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Oceania Rugby 7s Championship 2023 held on the 10th-12th November at Ballymore Stadium had a lot at stake. Used as an Olympic Qualifer it had 18 teams fighting for just two Olympic spots. Only one of ten men’s sides will qualify for Paris 2024 while only one of eight women’s teams will book their ticket […]
I was at the edge of my seat as I watched the Fiji Airways Fijiana side take on the Western Samoa ladies at the Oceania Rugby Championship Women’s 7s. The first 4 minutes had our ladies leading 14-0 and it was looking good as the Western Samoa ladies weren’t able to find their footing. Our […]
England women’s 15s rugby team the “Red Roses” were crowned the inaugural WXV 1 champions following a thrilling final against hosts New Zealand, Mt Smart Stadium in Auckland. The Red Roses scored five tries to beat hosts New Zealand 33-12 and avenge their Women’s Rugby World Cup 2021 final defeat against the “Black Ferns”.+ The […]
Fijiana 15s have finished with their participation at the inaugural World Rugby WXV3 tournament in Dubai. Fijiana 15s finished second on the points table with 11points behind Ireland who topped the competition with 14points. They secured their second place status after defeating Kazakhstan 118 – 0 in their final game at WXV3. After starting off […]
World Rugby has launched a new three-tier annual global women’s international 15s competition within a restructuring of the test calendar. Launched this October , WXV will revolutionise the women’s international rugby landscape, providing for the first time a meaningful pathway for all unions and a competitive springboard towards an expanded 16-team Rugby World Cup in […]
Josua Tuisova’s French club Racing 92 pulled no punches when they slammed England’s openside flanker Tom Curry for his dangerous tackle on the blockbusting inside centre in their quarterfinal game on Monday. They revealed that Tuisova is now injured which they suggest is a result of the Curry tackle. The club issued a statement […]
Merci Beaucoup France On route à Fidji A bientôt …. #RWC2023 “Thank you very much France, on our way to Fiji, see you soon. With these words, Flying Fijians kicking coach Seremaia Bai bid au revoir to the country whose people have graciously hosted our boys for the past weeks. Safe travels boys and […]
With his captain Waisea Nayacalevu beside him, Fiji Water Flying Fijians coach Simon Raiwalui conducted a candid press conference after our bitter loss to England this morning Raiwalui thanked all the supporters and says the team are looking at opportunities to get more game time against top tier opposition. He also refused to lay any […]
Posted just 15 hours ago at the time of publishing, Flying Fijians kicking coach Seremaia Bai and loose forward Vilive Miramira had a press conference ahead of our titanic quarter final clash against England on Monday at 3am.
In the wake of their shock loss to Portugal, Fijian coach Simon Raiwalui showed up at the Portuguese locker room to personally congratulate the team on their historic victory and to present them with a small token of appreciation. Raiwalui epitomises the spirit of rugby and shows that sometimes, a loss shows a person’s true […]
