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Ice-cool Kolinisau ready for heated sevens competition
Osea Kolinisau may just be one of the happiest people in rugby sevens. Despite an almost 9,000 mile flight from Fiji to Dubai, the 30-year-old still managed to crack his trademark smile as he arrived for the launch of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. He has a lot to smile about. Fiji arrive at […]
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Vodafone Fiji 7s Player Removed from Team to Dubai
It is with regret that we have removed Emori Waqavulagi from the squad to Dubai. It was brought to our attention that he has previously played for Sri Lanka at the 15s and 7s level and is therefore capped under World Rugby Regulations for Sri Lanka. We have subsequently sought an urgent ruling from the […]
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HPU Elite Referee Tevita Rokovereni
Fiji Rugby Union’s High Performance panelist and Elite Referee Tevita Rokovereni has been appointed by World Rugby to officiate as an Assistant Referee at the 2015/2016 HSBC 7s Series in Wellington. Rokovereni has officiated in World Rugby tournaments including the World Rugby Junior Trophy in Portugal earlier this year and the recent Oceania 7s tournament, […]
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Players at heart of World Rugby decision making process
Representatives from the elite men’s and women’s playing community discussed the latest advancements in player welfare, law trials and season structure at the second annual Rugby Athletes’ Commission (RAC) in London this week. With rugby reaching and inspiring new participants and audiences in record numbers, World Rugby and the International Rugby Players’ Association (IRPA) jointly […]
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Scrum Factory
Vodafone Flying Fijians scrum coach to the 2015 RWC Allen Muir conducted scrum clinics at Lawaqa Park and Natabua High School with the Nadroga/Navosa and Nadi/Lautoka rugby unions last week. He conducted two hour session on the Scrum organization, Mechanics in individual, Mini Units and Units Breakdown. Tomorrow he travels to Labasa and will conduct […]
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Ben Says Subscribe and be Part of our Journey to Rio
As our magnificent 7’s team builds up to the Rio Olympics, coach Ben Ryan has started his mobile subscription channel to keep fans up to date with news, information and preparation updates. Ben with his insight and guidance is shaping the team with one aim – to bring home gold from Rio. With so many […]
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World Rugby mourns the passing of Jonah Lomu
Chairman Bernard Lapasset pays tribute to a true icon of the game. World Rugby is extremely saddened to learn that former New Zealand winger Jonah Lomu, a true legend of the game and a wonderful ambassador for the sport, has passed away today aged just 40. A global sporting icon, Lomu inspired millions around the […]
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Ben Ryan: The best is yet to come
Ben Ryan concludes his fascinating account of how the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2014-15 was won with a look back at the closing three tournaments. Backing up one week to the next in the World Series is tough. I think it’s even tougher after Hong Kong, the three days of competition plus the added […]
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Australia and Fiji qualify for Olympics
Australia men and Fiji women both win their respective Oceania Sevens titles and are rewarded with places at the 2016 Olympic Games rugby sevens tournament in Rio de Janeiro. Australia men and Fiji women both won their respective Oceania Sevens titles and were rewarded with places at the 2016 Olympic Games rugby sevens tournament […]
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RESIGNATION AS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER – FIJI RUGBY UNION
This is to officially announce that Radrodro Tabualevu has tendered in his resignation as the Chief Executive Officer of FRU to the Fiji Rugby Union Board, due to personal reasons. Mr Radrodro Tabualevu tendered in his resignation on the 9th of November and will serve the notice period to complete all his pending work prior […]