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Rabuka awaits medical clearance

Netball Fiji Goal Defender Mere Rabuka will wait for medical clearance today to know whether she will be part of the side that will play Singapore this afternoon. Rabuka injured her ankle in the last quarter of the 48-3

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Carter vs Cooper showdown

The Dan Carter factor is already a talking point in Brisbane ahead of the Crusaders and Reds super rugby final on Saturday night. Former Wallabies and Reds inside center, Tim Horan believes Carter can provide the differ

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Queensland wins State of Origin

Queensland has won the State of Origin decider 34-24 in the 2011 Origin series. Queensland applied much of the early pressure to the Blues, and controlled the ball perfectly and they scored their first try within 16 min

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Fiji netters likely to play host Singapore

The Fiji Netball team is likely to face World Netball Championship host Singapore for the 9th to 16th play-off tomorrow. But first for Fiji they will have to beat Wales at 5.15pm after losing their first two pool game.

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Super Rugby final to break crowd attendance records

Saturday night’s Super Rugby final is set to break Australia’s 104 year old provincial attendance. That mark will now be eclipsed on Saturday night, along with the national record for a provincial match, set

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NSW bolstered by Fiji duo in Origin decider

Two former Fiji Bati reps will tonight try to help New South Wales end Queensland’s five year dominance in the state of origin game. Jarred Hayne and Akuila Uate have been named on the wing for the second time in

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Striker role a worry for Fiji soccer team

The Fiji soccer team preparing for the two Internationals against Vanuatu lacks depth in the striker’s position. Only Roy Krishna and Ratu Veresa Toma at this stage look good to fill this position as top strikers

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New format will not benefit Fiji Netball

Netball Fiji will be a big loser if the World Netball Championships change the competition format in 2015. A likely scenario is a two division system of eight teams each, with the highest ranked nations fighting it out

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Local players to feature against Samoa

More local based players are likely to get the nod to play in the Flying Fijians team that will take on Samoa on Saturday in their second Pacific Nations Cup match. Technical adviser, Greg Mumm said the PNC provides a p

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Former Crusader rooting for Reds

Former Crusaders winger, Caleb Ralph will be cheering for the Reds in this weekend’s Super Rugby final. The 33 year old who is the second most capped Crusader, is forgetting loyalty over 10 seasons and 126 games i

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Past records does not favor Nadroga

The Nadroga 15's rugby team's past record against Rewa in the last 3 years does not favour them ahead of their second BSP Farebrother defence this Saturday. In fact it was all under the leadership of current coa

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Ba soccer team leave for Canada

The Ba soccer team boarded the plane to Canada half an hour ago minus a top striker who is being questioned by Police. Ba has been invited to play in Canada during the Fiji Day Celebrations. Team officials at the Nadi

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Cruden to announce future next week

Hurricanes first-five Aaron Cruden said he'll announce his Super Rugby future early next week. With a shortage of number tens expected next year, Cruden has become a wanted man, with 3 teams chasing him. Cruden sai

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Fiji to play for 9th to 16th play-off

The Fiji Netball team will have to do a lot of soul searching ahead of their last World Netball Championship pool game against Wales today. Poor game plan execution and below par fitness level contributed to the 80-25 l

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Crusaders don’t fear the Reds

The Crusaders don't fear the Reds or their electric pairing of Will Genia and Quade Cooper. Captain, Richie McCaw said Cooper will be a focal point of the Crusaders' defensive strategy in the Super Rugby final,

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Crusaders top bets to beat Reds

The Crusaders are red-hot favorites on both sides of the Tasman to win the Super Rugby title. The TAB books show the Canterbury team at $1.55 to win on Saturday, compared to the Reds at $2.35. TAB bookmaker Mark Staffo

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Flying Fijians drop in rankings to 13th spot

The Flying Fijians have dropped from 10th to 13th spot in their lowest ever standing in the International Rugby Board rankings. After the 45-21 loss to Tonga in the Pacific Nations Cup opener last Saturday the Samu Domo

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Vakatalesau back for Ba

Another Ba soccer team striker is making a comeback with the team. Osea Vakatalesau who played for Papua New Guinea Hekari United team is back again with the team and will be traveling to Canada tomorrow. Also Tuimasi

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Vijay Singh may opt out of British Open

Fiji’s Vijay Singh has been offered a British Open Championship place but may not be fit enough to take it. The 48 year old was joint runner-up the last time the British golf major was held at the Royal St George&

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Fiji netters trailing Trinidad and Tobago

The Fiji Netball team is playing catch up to Trinidad and Tobago in the 3rd quarter as they are behind 42-31 in the World Netball Championship in Singapore. Fiji was down 14-11 in the first quarter, 27-23 at halftime an

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