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Tabua Surprised Of Aust A Decision

Flying Fijians coach Ilivasi Tabua was surprised to hear that Australia A has pulled out from next season's Pacific Nations Cup. Tabua had high hopes for next year's competition although Fiji has failed to win i

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Fiji Soccer Coach To Remain

Fiji soccer team coach Carlos Buzetti will remain with Fiji FA until his contract expires in 2010. Calls have been made by former National reps and former district officials for Buzetti to step down. Fiji FA's seni

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Serevi, Tabua To Scout In Lautoka

Digicel Fiji 7s coach Waisale Serevi and FRU Head coach Ilivasi Tabua will be at Churchill Park in Lautoka on Saturday to scout players for the remainder of the IRB World 7s Series. Serevi is hoping that the current mem

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Australia A Pulls Out Of PNC

Australia A will not compete in next year's Pacific Nations Cup, the Australian Rugby Union has announced. The ARU board announced last night a "strategic decision" to pull out of the competition amidst th

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Australia A Pulls Out Of PNC

Australia A will not compete in next year's Pacific Nations Cup, the Australian Rugby Union has announced. The ARU board announced last night a "strategic decision" to pull out of the competition amidst th

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Selection Of Players Won’t Be Affected

Fiji Rugby Union coaching director Ilivasi Tabua had today revealed that although there will be no Colonial Cup competition next year, it won't affect the selectors to pick the players for competitions such as IRB Pa

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Fiji Soccer Receives Major Ranking Boost

The Fiji soccer team has for the first time ever received a major ranking boost by the World Soccer Governing Body Fifa. After beating New Zealand All Whites in the World Cup qualifying round by 2-0 last month, Fiji hav

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U21 Netball Shooter Likely To Be Dropped

Fiji's U-21 netball shooter Cecilia Sorby is likely to be dropped from the national side that will be touring New Zealand in February because her father is a military officer. Sorby is the only player with military

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Serevi Working To Groom Specialist Winger

Digicel Fiji 7's Coach Waisale Serevi is now working to groom a specialist winger in time for the Wellington 7's in February. Coach Waisale Serevi who met with FRU Board Vice Chairman, Mosesse Nailumu and member

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National U20 Men’s Touch Team Withdraws

The National Under 20 Men's Touch team has withdrawn from the World Championships in New Zealand next month. Fiji Touch President Inoke Veresa said there are certain reason's for pulling out as they won't be

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Singh Fails To Win Award

Golfer Vijay Singh has failed to win the U.S. PGA Tour Player of the Year award. Singh who won two major titles this season, including the $10-million bonus, only received five votes from the PGA Tour players, who selec

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Fiji Netball Finish 8th In Rankings

The Fiji Netball team ended the year in eighth place in the International Netball Rankings. Fiji finished ahead of Trinidad and Tobago and Cook Islands with 108 points. Australia finished in Number one spot with 174 ra

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Bolabiu Likely For Super 14

Fiji rugby's top whistle blower James Bolabiu could get a chance to officiate at next year's Super 14 competition. Bolabiu has already achieved many goals by officiating at the IRB World Sevens Series, the Tri-N

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U20 Soccer Loses To New Caledonia

The Fiji under 20 soccer side suffered another humiliating defeat at the Oceania playoffs in Tahiti. This time Fiji went down 3-0 to New Caledonia after losing the opening game to New Zealand with the same score line.

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Batiratu Recalled In HPU &s Training Squad

Former national 7's winger David Batiratu has been recalled into the High Performance Unit 7's training squad for this Saturday's Veiyasana 7's. Batiratu is re-known for his speed out-wide which is an ar

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Not Much Changes in National 7s Squad

Digicel Fiji 7's coach Waisale Serevi will not be making a lot of changes to his side for the Wellington and San Diego 7's tournaments in February next year. Serevi is likely to use most of the same players that

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U21 Netball Side To tour NZ

Netball Fiji has confirmed a ten day tour to New Zealand with possibly three top class international games for the Under 21 team in the build up to next year's World Youth Championships in the Cook Islands. Coach Me

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Fiji U20 Soccer Team Keeps Fingers Crossed

Fiji Under 20 soccer side will be keeping their fingers crossed that hosts Tahiti upset New Zealand in the second round of the Oceania Under 20 soccer playoff's today. Fiji currently lies at the bottom of the table

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Weaknesses Will Be Addressed

Fiji Rugby Union coaching director Ilivasi Tabua after meeting with Digicel Fiji Sevens coach Waisale Serevi yesterday, has identified key areas which will need to be ironed out before the next leg of the IRB Sevens Seri

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NZ Set The Benchmark Says Teitjens

Far from being worried by the side's start to the 2008/09 IRB World Sevens Series, New Zealand Sevens coach Gordon Tietjens puts it down to a by-product of their own success. Having dominated last year's tournam

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