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Different format for Women’s 7s rugby in Pacific Games

A different format will be adopted for the women's 7's rugby competition in the Pacific Games. The Fiji women's team plays Papua New Guinea, Cook Islands and Samoa on the opening day of competition on the 31

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New look All Blacks to face Wallabies

Just four players from the 15 who started in the All Blacks win over Australia will start the test against South Africa on Sunday. Keven Mealamu, who is captaining the side along with lock Ali Williams, left wing Hosea

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Samo named in Wallabies RWC squad

Fijian born and Queensland Reds replacement player, Radike Samo will wear the green and gold jersey in the Rugby World Cup for the first time as he forced his way into the Wallabies final 30 member squad in the last hour

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Fiji 7s team top seed in Pool A of Pacific Games

The Fiji 7's team is top seed in Pool A of the Pacific Games rugby 7s competition where they will defend the gold medal. The Dale Tonawai captain side leads Pool A which includes Tokelau, Tahiti and Wallis Futuna.

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Coaching staff to decide on utility players

The Flying Fijians coaching staff’s final decision on who will travel to the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand will be based on how some of the players can be used as utility players. Judging from the current 35 memb

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QVS U18 wary of Ratu Navula

Queen Victoria School, U-18 rugby team know the assignment to try and win the Coca Cola Zero Deans final against Ratu Navula Secondary will be the toughest this season. Speaking to our sister station, Viti FM, last nigh

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Smith to miss RWC

Springboks flanker Juan Smith will miss the Rugby World Cup tournament as he said he has not recovered from an Achilles tendon injury. One of the stars of the 2007 tournament, the rangy Smith will be badly missed by th

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Dagg out to seize one chance to make RWC

Having recovered from a rare injury, All Blacks wing Israel Dagg hopes to seize his one chance to make the World Cup squad when New Zealand take on South Africa on Sunday morning. Dagg's played only one match for hi

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Giteau dropped from Wallabies RWC squad

Matt Giteau’s test rugby career was officially ended last night when the play maker was told by Wallabies coach Robbie Deans he wasn’t required for the Rugby World Cup. Berrick Barnes has earned a place ahe

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Copeland sets new National javelin record

Fiji’s Leslie Copeland has smashed Fiji’s Javelin record and qualified for Olympic Games in London next year. Copeland competed in the World Universiade Games in China yesterday in the Men’s Javelin e

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Rotation policy continues for Flying Fijians

The rotation policy in the Flying Fijians team continue as the coaching staff trying to establish their best starting team for the Rugby World Cup next month. With 3 weeks left for the RWC to kick off, coach Samu Domoni

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Veteran weightlifter out for gold

Weightlifter, Sainimili Turner is out to prove that the saying old is gold will be true for her in the Pacific Games. At 57 years of age, the Games open category defending gold champion is one of the oldest athlete in t

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Qera to captain Fiji against Tonga

2007 Rugby World Cup open side flanker, Akapusi Qera will captain the Flying Fijians against Tonga on Friday. Sam Domoni has named five changes to the starting 15 that took the field last Saturday against Tonga. The mo

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Fiji beats Samoa

The Fiji soccer team's preparation for the Pacific Games is taking shape with a 3-0 win against Samoa at Thompson Park in Navua this afternoon. The side played together for the first time under the guidance of coac

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Mealamu has confidence in his squad

The size of the task is daunting but Keven Mealamu has full confidence in the All Blacks squad he’s leading. Mealamu will captain the All Blacks for just the second time when they face South Africa in Port Elizabe

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Team to be announced on Saturday

The Flying Fijians 30 member team to the Rugby World Cup next month will be announced in Sigatoka on Saturday. Fiji Rugby Union High Performance Unit Manager Talemo Waqa has confirmed that the Fiji team to New Zealand w

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Scouts to search for talent at Milo Kaji rugby

The talents in primary school rugby will not go unnoticed in next week’s Milo Kaji competition at Prince Charles Park in Nadi. Games committee chairperson, Tirani Uluinakauvadra has confirmed that the scouts from

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Cricket team confident of winning gold

The Fiji cricket team to the Pacific Games is confident of returning home with a medal. That is the confidence of manager, Jon Symonds with 10 days left for the Games to get underway in Noumea. Symonds said that the si

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Deans to stay till 2013

Wallabies coach Robbie Deans has signed a two-year contract extension with the Australian Rugby Union. The New Zealand Herald reports Deans was initially installed in the role for a four-year term from 2008 through to t

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Nadroga aim to retain Farebrother trophy

The Nadroga 15s rugby team is out to keep the BSP Farebrother Sullivan trophy for two years in a row against Nadi this Saturday. It is the 7th challenge for the season on the rugby highest prize in the country and the S

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