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Whilst Fijian rugby fans will be firmly focused on our first game against Wales next Monday, it’s also worth noting that Australia will be playing Georgia in another exciting Pool C encounter. Eddie Jones has named his team and (for this round anyway), we will be cheering for the 6 players with Fijian links who […]
With the Rugby World Cup 2023 finally set to kick off tomorrow in France with what promises to be an epic showdown between the All Blacks and Les Bleus and with our very own Flying Fijians facing the Welsh Dragon on Monday, here are 5 things you didn’t know about rugby’s premier competition. 1.New Zealand’s […]
From criticizing the Flying Fijians for Semi Radradra wearing different shoes, of all things, in the lead up to the Rugby World Cup To being critical of their singing To a grudging bit of praise damned with criticism of the actions at falekau And of course his utter effusiveness when we do win There is […]
The second Oceania Rugby Women’s Combine was held in Suva, Fiji from the 21st -25th of August. A total of 18 players from Papua New Guinea (PNG), Samoa and Tonga chosen from the Oceania Women’s Competition attended the week long high performance program. With a group of top international coaches and support team to guide […]
Former world No. 1 Naomi Osaka has given birth to a daughter, the WTA announced. The four-time major champion announced her pregnancy in January, and in June confirmed that she and her boyfriend, rapper Cordae, would be welcoming a girl. Osaka has not played since the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo in September last […]
Eugene Amo-Dadzie, the world’s fastest accountant, achieved the quickest 100m finish in Europe with a 9.93 seconds finish in Graz, Austria. The 30-year-old accountant, who started running four years ago, believes he could have realized his full potential had he been discovered earlier. Amo-Dadzie believes he came into the sport at the right time and […]
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Wednesday its executive board has recommended to the IOC Session to withdraw its recognition of the governing boxing body IBA but to keep the sport on the programme of the 2024 Games in Paris. The IOC said the vote is to come at an extraordinary IOC Session on […]
In what promises to be a titanic clash between the Pacific brothers, the battleground of Fortress Churchill is being prepared. Our CFL Drua coverage team are there. The Drua equipment managers are also hard at work getting the boys change room ready and laying out their jerseys And on a more light-hearted note, how about […]
Meet 18 year old Jasmine Daunakamakama, one of Fiji’s few female boxers. After training seriously for about five years, the 18-year-old recently had her first professional fight in the super lightweight category. According to Daunkamakama when asked why she chose boxing, a sport normally not associated with women in Fiji she states that loves the […]
Rafael Nadal will miss the French Open for the first time in 19 years after a hip injury ruled out the record 14-time men’s singles champion. “I didn’t make the decision, my body made the decision. To play Roland Garros is impossible,” he said. “Next year will probably be my last year. That is my […]
