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Fiji Bati wins opener at Mini Games

The Fiji Rugby League side won their opening match over Cook Islands 26-18 but lost to Tonga 24-18 in the second match at the Pacific Mini Games. Against the Cook Islands Fiji scored two to Nemani Valekapa while Jone Ya

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Lautoka can beat Naitasiri-Lagiloa

Former national 7's manager Epeli Lagiloa believes Lautoka stands a good chance of wrestling the Colonial Farebrother Sullivan trophy from holders Naitasiri. Lagiloa who guided Lautoka to win the Farebrother from Na

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Nasinu soccer eyes Solomon International

Solomons International Kidston Billy is amongst the top players eyed by the Nasinu soccer team for next week's Courts Homecentres IDC. Billy is a top striker in the Solomons and has scored more than eight goals this

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Touch ruggers in must win situation

The Fiji mixed touch rugby team will have to win its remaining matches to stand any chance of making the playoffs in the mixed competition of the Pacific Mini Games. In the opening round match this morning, Fiji went do

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Campese to coach Tonga 7s team

Australia's World Cup winner David Campese has agreed to help coach Tonga's national sevens squad at the Wellington, Hong Kong and Adelaide legs of the IRB Sevens World Series in 2010 as part of a new association

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Bower confident of winning Games

Team Fiji Chef de Mission Patrick Bower is confident that they can win this year's Pacific Mini Games. Bower said although they are leading the medal tally with 21 gold, 12 silver and 15 bronze, they cannot rule out

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Rev reminds team of task ahead

Naitasiri coach Reverend Joji Rinakama has stressed to his boys that the Sugar City rugby side Lautoka will be raring to snatch the Colonial Farebrother Sullivan trophy from the Highlanders this weekend. Reverend Rinaka

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Rewa eyes overseas based players

Rewa could be a team to watch in next week's Courts Homecentres IDC. The Delta Tigers last won the IDC in 2001 and since then they are trying their best to lift the trophy again. Association president Pranil Singh

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PNG secures rights to host 2015 Pacific Games

Papua New Guinea has secured the rights to host the 2015 Pacific Games. This was confirmed after the Pacific Games Council meeting today in Rarotonga where PNG secured 25 votes beating Tonga with 22 votes. The PNG Gove

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Talks underway for Khan to help Nadro soccer

Nadroga Soccer President Dhiren Lal is in talks with former Suva Coach Zulfikar Khan to help his side for next week's Courts Homecentres IDC. Lal said Khan is an experienced coach and they need him as the Technical

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First Mini Games for rugby league

This is the first Pacific Mini Games in which Rugby League is played and Team Fiji is aiming to defend the Gold medal it won at the 2007 Pacific Games in Samoa. Fiji are the reigning champions of the Pacific Games and F

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Quick recovery needed

The Naitasiri fifteens rugby team will need to recover quickly from last week's game against Suva to defend the Colonial Farebrother Sullivan trophy against Lautoka. Coach Reverend Joji Rinakama said it was evident

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Ospreys eye Tuqiri

Reports in Wales are suggesting that the Ospreys are set to move in on Lote Tuqiri in an attempt to fill the possible void left by Gavin Henson. The powerful Wallaby winger, who has played international rugby in both un

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Nadro wants Khan as technical advisor

Nadroga Soccer Association president Dhiren Lal is in talks with former Suva coach Zulfikar Khan to help his side for next week's Courts Homecentres IDC. Lal said Khan is an experienced coach and they need him as th

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Defending gold will not be easy

This is the first Pacific Mini Games in which rugby league is played and Team Fiji is aiming to defend the gold medal it won at the 2007 Pacific Games in Samoa. Fiji is the reigning champion of the Pacific Games. Fiji

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7s team confident of gold

The Digicel Fiji Sevens team left our shores yesterday for the Cook Islands Mini Games confident of retaining the gold medal. Coach Iliesa Tanivula has made some changes to his side with the inclusion of Navy duo Waqaba

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Fiji leads medal tally

Team Fiji leads the medal tally at the Pacific Mini Games in the Cook Islands. They have so far won 21 gold, 12 silver and 15 bronze. Fiji's 21 gold medals have come from athletics, bowls and netball. Athletics i

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Suva disappointed with Bolabiu

The Suva Rugby Union will now try to address the performance of Fiji's number 1 referee James Bolabiu after last Saturday's 12-9 defeat to Naitasiri in the Colonial Farebrother Sullivan trophy challenge. Chairma

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Springboks thump Babaas

The Fiji Barbarians sevens team was thrashed by the Springboks in the semifinals of the Namibia Sevens Tournament. The Aisea Tuilevu coached side went down 28-0 to Paul Treu's men although they tried hard to get bac

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Nasinu finishes bottom

The Nasinu soccer team has finished at the bottom of the table this season and unofficially they will be playing in the Promotion-Relegation series. Many soccer fans believed that after yesterday's National League m

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