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Nacewa called up to Barbarians squad

Leinster fullback Isa Nacewa has been called into the Barbarians squad for Sunday's clash with Wales. Nacewa was vital in his province’s successful Heineken Cup campaign and will add a touch of class to the i

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Muliaina headed to Japan next year

All Blacks fullback Mils Muliaina has announced he will leave New Zealand rugby to play in Japan next year. It has ended months of speculation by unveiling details of his two year contract with Japanese club NTT Docomo

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Williams considers boxing a long term career

Crusaders center, Sonny Bill Williams said he's considering boxing as a long-term career. Williams added that his opponent, Alipate Liava'a in this weekend's charity fight for Canterbury is well matched. Th

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Little remains top choice for No. 10 jumper

Flying Fijians flyhalf, Nicky Little remains the top choice to don the number 10 jersey in Rugby World cup.   Little who last played for Fiji in 2007, was in impressive form in yesterday's fitness test with indi

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Lautoka soccer gets new ideas from new coach

Hosts of the Vodafone Fiji Fact, Lautoka soccer team players are being introduced with new ideas by former National coach, Yogendra Dutt. Mid-fielder, Alvin Avinesh said he is confident that the former Ba coach will gui

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Blatter voted for fourth term

FIFA President Sepp Blatter has been voted in for a fourth term in office. The 75 year old Swiss was the only candidate in the election, with the English and Scottish Football Associations failing to delay the vote. Th

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Cipriani left out of Rebels hit out again

Danny Cipriani has again been left out of the Rebels hit out with the Stormers in Melbourne. Cipriani hasn't played for the side since April 30th because of off field disciplinary breaches, and was left out of their

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Army players released for Flying Fijians trials

Members of the Army rugby club will be part of the Flying Fijian trials on Friday for the Pacific Nation Cup and World Cup preparation. Although, New Zealand still does not allow players with military ties to go to the

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Thomson back for Highlanders

All Blacks Adam Thomson will return for the Highlanders for Friday's clash against the Force in Dunedin. The flanker was a late withdrawal from last weekend's loss to the Lions due to a rib injury and will play

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No proper training venue for Nadi soccer

The Nadi soccer team has no proper venue to train for the Vodafone Fiji Fact as Prince Charles park has been booked. Nadi is having an inconsistent season as the team only managed to win three out of the eleven games in

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Tua gives approval to Williams boxing efforts

David Tua has given his seal of approval to Sonny Bill William’s boxing efforts. New Zealand’s top slugger joined Williams for a training session in Auckland today ahead of the All Blacks’ heavyweight

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President challenges U20 to do Fiji proud

“Make sure you do Fiji proud.” Those were the words of President Ratu Epeli Nailatikau to the Fiji U-20 15s rugby team as they prepare to leave our shores for the junior rugby world cup in Italy. The side p

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FRU to name 7s team to defend Pacific Games gold

The Fiji Rugby Union will have to name the coach and 12 players to defend the gold medal in the Pacific Games within two weeks. Board chairman, Colonel Mosese Tikoitoga has highlighted this week that they will wait for

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Rokocoko not included in pundits World Cup team forecast

Blues wing, Joe Rokocoko’s name is yet to appear on the potential All Blacks squad for World Cup. After each week of competition in super 15, rugby pundits in New Zealand put together their choices for the 30 memb

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Sepp Blatter set to win 4th term as FIFA head

FIFA president Sepp Blatter is set to win a fourth term in office in tomorrow’s elections as calls for a postponement appear to have failed. Blatter is the only candidate as his rival Mohammed bin Hammam is suspen

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SANZAR head ref defends controversial call

SANZAR’s referees’ boss Lyndon Bray has defended the last minute penalty which cost the Crusaders victory over the Reds. Australian referee Stuart Dickinson penalised the Crusaders Captain Richie McCaw for u

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Leawere, Little in for fitness test

Two of the Flying Fijian reps that were instrumental in helping the side reach the quarter final of the Rugby World Cup in 2007 will be part of the fitness test today. Former, vice captain, Kele Leawere and fly-half, Ni

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Singh could play in A-league

Ba soccer team player Alvin Singh could be the first Fijian to play in the A-league competition in Australia. Singh is currently training in Australia with a Super league team, MacArthur Rams and if all goes well he wil

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Fiji to be represented in all 27 sports

Team Fiji's final squad for the Pacific Games in New Caledonia will now be finalised on the 29th of this month. With sports like judo, power-lifting, boxing, taekwondo and athletics reducing the number of their athl

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Baxter returns to Waratahs starting lineup

Al Baxter returns to the Waratahs starting lineup this week while Berrick Barnes returns at inside centre. The absence of Drew Mitchell and inclusion of Kurtley Beale are the only changes to the 2010 backline which too

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