Latest Sports news and updates from Fiji and the Pacific.
Tana Umaga has stepped down as Blues head coach in a sensational restructure that sees Leon Macdonald take the top job at the struggling team. MacDonald has been appointed as the new head coach on a three‑year te
Brodie Retallick is from outer space according to Steve Hansen, who anointed Retallick and Sam Whitelock as the greatest locking combination in All Blacks’ history. Justin Marshall says Aaron Smith’s ab
Flying Fijians fans can expect improvements from their game against Uruguay this weekend. Fiji Airways Flying Fijian coach, John McKee has given this assurance. McKee says that while there were many silly
Manu Tuilagi is expected to make his long‑awaited England return in their final autumn international against Australia next weekend. The Leicester centre was expected to play against South Africa in the first mat
All Blacks first‑five Beauden Barrett knows the threat that awaits him on Sunday morning when he takes on Ireland in Dublin, having already seen Bundee Aki in action for the Chiefs before his departure to Europe.
Tana Umaga and Brian O'Driscoll have met to bury the hatchet and they hope the rugby world will too. The pair were captaining the All Blacks and Lions in their New Zealand series in 2005 when Umaga, with help f
The Lautoka Soccer team will be hosting their group matches of the OFC Champions League next year. Lautoka has qualified for next years competition as the winner of the Vodafone Premier League while Ba has qua
Japan Rugby team coach Jamie Joseph says some Japan players are paid $36 a day while on tour. Amateur players based in Japan receive $36 a day for their northern hemisphere autumn tour, while England players earn &
Former Kiwis winger Manu Vatuvei insists he hasn't retired from rugby league despite announcing a late‑career switch to boxing. 32 year old Vatuvei, will make his professional debut against New Zealander Dave
All Blacks coach Steve Hansen believes this weekend's eagerly anticipated showdown between New Zealand and Ireland in Dublin will lead to a simple outcome, with the winning side able to claim bragging rights as the
The 2018 Vodafone National Club Championship pool draws for the final play‑offs were done this morning at Fiji FA Headquarters in Vatuwaqa. Defending champions Blues FC of Nadi are in Pool A with Suva’s Bur
Fiji Airways Flying Fijians Coach John McKee will be urging his players to be wiser with possession and more consistent with discipline as they prepare for their second test against Uruguay this Sunday. McKee has t
Akuila Rokolisoa has signed for the All Blacks 7s team for the upcoming HSBC Sevens Series. He is joined by Ngarohi McGarvey‑Black, Scott Gregory and Niko Jones. Jones is the son of former All Blacks great,&
Chiefs CEO Michael Collins says his side was looking forward to another opportunity to grow the game in the Pacific. Collins says the Fijian people have been great supporters of the Super Rugby matches they have pl
Real Madrid are set to appoint Santiago Solari as the club’s permanent manager. The Spanish Football Association says it has received Solari’s contract from the La Liga club, although there has not yet
Tonga will join New Zealand as top seeds alongside England and Australia in an expanded Rugby League World Cup format in 2021. Details of the draw were unveiled today following a four‑day congress of the Rugby Le
The Canberra Raiders have copped a major injury blow from an international rugby league match for a second straight year with star Jordan Rapana to undergo a shoulder reconstruction. The explosive winger will miss
Fiji Airways Flying Fijians Coach John McKee says that Fiji’s loss to Scotland over the weekend was frustrating, as they regroup to prepare to face Uruguay this weekend. McKee said that the 54-17 l
All Blacks Coach Steve Hansen believes that despite what the world ranking's say, whoever wins this weekend's clash between the All Blacks and Ireland can consider themselves the best side on the planet.
140 students are currently in camp for team Suva in preparation to the 2018 FMF Chow Games that will be held this weekend. Suva Coach Camueli Francis says that the students are very excited and are in high spi
