soccer League competition are slim now, after the Babasiga Lions went down to the Under 23, 1-0 yesterday. The last round of national soccer league match

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Waitakere United thrash Ba

Waitakere United thrashed Ba FC 4-0 in the O-League match this afternoon. Both teams had equal chances of scoring in the first half where they failed to capitalize. Ba was lucky to escape a penalty call after a shot f

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U23 shocks Labasa in Soccer League

The under 23 side created the biggest upset in the National Soccer League this afternoon beating Labasa 1-0 at Subrail Park. Labasa missed the opportunity to take the lead in the league points table after the under-23

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Bumper crowd expected in O-league thriller

Fred Taylor Park in New Zealand will be packed by majority of Fijians this afternoon when Ba takes on Waitakere United in the O league thriller. Over 1,500 tickets have already been pre sold by Waitakere and the club ha

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Wardens win Coral Coast 7s

The Wardens became the richest club in Fiji yesterday after walking away with $30,000 beating Police 26-19 at the final of the Coral Coast 7's. Under the guidance of former National Rep Timoci Wainiqolo with  p

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Another Tabakaucoro on the spotlight

A hero in the making. Sprint King Banuve Tabakaucoro's younger brother, Josefa Tabakaucoro stole the show yesterday at the TFL National Stadium after winning the Under-12 100 meters final and also won gold in the 4

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Wardens to face Police in Coral Coast 7s final

Wardens will play Police in an hours time in the final of Coral coast 7's tournament. Wardens registered a comfortable 21-7 win over Navosa in the first semi-finals. Wardens which has players like former National

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Auckland City beat Hekari in O-League

Defending champions of the O-league competition, Auckland City has beaten Hekari United 2-0 this afternoon. Auckland City now have six points from two matches and look good to play again in the O-league final this seaso

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Records tumble at Chow Games

Records tumbled four times in the girls Under 14 shot put event at the FM Chow games this morning but the final say went to Sabeto District schools class eight student, Kasanita Nai who broke record with a throw of 13.9

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Men in Black experience cold weather

The Ba soccer team has settled in well in Auckland for the crucial O-league match against Waitakere United tomorrow. The Fijian community who are die hard Ba fans came out in numbers at the Ba camp yesterday to meet the

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Suva to rely on relays at Chow Games

Tournament organizers at the FMF Chow Games have confirmed that despite the current rainy conditions, the games will continue today. The day two of the FMF Chow games has started with a stiff competition in the Girls U

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Discipline forces through to Coral Coast 7s quarters

Discipline forces team of Wardens, Army and Police will go into the quarter-finals of the Coral coast 7's as favorites after recording impressive wins yesterday in their respective pool games. Wardens with former Na

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Traditional football style for Ba

The Ba soccer team will play its traditional style of football tomorrow against New Zealand's Waitakere United in the O-league clash. Ba is known to play slow football and build its play from the flanks which will a

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