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SGS parent Mes Tudrau recently posted details of a fundraising for his sons U16 Suva Grammar team as they fundraise to tour NZ in the Term 1 holidays. While most secondary school students, these young men, these parents and their supporters are focused on getting themselves as much quality game time […]
With one win already under their belt against the Ikale Tahe U20 side, the Cohan Politini team continued their winning ways at the Oceania Rugby Championships U20s defeating the Moana Pasifika team 48-19 in a fine display of Fijian rugby. With players like former Grammar student and Drua signing Philip Baselala, Queen Victoria headboy Anare […]
With rugby increasingly being seen as more than a sport and the opportunities available to Fijian players it is always good to see our young ruggers get a chance to further their educated and enhance their rugby skills in another country. The Te Puke Intermediate Academy in New Zealand posted this on their Facebook page […]
Congratulations to Team Fiji sprinter Braelynn Yee on being awarded the Griffith University Oceania Australia Foundation Athletics Business Scholarship. The scholarship provides an opportunity for one promising athlete from the Oceania region, commencing this year 2024, to develop their athletic potential whilst completing a three-year Bachelor of Business degree at Griffith University Gold Coast […]
With another exciting season of the Super W competition looming there’s good news for fans of the 2 time champions the Rooster Chicken Fijian Drua Women as they will be playing some of their games in front of their faithful local fans for the very first time since they entered the competition. In Round 1, […]
Snoop Dogg is joining NBCUniversal team to report on the Olympic Games 2024.Snoop will be onsite to deliver “regular reports” on the Olympic Primetime Show beginning July 26. “I grew up watching the Olympics and am thrilled to see the incredible athletes bring their A-game to Paris. It’s a celebration of skill, dedication, and the pursuit of […]
As the Fijian Drua Women’s finally go professional and with the inclusion of players like Helena Young in the Fijiana 7s squad it’s also worth noting that there are signs of some players with links to Fiji making waves in the Northern hemispher. One such player to keep an eye is 18 year old Joanne […]
The Vunilagi Book Club were featured in our LegendFM SM-Experience 2 years and we have been silently cheering them on as they have grown from strength to strength. From their Facebook page comes this writeup about their Christmas party late last month. A grey morning at USP lower campus was brightened with the sounds of […]
It’s a story we still love talking about. After coming 3rd in years Coca-Cola Games, Tavua lad Rusiate Matai hunkered down and committed to his training with intensity and passion. Walking to the jump pit at this years Pacific Games he noticed that he was the shortest high jumper in the competition. However, he was […]
Here is an interesting statistic: of the 5 gold medals Fiji won in Athletics at the recently concluded Pacific Games, 4 or 80% were from Tavua. We had one in the high jump from Balata College student who, despite being the shortest athlete competing grabbed gold with a jump of 2.04m. His accomplishment is especially […]
