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Highlanders to lift performance

The Otago Highlanders will try to lift their game when they take on the Suva President's XV in a buildup match on Saturday in Lautoka. They will be arriving in Fiji on Thursday, looking for another tough encounter a

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Ba, Navua in must win situation

The Ba and Navua soccer teams cannot afford to lose their next match in the Pillay Garments CVC soccer series. Both the teams are in a tight spot as Ba has 3 points with two games in hand while Navua has 4 points and th

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SA 7s team boosted by return of Dazel

Springbok 7s coach Paul Treu has been boosted by the return of match winner Renfred Dazel for the next two legs of the IRB Sevens World Series, the New Zealand International Sevens in Wellington and the USA Sevens in Las

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Vucago confident of good outing

With the absence of two experienced national reps, Nasoni Roko and Lepani Nabuliwaqa from the Digicel Fiji 7s side to the New Zealand and USA 7s tournament, Captain Emosi Vucago is confident of a good outing. Vucago sai

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Dunadamu, Waqa given fit to play

Navua Soccer team striker Maciu Dunadamu and defender Taniela Waqa have been given the green light to play this weekend. Both players were injured against Lautoka last weekend, which saw Navua go down 1-0 in their third

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Beci, Bole to make debut in Wellington

Police rugby team duo Waisale Beci and Josefa Bole will make their debut at the second leg of the IRB World 7s Series in Wellington and Las Vegas. Bole and Beci were named in the Digicel Fiji 7s 12 member squad by Coach

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Highlanders match to be played at Churchill Park

The Suva President's XV and the Otago Highlanders match will go ahead at Churchill Park in Lautoka this weekend. There were reports that the match could be moved to Suva, as many southern fans want this match to be

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High hopes of Fiji competing in Commonwealth games

FASANOC has high hopes that Team Fiji will be allowed to compete at this year's Commonwealth Games in New Delhi. President Vidhya Lakhan said they have opted for a three member tribunal and has nominated a QC from N

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Not much changes expected to 7s team

The Digicel Fiji 7s Coach Iliesa Tanivula will not make a lot of changes to his final team to compete at the New Zealand International and USA 7s tournaments next week. Tanivula is expected to retain the core players th

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FFA lays charges against Anil Sharma

The Fiji Football Association has laid charges against Navua Soccer President Anil Sharma, who is also one of the Vice Presidents of FFA. Sharma acted in an inappropriate manner at one of Navua's games last month.

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Highlanders match venue yet to be confirmed

The Suva Rugby Union officials are expected to meet today to confirm the venue for the Suva President's XV and the Otago Highlanders match this week. Suva Rugby Chairman Vilikesa Rauca had announced during the annou

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Only the best to be selected

Digicel Fiji Sevens coach Iliesa Tanivula will select the best players for the New Zealand International and San Diego Sevens tournaments. Tanivula wants to be fair in his selection and will also give chance to those pl

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Lautoka defeats Navua in CVC

The Pillay Garments CVC series has become more interesting after Lautoka bounced back from their 2-0 defeat to Ba to beat Navua yesterday at the TFL National Stadium by 1-0. Former Navua midfielder Alvin Avinesh turned

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Drifters unsuccessful at Darwin 7s

Fiji's South Seas Drifters side was unsuccessful at the Darwin Sevens tournament last night after they lost out to URL Samurai in the semifinal. The side earlier met Samurai in their pool games, but lost consistency

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Qera scores hat-trick

Fiji's Akapusi Qera scored a hat-trick of tries for his Gloucester club in their 32-23 win over Dragons, and the win helped them claim a spot in the Amlin Challenge Cup. Qera was very strong in support play and cont

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National 7s team to start preparations

The Digicel Fiji 7s Coach Iliesa Tanivula said the players will go through serious training from tomorrow, as they prepare for the second leg of the IRB World 7s Series in Wellington and Las Vegas. Tanivula said mistake

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NZ will not be represented in PNC

New Zealand will not be represented in this year's IRB Pacific Nations Cup. Because of budget cuts the New Zealand Rugby Union has decided not to form the Junior All Blacks side this year. New Zealand sides have w

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Navua soccer President confident of victory

Navua soccer president Anil Sharma is confident of another victory in the Pillay's Garments CVC soccer series. Sharma is riding high with his team as they lead the series points standings after a win and a draw and

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Navua soccer to take Alvin saga to Arbitration

Navua soccer association will be taking the Alvin Avinesh saga to the Fiji FA Arbitration. It is believed that Fiji FA has given a free release to Avinesh to play for Lautoka this season. Lautoka soccer disputed the c

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Nalaga’s tries help Clermont reach quarters

Flying Fijians winger Napolioni Nalaga crossed the try line twice this morning to help Clermont Auvergne reach the Heineken Cup quarterfinal. Nalaga scored a try in each spell as Clermont thrashed Viadana 59 points to 2

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