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New goals for 7s team

The Fiji Rugby Union has set new goals for the Digicel Fiji Sevens team for the next season. Iliesa Tanivula's side finished in second place this season, one better than last year and they also won the Hong Kong and

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Youngsters please Leawere

The oldest member of the Flying Fijian 15s rugby team for the Pacific Nations Cup believes the time is right for national rugby coach Ilivasi Tabua to start developing players for the 2011 Rugby World Cup. Japan based K

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Nasinu loses another player

The Nasinu Soccer Association has lost another player under the new transfer clearance window. First they lost their top five players Joseph Mishra, Dinesh Mudliar, Sandeep Nair, Arvin Pratap to Suva, and goalkeeper Ali

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Rookie to fill big role

Newly named Flying Fijian 15s openside flanker Sean Morrell is fully aware of the task ahead of him in the Pacific Nations Cup. With 3 of the best loose-forwards in the form of Akapusi Qera, Apolosi Satala and Sisa Koya

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Labasa registers top players

The Labasa soccer team has registered a few top players from other teams in their 30-member squad for next week's Vodafone Fiji Fact. Navua striker Joseph Nimiriau and goalkeeper Sheik Moshin are in their squad but

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Rawaqa ruled out of PNC

The Flying Fijian 15s rugby team preparation of the Pacific Nation Cup received another setback this afternoon with the news that lock forward Ifereimi Rawaqa has been ruled out. Rawaqa who is Fiji's best line-out j

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Nalaga could miss start of PNC

Franced based wing Napolioni Nalaga could miss the start of the IRB Pacific nations Cup after injuring his knee. Nalaga is also an uncertain starter for Saturday's Top 14 final against Perpignan in Paris. The Frenc

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Niko welcomed

Fiji athlete Niko Verekauta has been welcomed into the newly established Oceania Athletics Association High performance Training Centre on the Gold Coast after a lay off since attending the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Vereka

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Vijay Singh drops out

Golfer Vijay Singh has dropped to ninth place on the latest World Golf Rankings. Singh who was in eighth place, dropped after he finished in 6th place at the Crown Plaza Invitational tournament yesterday. He now has 5.

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Nalaga in doubt for final

Record-breaking Clermont and Fiji wing Napolioni Nalaga is an uncertain starter for Saturday's Top 14 final against Perpignan in Paris. Nalaga, the French championship’s top try scorer, hurt his knee in last F

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Caucau misses trials

Bua flyer and Agen based Rupeni Caucau is not in the Flying Fijians team to take part in the Pacific Nations Cup next week after he failed to attend the Pacific Nations Cup trials at the TFL Stadium yesterday. Caucau ar

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Vanuatu internationals join Suva

Vanuatu internationals Saimata Chillia and Antonio Malata have joined the Suva side in camp for next week's Vodafone Fiji Fact. Chillia has played for Suva before while this will be Malata's first soccer tournam

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Ministry will not intervene

The Youth and Sports Ministry will not interfere with the running of Netball Fiji. The decision to sack national coach Melissa Walker is Netball Fiji's decision and the Sports Ministry cannot overrule them. Sports

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Netball Fiji stands by decision

Netball Fiji President Milika Munivai has today clarified that despite the results from South Africa, the Netball Fiji Council stands by their decision to sack Coach Melissa Walker and Manager Veniana Galuinadi. Munivai

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Roy, Kumar’s services won’t be chased

The Lautoka soccer association will not be chasing the services of New Zealand based Roy Krishna and Salesh Kumar for the Vodafone Fiji Fact. Association President Shalen Prasad said Waitakere United's official Rex

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Delasau, Caucau in for PNC trials

Two of the World's best wingers Filimoni Delasau and Rupeni Caucau have already arrived into the country to be part of the Pacific Nations Cup trials this afternoon. The duo arrived on Friday together with Agen wing

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Be proud and celebrate: Tanivula

With only a few months of being at the helm of the Digicel Fiji 7s team, Coach Iliesa Tanivula added another feather to his cap after the win in Hong after successfully edging South Africa in Edinburgh by 20 points to 19

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Reconsider decision: Former Netball President

Former Netball Fiji President Adi Makelesi Lutuciri has called on the executives of Netball Fiji to reconsider their decision in not sending the National team to take part in the Pacific Netball series this month. Speak

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FRU awaits word on Satala

The Fiji Rugby Union is waiting for Apolosi Satala to be cleared from the British Army to play for the Flying Fijians. Manager Semi Rogoyawa said Satala is an instrumental figure in their forward pack but will have to a

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Powerful Junior ABs named

The New Zealand Rugby Union has announced a strong Junior All Blacks squad to compete in the ANZ Pacific Nations Cup, including the return of All Black Luke McAlister and brothers, Ben and Owen Franks. McAlister last pl

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