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Flying Fijians aim for showdown with Wallabies

Flying Fijians forwards coach and current Sydney University coach Greg Mumm is aiming for a World Cup showdown with the Wallabies next year in New Zealand. Mumm will fly into Fiji next week to prepare for the team's

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Volleyball Carnival enters knockout stages

The semifinal stages have been set for the Fiji Bitter Marist Volleyball Carnival that is currently underway at the Vodafone Arena. Looking at the results from the quarter finals, in the men's category, Ports beat U

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Nacagilevu named in 7s squad

Nadroga's running fullback Mitieli Nacagilevu has been named in the 32-member 7s squad to begin preparations next week for the 2010/2011 IRB 7s Series to begin in December. Nacagilevu has been named alongside Nadrog

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FFA announces dates for Promotion/Relegation series

Fiji Football Association Chief Executive Officer Bob Kumar has announced the dates for the 2010 Promotion/Relegation series.   Savusavu, the 2010 Fiji Sun/Weet-Bix Premier division football league champions will fa

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All overseas based players confirm availability for tour

Flying Fijians rugby team manager on the Europe Tour, Semi Rogoyawa has today confirmed that all the 23 overseas based players that have been selected for the Europe Tour have all confirmed their availability. Rogoyawa

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Nadi soccer rejects FFA protest decision

The Nadi Soccer Association has not accepted the Fiji Football Association's decision in awarding a protest to Navua. Nadi had qualified for the semifinals of the Courts IDC but Navua won a protest which saw Nadi lo

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Fiji to host prestigious golf tournament

Fiji will host the 2011 Asia Pacific Golf Teams Championship. The Nomura Cup that will be held at Denarau in August next year. This is a first for Golf in Fiji to host an international Golf Tournament of this calibre.

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Interim orders sought on IDC telecast

People living between the Lami to Kinoya corridor will get to know this afternoon on whether they will be able to watch the semi finals and final of the Courts IDC on Fiji TV's pay per view channel this Sunday. The

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Aust duo will not feature for Lautoka in semifinals

Two of Lautoka soccer team's Australian imports will not feature in the Courts IDC semifinals as they left Fiji this morning. Striker Matthew Mayora and defender Billy Darwich had to fly out this morning as their vi

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Rewa biggest threat in IDC - Cronopoulus

Rewa is the biggest threat to all other three teams who will be trying their best to lift the Courts IDC trophy this Sunday. Australia based goalkeeper, James Cronopoulus who has displayed outstanding goal-keeping for L

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Preparations for WC starts now

"The road to next year's Rugby World Cup in New Zealand begins right now, when the boys march into camp and not after the Europe Tour". These are sentiments echoed by FRU High Performance Unit Manager, Tal

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Oversees based players closely monitored

The Flying Fijians team management has been closely following the overseas based players who have been selected for the Europe Tour and there is no need to panic on their fitness level. This has been confirmed by FRU Hi

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FFA clears the air

The Fiji Football Association has made it clear that it is the responsibility of the district associations to see that overseas players brought to play in Fiji, submit proper registration papers. Fiji FA President, Dr S

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8yr old Rova breaks swimming records

8 year-old Rosamarie Rova of Nadi Barracudas Swimming Club in Nadi broke four records of the eight records that were broken altogether, at the ANZ Fiji Swimming Long Course National, that was held over the weekend. Fiji

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Navua soccer suffers major blow ahead of semis clash

The Navua soccer team has suffered a major setback ahead of the semi-finals of the Courts IDC. Import Stefan Clemens who was brought to strengthen Navua's midfield, returned to the United States on Tuesday, due to w

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Local based players march into camp

Seven local-based players who had been picked in the Flying Fijians squad for the Europe tour marched into camp yesterday afternoon. The seven with the likes of Setefano Somoca, Vesi Rarawa, Jimilai Naikadawa, Nemaia Ke

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Defending champs Navua back in IDC

The Navua soccer team is through to the semifinals of the Courts IDC after the team won the protest against Nadroga yesterday. Fiji Football Association made a ruling in favor of Navua where it was found that Nadroga te

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Boivert stunned on selection of some overseas based players

The selection of some of the overseas based back-line players in the Flying Fijian 15's rugby for the Europe tour remains unclear whether they were picked on current form or on reputation. That is how IRB coaches ed

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Flying Fijians will struggle in forwards-Boivert

The Flying Fijian 15's rugby team will struggle to hold their own in the forwards battle on their Europe Tour next month. Those are the views of IRB coaches educator, Frank Boivert ahead of the 3 match tour. Boiver

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Navua soccer team to know their fate soon

The Navua soccer team will know their fate within the next two hours when the Fiji Football Association will make its ruling on Navua's protest against Nadroga in the Courts IDC. The hearing of the protest will star

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