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School girls rugby gets the nod from education ministry
Young girls who wish to play rugby can now look forward to the national school girls 7s competition next term after the Ministry of Education gave the green light to Fiji Rugby Union last week. According to the FRU the news has come at the right time given their current efforts to increase our player […]
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Naucukidi is FRU’s new Women’s Rugby Development Officer
Ms Vela Naucukidi has been appointed as the Women’s Development Officer for Fiji Rugby Union. The post was created after a recommendation from World Rugby increase the focus on women’s rugby. Ms Naucukidi takes over from Ms Elenoa Kunatabua who moved to Papua New Guinea last year to coach their National Women’s rugby team. Naucukidi […]
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Pacific Challenge to include a community Legacy Programme
The FRU has developed a legacy programme as a tool to increase participation for players, coaches, match officials and volunteers. It will also help raise the profile of the game especially for women’s rugby. “This programme will be used during the World Rugby Pacific Challenge next month. It aims to improve the quality of the […]
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FRU development courses roll out this week
The Fiji Rugby Development Unit started their 2015 courses last week with the first set of coaching level accreditations. “The response from the five zones has been really encouraging,” says Unit Manager Mr Sale Sorovaki. Level 1 Sevens’ and match officiating was conducted for Zone 2 in Nanukuloa, Ra. Zone 2 includes Tavua, Vatukoula, Colo […]
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Women’s Rugby – a new season
With the Women’s Development Officer now appointed Fiji Rugby has exciting times ahead for the ladies. Women’s Rugby is the fast growing sport in the world and World Rugby has invested a lot on the development of the game. With that same vision, Fiji Rugby Union is geared at increasing women’s participation in Fiji. “This […]
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Telecom Fijiana wins Bowl final in Brazil
The Telecom Fijiana team started off their campaign in at the World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series in Brazil with a win over China 33 – 7. But their celebration was short lived as hosts Brazil and Australia, defeated them, 26 – 14 and 38 – 7 respectively. After a week of grey skies and thunderstorms, […]
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Samoa
The Samoa national rugby union team (also known as Manu Samoa) is the men’s representative side of Samoa in rugby union. The Samoa Rugby Union is owned by the affiliated rugby unions of Samoa. The name Manu Samoa is in honour of a famous Samoan warrior. They perform a traditional Samoan challenge called the siva […]
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USA
The United States men’s national rugby union team, nicknamed the Eagles, represents the United States in the sport of rugby union. The national team is controlled by USA Rugby, which is a member of the North American and Caribbean Rugby Association, one of six regional governing bodies under World Rugby. The United States is the […]
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Japan
The Japan national rugby union team (often known as the Cherry Blossoms or more recently the Brave Blossoms) represent Japan in international rugby union competitions. Japan is traditionally the strongest rugby union power in Asia but has both enjoyed and endured mixed results against non-Asian teams over the years. Rugby union in Japan is administered […]
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Tonga
The Tonga National Rugby Union team is nicknamed ʻIkale Tahi (Sea Eagles). Like their Polynesian neighbours, the Tongans start their matches with a war dance – the Sipi Tau. They are members of the Pacific Islands Rugby Alliance (PIRA) along with Fiji and Samoa. The Ikale Tahi achieved a historical 19 – 14 victory over […]
