All posts tagged "Fiji"
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Sevens World Series
/ 7 years agoBarrett and Baker show they will bring double trouble from the USA
LAS VEGAS WRAP DANNYBarrett scored two tries to lift the United States to a 28-0 win over Argentina in the final...
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Features
/ 7 years agoDREAM TEAM
BRETT BEUKEBOOM, CORNISH PIRATES AND CANADA LOCK, CHOOSES HIS BEST XV PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST… 1. Cian Healy – Tough character...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoNadolo gets behind bid for Pacific Islanders franchise
ISN’T it odd how things come full circle. Back in the supposedly bad old amateur days, the Super Ten competition was...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoLos Teros edge out Canucks for place in Japan
WORLD CUP PLAY-OFF By JON NEWCOMBE Uruguay …32 Canada …31 URUGUAY qualified for RWC 2019 by beating Canada 32-31 in the...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoRokoduguni ruled out for entire Six Nations
SEMESA Rokoduguni will be out for longer than expected after shoulder surgery and will miss the entire Six Nations. The Bath...
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Featured
/ 7 years agoWales advised to consider Vern Cotter as successor to Gatland
Mike Ruddock urges the WRU to consider the former Scotland boss he describes as a 'class act'
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoSevens set to launch IPL-style tournament
By NEALE HARVEY PLANS to introduce an annual IPL cricketstyle franchised Sevens competition in 2018 will be a “game-changer for smaller...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoWallaby Ken was ‘a flash of light’
KEN Catchpole, who died on Thursday aged 78, is possibly a name that might not resonate with the modern generation but...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoVui banks on Bristol to make him a world star
By NEALE HARVEY Powerhouse: Chris Vui in action for Bristol against Doncaster PICTURES: Gareth Lyons ULTRA-CONFIDENT Samoan Chris Vui aims to...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoPivac: I’d say yes to following Gat
RUGBY SHORTS SCARLETS head coach Wayne Pivac would consider the chance to succeed fellow New Zealander Warren Gatland as Wales head...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoEngland crash out after costly yellow to Mitchell
By SAM JACKSON A LATE try saw England beaten 19-12 by Fiji in their fifth-place semi-final at the Cape Town Sevens...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoMiddle Matavesi brother swaps ships for Pirates
By NEALE HARVEY ROYAL Navy back rower Sam Matavesi has revealed his ambition to follow brothers Josh and Joel into the...
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Features
/ 8 years agoInternational caps are all at sixes and Sevens
COLIN BOAG The recent Rugby League World Cup showed just what a joke the 13-man game’s eligibility rules are – basically...
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Peter Jackson
/ 8 years agoFijian flyers rule the wings this Autumn
AT THE last count the number of Fijian wings seen flying across the Test stage this year has risen to eight,...
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Peter Jackson
/ 8 years agoLack of stardust on show in Swansea
A GRAND total of 44 players, the majority of them internationals, will be missing when Ospreys kick off against Glasgow in...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 8 years agoSuper sub Keatley kicks Irish to victory
By DECLAN ROONEY IAN Keatley showed admirable nerve to kick two late penalties and deny Fiji a first win over Ireland....
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Autumn Internationals
/ 8 years agoDebutant McKinley closes out the victory for Italians
By GEORGE LAWRENCE Italy………………19 Fiji …………………10 ITALY got their November Test series off to a winning start with a 19-10 victory...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 8 years agoIreland turn the screw with three-try flourish
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER IRELAND, with a performance of growing authority and excellence, dismissed South Africa from their presence to get their...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoWatson ready to home in on Scots No.7 role
By GARY HEATLY HAMISH Watson knows the upcoming Autumn Tests are a chance for the Scotland team to show supporters how...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoFive to follow…
Leone Nakarawa (Fiji): There is a very good case for voting this other worldly Fijian second row as World Rugby player...
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoAshton picks way through the chaos to grab 2 tries
At the double: Toulon wing Chris Ashton scored twice against Brive Chris Ashton scored two tries to bring his own total...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoAki gets green light as Zebo bombs out
By SAM JACKSON Qualified: Connacht centre Bundee Aki NEW Zealand-born centre Bundee Aki has won his first Ireland call-up for the...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoChiefs set for toughest assignment in Europe
By SAM JACKSON Familiar face: Nic White EXETER captain Jack Yeandle has challenged his men to take it to the mammoth...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 8 years agoJantjies shoots wide to leave it all square again
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER South Africa ……27pts Tries: Dreyer 17, Serfontein 42, Skosan 48 Conversions: Jantjies 18, 43, 50 Penalties: Jantjies 25...
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Features
/ 8 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
GARATH ARCHER THE FORMER NEWCASTLE, BRISTOL AND ENGLAND LOCK. Despite the fact my dad played on the wing for Gosforth when...
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Nick Cain
/ 8 years agoNick Cain: Fearns in Les Bleus? C’est un outrage!
The thought of Carl Fearns becoming a surrogate Frenchman fills me with dread. This is not so much because the Lyon-based...
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Latest News
/ 8 years ago‘The Beast’ plots more try havoc in the Premiership
NAPOLIONI Nalaga, one of the most devastating finishers world rugby has seen, has declared himself fit and ready to take the...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoI need to play to keep my shirt, Watson tells Eddie
By GARY FITZGERALD ANTHONY Watson has begged Eddie Jones to ditch plans he has to give him an autumn break. The...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 8 years agoAUSTRALIA
FIXTURES: August 19 v New Zealand (Sydney); August 26 v New Zealand (Dunedin); September 9 v South Africa (Perth); September 16...
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Latest News
/ 8 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
/ 8 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
/ 8 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
/ 8 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
/ 8 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
/ 8 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
/ 8 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
/ 8 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
/ 8 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
/ 8 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
/ 8 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
/ 8 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
/ 8 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
/ 8 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
/ 8 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
/ 8 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
/ 8 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
/ 8 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
/ 8 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
/ 8 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
/ 8 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...
British and Irish Lions
Danny Care backs Marcus Smith to make mark on British and Irish Lions tour
British and Irish Lions
That’s how it should be – Andy Farrell insists British and Irish Lions places still up for grabs
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Guy Pepper: England’s Next Back-Row Star?
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Jacques Vermeulen: I must prove myself again
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Dewi Lake still dreaming of becoming a British and Irish Lion
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