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Suva defends Skipper Cup title, players thank families for achievement
An emotional Suva captain Isireli Ledua thanked the families of the players after winning the 2019 Skipper Cup title at ANZ Stadium in Suva. The capital city side continued its fine form beating Nadroga 34-26 in a pulsating final. Ledua said Suva doesn’t have a wide fan base but it’s the families who have always […]
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Tailevu crowned womens Skipper Cup champions
Tailevu rugby team was crowned the champion in the women’s Skipper final after thumping Nadroga 43-10 at ANZ Stadium. Fly-half Kasanita Tuvou, Susana Railumu, Setaita Railumu and Alowesi Nakoci scored tries for Tailevu as they rested 24-5 at half time. Tailevu got stronger in the second spell running in three more tries through Tokasa Naleca, […]
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World Rugby axe Nations Championship plans
Fiji Rugby Chief Executive John O’Connor has confirmed the Union received notification from World Rugby that they were discontinuing plans for the Nations Championship after the required unanimous agreement by unions was not achieved by Wednesday (19th June) deadline. O’Connor said they are quite disappointed after receiving the latest on the Nations Championship from the […]
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Seruvakula names his squad for Western Force match
Swire Shipping Fijian Latui coach Senirusi Seruvakula has named a powerful team to face a strong Western Force outfit in their final Global Rapid Rugby Pacific Showcase today in Perth. Props Joeli Veitayaki, Luke Tagi and hooker Mesulame Dolokoto retain their places in the starting line-up for the match against the Force. Seruvakula has also […]
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Who’ll be best in the west for Vanua Finals.
Garvey Park played host to a huge Vodafone Vanua SemiFinal round last weekend, which has laid the foundation for a huge Grand Final this week in Nadi. In game one Lautoka faced Nasinu in the women’s 10s division; game 2 saw Tavua against Nanukuloa in the Under-19 and Lautoka met Nanukuloa in the senior men’s […]
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History of the Flying Fijians
History The Fiji national rugby union team is the men’s representative side of Fiji in rugby union. Despite the relatively small size of their represented country, the Flying Fijians are currently ranked 9th in the World. Fiji is one of the few countries where rugby union is the main sport. There are approximately 80,000 registered […]
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Vodafone Fijian Under 20 lost to Georgia and will play Scotland for a chance to remain in the Championship next year.
Our Vodafone Fijian Under-20 went down to Georgia 12-8 in a tightly contested match to determine their placing in the World Rugby Under-20 Championship. Fiji created momentum early in the game with the first try from winger Epeli Momo coming in the eighth minute. Robust lock Etonia Waqa made another clean break on the 33min […]
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Fijiana 7s team secures a place in 2020 series
Fiji Airways Fijiana 7s side not only won a fourth Challenge Trophy in a row with their 27-10 win over England in the Biarritz 7s final but also secured their place as a core team on the 2020 HSBC World Rugby Womens series for next season. Fiji finished 10th on the table, locked 21 points […]
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McKee names squad for Pacific Series and PNC matches
John McKee has named a powerful Fiji Airways Flying Fijians 42-member squad to prepare for the upcoming Pacific Test Series incorporating the Maori All Blacks and Pacific Nations Cup prior to selecting his squad for the Rugby World Cup in Japan later this year. McKee said he is happy that all the players have declared […]
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Tough Battle for Skipper Semifinals.
Suva, Naitasiri, Nadi and Nadroga are the four teams which have had an outstanding performance at the Skipper Cup this season. We have seen a fast pace rugby and organize structured game from the four semi-finalist which will build the excitement as to what we can expect in the semis when these teams battle it […]