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Braid to make Blues return

All Black flanker Daniel Braid will make his long awaited Blues return off the bench in the Super Rugby play off against the Waratahs. A neck injury sustained against the Western Force ruled out Braid for more than thre

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Tabakaucoro wins gold in Oceania Championships

Sprint King, Banuve Tabakaucoro’s fine form continued with a golden run to win the 100 meters in the Oceania Championship in Samoa. Tabakaucoro came in home first in a time of 10.46 seconds to grab gold for Fiji a

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Top players to square off in Digicel Cup finals

It is the battle between the best in each position and with both Nadroga and Suva set to name their best team this season in the Digicel Cup final on Saturday. Nadroga will have the services of Emosi Vucago, Jonetani Ra

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Netball girls enjoy lunch hosted by Flying Fijians

It was an experience with a difference as the Netball Fiji team had lunch with the Flying Fijian today. Co-coach, Unaisi Rokoura said that they shared the same goal of flying the Fiji flag high at the World stage with t

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Canosa threatens to take suspension to OFC

Suspended Fiji football coach Claudius Canosa said he will take his case to the Oceania Football Confederation, if his future is not clarified at the National Association's next board meeting on the 3rd of next month

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Stallions favored over Suva

Nadroga are favored to win the Digicel Cup final against Suva this Saturday. Fiji Rugby Union Statistic Officer, Oscar Umuumulovo said Nadroga is the only team to beat Suva this season and they will also be playing in f

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Netball girls on lunch date with Flying Fijians

The Flying Fijians team will host the Netball Fiji girls for lunch at their camp in Crow’s Nest in Sigatoka today. Netball co coach, Unaisi Rokoura said this is part of their bonding exercise where the 15s team ha

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Fiji FA to decide future of Canosa

Fiji Football Association will hold its Board of Control meeting on the 3rd of next month to decide the future of suspended National coach Claudio Canosa. The meeting will also decide if a new Acting National coach will

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25 players named in All Blacks squad

The All Blacks coaches have named 25 players outside the Crusaders and Blues to be involved in the two camps as they look towards the Tri Nations and World Cup. First five eight Colin Slade comes into both categories af

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Give it your all, Suva players told

"Victory comes from the heart of men". Suva Rugby Union Chairman, Francis Kean revealed that with 10 players in the starting line up from the western division who are his "Tauvu”, Kean has placed th

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New look match dress for NZ in WNC

Netball Fiji's opening World Netball Championship opponent, New Zealand will take the court in Singapore next month in a new look match dress. The dress will only be worn by the team at the world championships and

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Singh next on the list to say bye to Ba soccer

National soccer team defender, Alvin Singh is next on the list to say goodbye to the Ba soccer team. Speaking to Fijivillage Sports, Singh confirms his priority is to play for MacArthur Rams in Australia. Singh also

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Waugh announces retirement after season end

Waratahs Captain Phil Waugh has announced he'll retire from rugby at the end of the season. While he's been overlooked by Wallabies coach Robbie Deans in recent seasons, Waugh hopes to make the Rugby World Cup s

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Talemo Waqa is manager to RWC

Fiji Rugby Union High Performance Unit Manager Talemo Waqa will be the Flying Fijians manager to the September Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. Waqa replaces Pio Bosco Tikoisuva who is now the acting FRU CEO. He was the

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Suva confident of giving their best shot

It is a huge task at hand but the Suva 15s rugby team is confident they can do their best to match Nadroga in the Digicel Cup final. While the capital city boys last played in the provincial final in 2003, Chairman Fran

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Early release for boxer for title fight

Boxer Abhay Chand has been released early in support of the Yellow Ribbon Initiative to meet up with Joe Naleca for the middleweight title fight next month. Nadi Bula Festival Association President Titilia Vuataki said

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Flying Fijians team to be named on Friday

The Flying Fijians team for the Pacific Nation Cup will be named on Friday. Fiji Rugby Union Operation Manager Vilikesa Rinavuaka says that 28 players will be selected to represent Fiji for the PNC with the opening gam

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Team to test combination and strength against NZ

The Fiji Netball team will test their team strength and combination in their opening World Netball Championship game against defending champion New Zealand. The Unaisi Rokoura co-coached will face the Silver Ferns in th

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Crusaders ready to “unleash”

Crusaders coach Todd Blackadder says that he wants his team to “unleash” in the Super Rugby finals against the Sharks in Nelson. It’s remarkable that the Crusaders are even in the Super Rugby play offs given what they

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Manuca says bye to Ba soccer

One of the top rated strikers in Fiji, Tuimasi Manuca has today confirmed that he will not play for the Ba soccer team. In an exclusive interview with Fijivillage Sports, Manuca confirmed that he is in talks with Rewa s

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