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Suva leads medal tally at games

Defending FMF Chow Games champions Suva will rely on the relays tomorrow to give them the edge to win the competition. Suva is currently leading the medal tally for both the girls and boys division. Looking at the Fiji

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Coral Coast 7s to have a new champion

A new champion will be crowned in the Coral Coast 7s as the dust settles at Lawaqa Park tomorrow afternoon. This is after defending champions Red Rock had a 17-17 draw with Wardens and lost their first match to Yalovata

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Tonga wins 200m finals

“The gold medal in U14, 200 metres finals will go to Tonga”. That is the verdict from FMF Chow Games co ordinator Patrick Bower. Concerns were raised from individuals whether like in the yesteryears when To

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Upsets at FMF Chow Games

Upsets have been created at the FMF Chow Games, after defending champions, Suva have lost out 2 gold medals in the U-11 and U-14 200 meters finals. In the U-11 boys Lautoka’s Marika Biuvanua beat Suva’s top

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Physical education important – PM

“Both physical education and participation in athletics are critical to the physical and mental development of our young children, and we must make these accessible to them”. These are the words of Prime Min

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Nadi leads girls division

Nadi is currently leading the medal tally in the girls division at the FMF Chow games with one gold, one silver and one bronze. Nadi’s Merewai Cumu won the gold in the girls Under-14 1,500 meters race. Bua is sec

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Top teams expected to progress at Coral Coast 7s

Top teams taking part at the Coral Coast 7s, tipped to head their various pools, have won their games so far in the first round of competition at Lawaqa Park except Red Rock. These include Navy, captained by Nikola Mata

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Red Rock suffer 1st defeat

Coral Coast 7s defending champions, Red Rock suffered their first defeat after they lost in the opening match to Yalovata by 14-7. Red Rock has a very young team as their number one team is currently taking part in a to

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2000 athletes for FMF Chow Games this morning

Close to 2000 athletes from 18 districts will come together at the TFL National Stadium this morning when the 2011 FMF Chow Games kicks-off. Suva is out to defend their title while the rest of the districts goal is to d

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Wealth of 7s talent in need of guidance-Campese

There is wealth of 7s rugby players around who can be competitive in the World scene but they need proper guidance. Those were the words of former Wallaby winger, David Campese as the Coral Coast 7s will kick-off this m

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Former Fiji residents to flock to Ba match against Waitakere

Hundreds of former Fiji residents will flock to Fred Taylor Park in Auckland this Sunday to support their Ba soccer team in the O-league match against Waitakere United. Whenever Ba has traveled to New Zealand, the team

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Suva out to retain Chow Games crown

Defending FMF Chow Games champion, Suva is out to retain their crown for a fifth year in a row when the competition starts tomorrow. After weeks of training, the capital city side is confident of retaining their title i

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Stage set for Coral Coast 7s

The stage is set for the Coral Coast 7's to kick off tomorrow at Lawaqa Park in Sigatoka. Chairman, Jay Whyte has confirmed that all of the overseas teams have arrived into the country last night with most of them

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Kenatale to join Barbarians

Flying Fijians scrum-half Nemia Kentale will join the Barbarians team who play Australia at Twickenham on Saturday, 26th November. Kenatale was the first choice scrum half for Fiji during the 2011 Rugby World Cup campai

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Chow Games to be cleaner this year

This year's FMF Chow Games will not only be bigger but cleaner as well. This was the sentiment voiced by Games Co-ordinator Patrick Bower while briefing the Districts managers. Bower said that some students will ac

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No funding to assist development programs

The Fiji Primary Schools Athletics Association gets no funding to run its development programs. As another FMF Chow Games begins tomorrow and thousands of athletes from around the country will do their best to win medal

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FRU hopes IRB ranking won’t affect funding

The Fiji Rugby Union hopes that the Flying Fijians drop in the International Rugby Board ranking will not affect the funding they receive. Chairman, Colonel Mosese Tikoitoga said that they are keeping their fingers cros

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Seasonal players to run the show for Ba

Seasonal players that have guided the Ba soccer team to many victories will run the show for the Men in Black against Waitakere United in their O-league match. The return of Shalen Lal and Josaia Bukalidi with the old h

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Organisers adopt to Hong Kong 7s format

The Coral Coast 7s is adopting the same competition format from the Hong Kong tournament when it will kick off tomorrow. Chairman Jay Whyte said that this system will give rugby fans a taste of top 7s show throughout th

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Pivac named head coach for Auckland

Former Flying Fijians coach Wayne Pivac has been named head coach of the Auckland ITM Cup team for the next two seasons. It will be the second time Pivac has held this position, having coached Auckland in 1999 through t

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