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Vodafone Fiji Bati fans will get to watch the much anticipated test against the PNG Kumuls on Saturday on Mai TV after they secured the free to air rights from Digicel. NRL stars such as Viliame Kikau, Kevin Naiqam
Sir John Kirwan, Mils Muliaina and Jeff Wilson have put the boot into Rugby Australia chair Hamish McLennan for the timing and the nature of his threat to walk away from Super Rugby Pacific. In a move widely seen a
The Fiji Airways Men’s National 7s team will take on Tonga in their first match of the Oceania 7s which kicks off on Friday. Fiji will play Tonga at 11.22am Friday before taking on New Zealand in their second mat
Veteran All Blacks lock Sam Whitelock is now facing a race against time to be fit for the first test against Ireland next month. Following his heroics in the Super Rugby Pacific final against the Blues, it was reve
England fell to a third successive defeat as the Barbarians overcame a first-half red card shown to Will Skelton to win 52-21 at Twickenham, their biggest victory in the fixture. Fijians Levani Botia and Virimi Vak
Players returning from overseas are not expected to play any part in the Oceania 7s in New Zealand this weekend which will be used as a build up to the Commonwealth Games and the 7s World Cup. Former 7s captain Pau
All Blacks fullback Damian McKenzie has confirmed his return to the New Zealand rugby scene, confirming he's back for Waikato and the Chiefs on a deal until the end of 2023. McKenzie announced his return after spen
Loose forward and former Argentinian Captain, Pablo Matera won’t be back for a second year at the Crusaders. Head coach Scott Robertson confirmed so shortly after Crusaders arrived at the Christchurch airport thi
Crusaders flyhalf Richie Mo'unga has been compared to NBA star Steph Curry by coach Scott Robertson after their Super Rugby final win over the Blues at Eden Park last night. Mo'unga kicked two penalties, a drop goa
The Crusaders have put on a rugby masterclass to beat the Blues 21-7 at Eden Park and claim their 11th Super Rugby title. With a sold out crowd at Eden Park, over 45,000 fans came to see a heated contest between t
The Blues will have some significant impact coming off their bench in tonight’s Super Rugby Pacific final against the Crusaders, with All Blacks flanker Dalton Papalii declared fit to play. Papalii was pencilled
Since its inception, Super Rugby has been dominated by teams in New Zealand and Australia, however, the competition has always had a strong following in Fiji. With four players with links to Fiji in the two teams t
Watching his son play rugby since he was young, William Reece always knew that Sevu Reece will reach great heights in rugby and is not surprised by the success of the Crusaders and All Blacks winger. As Sevu prepar
Almost 25 years ago, a young Scott Robertson and Leon MacDonald were embracing each other as Super Rugby teammates. Tonight, they’ll be fierce rivals as the Blues and Crusaders clash for the Super Rugby Pacific
Former Argentinian captain Pablo Matera is thankful that he can play in the Super Rugby Pacific final tonight after being cleared by the SANZAAR judicial committee for his double yellow cards in last weekend’s semifin
Olympic gold medallist, Savenaca Rawaca has joined the Fiji Airways Men’s National 7s extended training squad. The Fiji Rugby Union says Rawaca will not be considered for the Commonwealth Games and the HSBC 7s se
A rivalry that goes back decades between the team that everyone loves to beat (Blues) versus the team that everyone loves to hate (Crusaders) comes alive tomorrow night as the two teams play in the final. More than
Auckland's Eden Park is being illuminated blue every night this week ahead of the Super Rugby Pacific Final tomorrow. Eden Park chief executive Nick Sautner says lighting up the park blue was a way of showing supp
The Blues will have to find a way to shut out the Crusaders’ back three if they are to win the Super Rugby Pacific title at Eden Park tomorrow night. The Crusaders have once again named Sevu Reece, Will Jordan an
The Blues have stuck with the same starting 15 that beat the Brumbies in their semi-final last weekend, with one potentially game-changing addition on the bench. Dalton Papalii has been bracketed with James Tucker
