Latest Sports news and updates from Fiji and the Pacific.
Sacked Wallaby Israel Folau has rejected an offer to play French rugby and is instead looking to extend his Super League deal with the Catalan Dragons. French media are reporting that Top 14 powerhouse Montpellier
Fiji Airways Men’s National 7s Team Coach Gareth Baber says if they have to play behind closed doors and without fans in the stadium, then they will have to adjust to it. Fiji are one of the fan favourites in any
World heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua will have only one fight this year but he could take on British compatriot Tyson Fury twice in 2021, This is according to his promoter Eddie Hearn. Joshua, the WBA, WB
The President of the Oceania National Olympic Committee, Dr. Robin Mitchell says the Tokyo 2020 Athletes’ Scholarship programme has been extended until August 2021. Dr. Mitchell says those on scholarship at the m
The International Olympic Committee expects to bear costs of up to US $800 million for its part in the organisation of the postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics, now due to be staged next year. In March, the International
Former All Blacks Sevens star Vilimoni Koroi will assemble with the Highlanders after his Olympic All Blacks Sevens duties got suspended. Koroi is joining the squad to fill the void left by the franchise’s injure
Crusaders coach Scott Robertson hopes for more recognition for winning Super Rugby than just the title at the end of the competition. Robertson wants to see the winner of Super Rugby face off against the northern h
Former All Blacks wing, Julian Savea is leaving France and is open to a move back to Super Rugby or even the NRL. Savea announced his departure from Toulon on Instagram and also posted an accompanying video with br
Tottenham midfielder Dele Alli was robbed at knifepoint after burglars broke into his north London home. There were said to be five people in the house - including the 24-year-old England star - at the time of the
Agustin Pichot has resigned from his role on the World Rugby Council after his defeat by Sir Bill Beaumont in the election for World Rugby chairman. He has resigned as Americas Rugby president and the Argentine Rug
The Fiji Airways Men’s National 7s team players continue with their training programs at home. In an interview with Fijivillage, Coach Gareth Baber says the video sessions are for them to check in on how the play
The Chiefs have confirmed they approached All Blacks lock Brodie Retallick in a bid to secure his services for the newly formed Super Rugby Aotearoa. But Rettalick declined the offer. Their approach follows th
Fiji Airways Men’s National 7s Team Coach Gareth Baber confirms that a few European clubs have been interested in signing Aminiasi Tuimaba and Vilimoni Botitu. Baber says he cannot confirm whether the two players
Premier League clubs are increasingly optimistic the demand for games to be played at neutral venues if the season resumes will be reversed. A majority of clubs expressed their opposition to the concept at a meetin
Former All Blacks winger Nehe Milner-Skudder has been linked with a dramatic return to Super Rugby and it is not with his old club, the Hurricanes. According to reports Milner-Skudder is set to join the Highlanders
World Rugby has announced that, with immediate effect, it will no longer be possible to score a try by grounding the ball against the post protector. They say the increasing size of post protectors, for safety reas
Defending Champions of the Super Rugby, the Crusaders have confirmed a massive boost for the 2020 campaign with veteran test lock Sam Whitelock returning to the squad. Coach, Scott Robertson confirms that Whitelock
The true cost of the Israel Folau saga has been revealed after Rugby Australia’s financial figures for 2019 were leaked to News Corp on Sunday. The figures are yet to be given the all clear by auditors but show a
Wallabies utility Kurtley Beale has signed with France powerhouse Racing 92. The French team confirmed Beales’s acquisition in a video on their social media channels as part of a wider squad update. Beale w
The Fiji Football Association says there is a possibility for them to have the Vodafone Premier League, Women’s League and Youth League to carry on without fans in the stands. CEO, Mohammed Yusuf says if the gove
