All posts tagged "Fiji"
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoWorld Rugby may fast-track Pacific franchise says Ryan
By NEALE HARVEY WORLD rugby could be revolutionised by the introduction of a Super Rugby franchise in the Pacific islands as...
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Guest columnists
/ 9 years agoDan Leo: Charitable mindset has held back Pacific rugby
Much of the kiwi media-fare leading up to the third test between New Zealand and the Lions focussed on Kieran Read...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoSigning winners shows Falcons mean business
says that Newcastle‘s ambition to be a real force in English rugby was one of the main factors in persuading him...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoSigning winners shows Falcons mean business
By JON NEWCOMBE JOSH MATAVESI says that Newcastle’s ambition to be a real force in English rugby was one of the...
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International Rugby
/ 9 years agoTonga Qualifies for Rugby World Cup After Fiji Victory
Fiji braved the rain to see off Samoa and take home the World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup 2017
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoSeniloli try treble sends Tonga into RWC
By SAM JACKSON Samoa 16 Fiji 38 TONGA qualified for the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan without having to play...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoVolavola secures Fiji’s place in Japan
FIJI qualified for the 2019 World Cup in Japan with a second-half rally to beat Tonga in their Pacific Nations Cup...
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International Rugby
/ 9 years agoScotland’s ill-discipline opens door for Volavola
By SAM JACKSON SCOTLAND crashed back to earth yesterday after an ill-disciplined performance saw them fall to Fiji in Suva. Gregor...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoWing Tim credits Quins for improving his game
TIM VISSER believes the two years he has spent at Harlequins has improved his game “immensely” – and now he wants...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 years agoLions must beware getting on wrong side of ref
WHAT was evident from the high-tempo Chiefs v Crusaders clash played in Suva, Fiji, last weekend was that forward passes in...
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Features
/ 9 years agoRobshaw and Ford will shepherd youngsters against the Baa-baas
CHRIS ROBSHAW and George Ford will co-captain an England squad featuring eight uncapped players against the Barbarians at Twickenham today. It...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 9 years agoScotland triumph in London’s grand finale
ENGLAND head coach Simon Amor says they will be a better side for the disappointment of losing to Scotland in the...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoLeo: Pacific Islanders need a professional pathway
Former Samoa lock Dan Leo has urged World Rugby to dig deep to stem the flow of talent away from...
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Features
/ 9 years agoScotland’s shame to vote against the five-year rule
COLIN BOAG Well done World Rugby for finally getting to grips with the ridiculous three-year residency rule that led to the...
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20 Questions
/ 9 years ago20 Questions: Will Edwards – England Sevens
How long have been involved with England Sevens? I’ve been coming from Loughborough when I was needed this season and started...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoIrish ace McKinley stars again for Treviso
Zebre 3 Treviso 19 IAN McKinley celebrated his Test call-up with a stand out performance as Treviso downed Italian rivals Zebre...
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Shane Williams
/ 9 years agoDon’t rely on just kids, this tour will be tough
No token gesture: Gethin Jenkins merits tour place PICTURE: Getty Images Wales’ Tests with Tonga and Samoa this summer are vitally...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoDusautoir will end his career at Twickenham
DAVID BARNES FRENCH COLUMN Thierry Dusautoir will bring the curtain down on a phenomenal career with his first-ever match for the...
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoNorton notches try record as England move into quarters
WORLD SEVENS SERIES HONG KONG By NICK VERDIER DANNorton became the most prolific try scorer in World Sevens Series history as...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoNick Cain: Solomona is quality, but don’t pick him
That Denny Solomona has had a phenomenal start to his Rugby Union career, with 11 tries in 11 matches for Sale...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoSolomona is quality, but don’t pick him
THAT Denny Solomona has had a phenomenal start to his Rugby Union career, with 11 tries in 11 matches for Sale...
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Features
/ 9 years agoElectrifying Adams is ready for Wales tour says Gold
NEWS EXTRA WORCESTER boss Gary Gold says Josh Adams is good enough to play for Wales this Summer. The 21-year-old has...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoEngland outsider Goode focused on Saracens trophies
ALEX Goode insists he will see out the remaining three years of his contract with Saracens and has rubbished talk he...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 9 years agoMehrtens calls for radical changes to ‘stupid’ system
FORMERAll Black fly-half Andrew Mehrtens believes New Zealand should focus their domestic structure o their own timezone and ditch South African...
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Sevens World Series
/ 9 years agoVictory in Vancouver cuts Blitzbokke lead
VANCOUVER WRAP By NICK VERDIER ENGLAND claimed their second tournament victory this season on the World Sevens circuit with victory over...
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Sevens World Series
/ 9 years agoEngland on track after Kenya win
Vancouver By NICK VERDIER Clincher: Dan Bibby ENGLAND were pushed hard in their opening fixture but a four-try win over Kenya...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoA forgotten Lion still roars for Gloucester
AWelsh Lion sits on top of the English Premiership class for attendance, a record of ever-presence matched by only other from...
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Sevens World Series
/ 9 years agoNorton on a roll for England in Vegas
Las Vegas By NICK VERDIER ENGLAND took on the USA in a pool-decider last night after winning their opening two games...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoYoung and Solomona top of the list outside bets for Lions
Is there any chance of Warren Gatland coming up with a genuine bolter for the 2017 Lions? Probably not. All four...
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Features
/ 9 years agoYoung and Solomona top the list of outside bets for summer crusade
Stand-out Premiership openside: Wasps’ Thomas Young IS THERE any chance of Warren Gatland coming up with a genuine bolter for the...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoBrendan Gallagher remembers the 1977 Lions tour
History has not been kind to the 1977 Lions and, coming after the triumphs of 1971 and 1974, they were, perhaps,...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoCracknell battling to avoid the scrapheap
By NEALE HARVEY FORMER Fiji 7s coach Chris Cracknell fears he may have to quit rugby after failing to find work...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Joost was a joy to watch and an utter nightmare to play against
Rarely, if ever, have the sporting gods given so abundantly before retracting their favours so suddenly and without sentiment. To see...
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Features
/ 9 years agoJoy to watch and an utter nightmare to play against
Brendan Gallagher recalls the great player he knew Rarely, if ever, have the sporting gods given so abundantly before retracting their...
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Sevens World Series
/ 9 years agoBlitzbokke win again but Amor rues silly mistakes
By NICK VERDIER ENGLAND Sevens took on South Africa in the final of a World Series tournament for the second time...
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Features
/ 9 years agoA shorter Six Nations would heighten thrills
COLIN BOAG Until 2003, the Six Nations was spread over ten weeks, with the action taking place on a fortnightly basis....
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoRodwell rises to occasion with try to fire England through unbeaten
WORLD 7S SYDNEY DAY ONE ENGLAND stunned South Africa in Sydney yesterday with a late try to set up a cup...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoBaber: Fiji job ‘once in a lifetime chance’
*Video courtesy of CNN’s International’s ‘CNN World Rugby”, sponsored by DHL
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoBen Ryan heading to Wales
Fiji’s Olympic 7’s gold medal winning coach Ben Ryan has joined the Welsh Rugby Union in a consultancy role with immediate...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Lamentable affair which left the Lions in doldrums
From the outside looking in, the 1966 Lions visit to New Zealand seems like a calamitous affair. A first ever Test...
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Featured
/ 9 years agoEngland Sevens triumph in Cape Town
Three tries from England stunned the Cape Town crowd as Simon Amor’s men beat South Africa 17-19 in the HSBC World...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 9 years agoJeff Probyn: Eddie’s mind games are aimed at referee Peyper
With the Autumn Internationals finally over, at long last we don’t have to listen to Eddie Jones‘ attempts at witty repartee....
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 9 years agoJeremy Guscott: Eddie’s challenge has made Youngs world class
The performance by Ben Youngs is up there with his very best for England and proves that Eddies Jones’ mind games...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years ago‘Tough guy’ Roko will only get stronger – Blackadder
Semesa Rokoduguni called on his Army discipline after the huge disappointment of being dropped by England head coach Eddie Jones last...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 9 years agoJeff Probyn: Advantage Kruis now with Launchbury left in limbo
Opportunity: it’s something everybody needs and deserves, but not all can use it to achieve their full potential. Injury has been...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 9 years agoJeremy Guscott: Semesa Rokoduguni deserved his chance to shine
Alex Goode has been the most consistent full-back in high-performance terms in the Premiership for some time in the eyes of...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoFish and chips? At times this England performance was a banquet of brilliance
Eddie Jones called for fish and chips rugby to beat Fiji – by which I take it he meant basic wholesome...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoRokoduguni to wing it against Fiji
Semesa Rokoduguni will win his second cap for England against his homeland Fiji at Twickenham on Saturday. The Bath wing earned...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoNick Cain deplores the continued poaching of Fijian players by world giants
Any visitor to Fiji will instantly become familiar with the word “Bula!”. The friendly local greeting, whose literal meaning is “life”,...
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