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Brazilian style football to be seen at FACT

A Brazilian style of football will be seen during the Vodafone Fiji Fact this weekend. Pedro Osorio born in Brazil, who now plays in USA arrives into the country this morning to bolster Navua team's chances of winni

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Warriors admit Barbarians match will be toughest

Defending Pacific Rugby champions, the Air Pacific Fiji Warriors admit that the toughest game of the tournament this year, will be Saturday’s finals against one of their own, the Bodyguard Fiji Barbarians. Rugby p

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Fiji Barbarians hope for happy ending

The Fiji Barbarians squad is only wishing and praying that the results in the Pacific Rugby Cup finals on Saturday will work to their advantage. The Peniasi Uluiviti coached side have already shown that they can beat th

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Scotland calls up replacement

Scotland international centre Ben Cairns has been called up to the Scotland Sevens squad for the final leg of the IRB Sevens World Series - the Emirates Airline Edinburgh Sevens - which takes place at Murrayfield this we

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Health inspectors to monitor food vendors

Soccer tournaments in Fiji always generate drama! This time the drama starts even before the games begin at Churchill Park in Lautoka. Grounds chairman and Fiji FA Vice President Dr Hari Kewal said that health inspecto

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Rewa tagged as underdogs in Fact

Rewa soccer team will go into the Vodafone Fiji Fact this weekend, with the underdogs tag. The Delta Tigers have never won the tournament since it started in 1991. Association President Pranil Singh said this could be

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I am here to make amends-Caucau

I am here to make amends, and that is the main reason why I am joining the Flying Fijians team again. These are sentiments of Rupeni Caucaunibuca, after he was selected into the 24-man squad to represent Fiji in a one-o

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7s players miss out on nominations

Digicel Fiji 7s players have again missed out on being nominated for the IRB 7s Player of the Year Award. This could be the result of their poor performance in the IRB World 7s Series this season although they won in

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Flying Fijians coach happy with squad

Flying Fijians coach Samu Domoni Junior is happy with the 24-man squad he has chosen to play against the Wallabies on June 5th. Early indications suggest the Wallabies can expect more of the same from the Fijians when t

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Caucau back in National squad

Bua speedster Rupeni Caucau is back in the national 15s team after being given the green light by selectors last night. Caucau is the most notable name in the squad after an absence of four years. Flying Fijians head

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Fiji 7s coach calls for support

Digicel Fiji 7s coach Iliesa Tanivula has called on the support of the Fiji public for his young team that will be trying to defend the title in Edinburgh this weekend at the Scotland 7s. Tanivula said they have heard o

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All Fiji final in PRC a milestone for rugby-Male

The all Fiji final in this week's Pacific Rugby Cup between the Air Pacific Fiji Warriors and the Bodyguard Fiji Barbarians is a milestone for rugby in Fiji. These are sentiments echoed by Warriors coach Inoke Male.

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Suva soccer defender cleared to play

The Suva soccer team defender Krishna Sami has been cleared to play in the rest of the games at the Vodafone Fiji Fact. Krishna was doubtful after he injured his knee while playing against Labasa in the opening round la

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Challenging for young 7s team to defend title

The young Digicel Fiji sevens brigade has an even greater burden to shoulder at this week’s Scotland 7s, and that is to defend the title they won last year. Coach Iliesa Tanivula said he has faith in the young boy

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Warriors gameplan to adapt to Suva weather

The Air Pacific Fiji Warriors will have to adapt a suitable game plan to counter the unpredictable Suva weather when they take on the Bodyguard Fiji Barbarians in the Pacific Rugby Cup finals on Saturday. Fiji Warriors

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Lautoka include NZ goalkeeper

The Lautoka football team will be boosted today with the arrival of New Zealand based goalkeeper Danny Robinson for the Fiji Fact. He will replace Alifereti Baleloa, who has been suspended for disciplinary reasons. T

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Fiji missing from NZRU schedule list

Ranked in the top 10 of rugby nations, Fiji and Scotland will not make another tour of New Zealand until at least for the next decade. Both sides are missing from the schedule list released yesterday by the New Zealand

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Defending champions wrap up preparations

Defending Pacific Rugby Cup champions, the Air Pacific Fiji Warriors will wrap up their preparations today in Sigatoka before they travel down to Suva tomorrow, before the PRC finals on Saturday. Coach Inoke Male said t

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7s team adamant of defending Scotland title

Digicel Fiji 7s coach Iliesa Tanivula said they can defend the Scotland 7s title this weekend despite losing out in the Cup quarterfinals in England last weekend. Tanivula said mistakes were expected from the new player

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Labasa yet to win on western soil

Labasa soccer team has never tasted victory on Western Soil in major soccer tournaments. The Babasiga Lions started their campaign on a high with a 2-0 victory over Suva in the opening round last weekend. Team coach E

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