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Players Will Now Feel The Pressure: Tietjens

The defending champions of the Dubai 7s, New Zealand, South Africa, Samoa and England will go into the Cup quarterfinals tonight as unbeaten sides. The four team's have been tipped to feature in the semis after Engl

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Altheltics Fiji Aims To Develop Rural Coaches

Athletics Fiji is aiming to develop rural coaches through the Basic Athletics coaching system. The programme known as OBAS is expected to help coaches who are interested in expanding their knowledge in coaching the spor

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FRU Appoints New HPU Manager

The Fiji Rugby Union has appointed their former Development officer to take charge of the High Performance Unit from next season. Doctor Daniel Lobendahn Wood will replace Peter Murphy as High performance unit manager f

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Nabuliwaqa Likely To Start Against Samoa

Digicel Fiji 7s team halfback Lepani Nabuliwaqa may again start against Samoa in the quarterfinal tonight despite carrying an injury. Nabuliwaqa was substituted in the opening match against USA last night but later play

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FRU Appoints New HPU Manager

The Fiji Rugby Union has appointed their former Development officer to take charge of the High Performance Unit from next season. Doctor Daniel Lobendahn Wood will replace Peter Murphy as High performance unit manager f

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7s Captain Promises Thriller At Dubai

The team is ready to face whatever is thrown at them at the Dubai 7's. Captain of the Digicel 7's team, Emosi Vucago said though the team members all have different personalities and may clash at times, they are

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Stage Set For First Leg Of Sevens Series

The stage is set for the first tournament of the IRB Seven series to get underway in the next hour at the Dubai 7's with Fiji chasing a win with Coach Waisale Serevi back at the helm. Dubai is special as all the tea

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Drifters Cruise to Quarters

Local South Sea Drifters 7s team last night cruised through to the quarterfinals in the International Invitational 7s with two wins in Dubai last night. The side which has players like Lepani Nabuliwaqa and Waisale Sere

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7s Team Work on Discipline

The Digicel Fiji 7s team will have to be well disciplined if they are to win the Dubai 7s tournament this weekend. They struggled to win last year because in most of the tournaments their players were shown yellow cards

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Athletics Fiji Awaits Word From Oceania

Athletics Fiji is still waiting words from Oceania Athletics, as which of their athletes will be selected to compete at the Australian Olympic Youth festival in January next year. Coach Albert Miller said he has handed

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Interim PM Has High Hopes For 7s Team

The Interim Prime Minister Commodore Frank Bainimarama has high hopes for the Digicel Fiji 7s team in this weekend's Dubai 7s tournament. Bainimarama who is away in Qatar wished Waisale Serevi and his team well on b

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NZ 7s Coach Tags His Side As Underdogs

New Zealand may have been the IRB World series champions eight times in the last nine years, but coach Gordon Tietjens still sees his side as underdogs for the Dubai 7s tournament which kicks off this afternoon. The Men

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Tanivula Top Bet For Coach Of Year Award

Nadi rugby coach Iliesa Tanivula is top favourite to walk away with the FRU Coach of the Year award during the FRU's awards night next week. Tanivula who guided Nadi to win the Digicel Cup, Farebrother Sullivan Cup

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OFC To Help FFA To Secure Transit Visas

The Oceania Football Confederation will step in to help Fiji Football Association in trying to secure transit visas for its National under 20 team. New Zealand Immigration declined to give transit visas for the Fiji tea

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Serevi Confident Team Will Shine

The Digicel Fiji 7s Coach Waisale Serevi is confident that the new players in the team will shine, when the Dubai 7s tournament kicksoff tomorrow afternoon. Serevi who is yet to announce his run-on team for the opening

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7s Team Settle Well In Dubai

The Digicel Fiji 7s team has settled in well in Dubai since their arrival on Tuesday night. The players had two training session last night and are physically and mentally fit to compete in the first leg of the IRB Worl

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Pacific Mini Games Committee Criticized

Cook Islands Pacific Mini Games organizing committee has been criticized over its projected budget and told to get more staff. Games board member and Pacific Games Council member, John Tierney's evaluation highlight

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FFA Forced To Re-Draw NCC Pools

Fiji Football Association has been forced to re-draw the pools and fixtures for the Modern Glass and Mirror National Club Championship finals. This is after Rewa Soccer Association's United One and Raymonds clubs ha

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Serevi Says He Really Wanted To Play

With a day to go for the start of the 2008/2009 IRB World 7s Series, all the 16 teams are well geared up for the opening tournament in Dubai this weekend. The players from all the teams will even get the chance to play

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Fiji U20 Soccer Given Tough Start

The Fiji under 20 soccer side has been given a tough start for the Oceania Under 20 soccer championship that will be held in Tahiti next month. Fiji will play their opening match against New Zealand, who they lost to in

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