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Carter likely to be benched for Fiji test

All Blacks first five Dan Carter is expected to be named on the bench for the first test of the year against the Flying Fijians on Friday night. Carter’s been hampered by injuries throughout the Crusaders’

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Two best teams in Farebrother challenge-Yalayaltabua

It is a game not to be missed. Those are the words of Suva captain, Alefoso Yalayalatabua ahead of Saturday’s BSP Farebrother Sullivan trophy challenge against Nadroga. Yalayalatabua believes the two best sides i

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Flying Fijian’s ranking worst ever

The Flying Fijians are in 14th place in their worst ever International Rugby Board ranking after last week’s 24-13 loss to Japan. Fiji first dropped from 10th place to 13th then went back to 12th last week but in

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Cautious approach by Suva for Farebrother challenge

The Suva 15s rugby team does not want to reveal much on how they will approach the 4th BSP Farebrother Sullivan trophy challenge against Nadroga.   Captain Alefoso Yalayalatabua said that Nadroga is a champion side

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Wallabies team to be named today

Wallabies coach Robbie Deans has brought forward to today, the naming of the Australian team to face South Africa in the opening Tri Nations clash on Saturday night. David Pocock, Quade Cooper, James Horwill, Kurtley Be

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Ratu Cakobau Park in a bad state

Nausori’s Ratu Cakobau Park is in an unplayable condition at the moment as less than three weeks remain for the Inkk Mobile Battle of the Giants. The Nausori Town Council is doing major upgrading works on the pitc

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McCaw raring to go against Flying Fijians

All Blacks captain Richie McCaw cannot wait like most of his team mates for Friday’s Test match against the Flying Fijians. McCaw said he is excited and believes that against Fiji, he just has to be confident lik

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Stallions welcome news about Makutu

The non-inclusion of Penijamini Makutu in the 24 member Flying Fijians squad for the All Blacks Test on Friday is a welcome sign to the Nadroga 15s rugby team. Makutu was brought in last Saturday in the game against Nor

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Five spots confirmed for Deans

Five spots in the U18 Deans quarter final for next month have been confirmed. In the Eastern Zone, RKS is the number 1 qualifier along with defending champion Lelean at second place and QVS coming in as the 3rd seeded s

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Rawaqa back as in Flying Fijians

Dropped, Flying Fijians fullback, Dan Rawaqa is back in the 24 member national team for the All Blacks Test on Friday. Rawaqa was a notable omission from the 35 member squad that was announced on Thursday but with Nicky

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Amount of game time a major factor for Nadroga

The amount of game time will work on Nadroga’s favor ahead of the 4th BSP Farebrother Sullivan trophy challenge against Suva this Saturday. Since the Digicel Cup final, Nadroga has played in a total of 320 minutes

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Wallabies recall big names for Springboks test

The Wallabies have learnt their lesson from yesterday’s 32-23 humiliation by Samoa and will recall all their big names to the starting lineup to play the Springboks in the opening round of the Tri Nations in Sydney

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Odds stacked against Fiji

The Flying Fijians past five records against the All Blacks indicate that they will have to be in their best form to avoid another walloping in Dunedin this Friday. Fiji lost to the All Blacks in 2005 by 91-nil, in 2002

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Suva without key players for Farebrother challenge

The Suva 15s rugby team will be without the services of some key players when they challenge the BSP Farebrother Sullivan trophy this Saturday. In a repeat of the Digicel Cup final, the capital city side will face Nadro

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Draunibaka to play for Rewa

Labasa soccer striker Misaele Draunibaka will play for Rewa in the Inkk Mobile BOG. This is a major move in the transfer window period and with Draunibaka, Lautoka striker, Issa Sanny, Navua defender Lorima Dau and Suva

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Samoa shocks Australia

The Manu Samoan rugby team created history yesterday in upsetting the Wallabies 32-23 in a test match in Sydney. It was one of the greatest ever shocks in rugby union for Australia losing to Samoa. Failing to show resp

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MBHS to meet Grammar in U18 rugby final

Marist Brothers High School will meet Suva Grammar in the final of the U18 rugby competition this Saturday to determine which team will finish as the number 1 and 2 Southern Zone seed team for the Deans quarter final nex

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Soccer tournament likely for North next year

Labasa’s Subrail Park will host a major soccer tournament next year. Fiji Football Associations Acting President Sheik Ibrahim said he cannot see any reason why Subrail Park cannot host a tournament. Labasa la

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IRB suspends 2 Flying Fijians

Flying Fijians number 8 Sisa Koyamaibole and fly-half, Waisea Luveniyali have been handed bans of two weeks and four weeks respectively. The suspensions were handed out yesterday by the International Rugby Board appoint

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Suva pips Savusavu

The Suva soccer team beat Savusavu 1-0 in the lone National Soccer League game today. Suva had lost to Labasa yesterday in the same score-line but came back this afternoon at Subrail Park to record the 1-0 win against S

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