Flying Fijians prepare for Wallabies
The Vodafone Flying Fijians have three more days to work on their next game plan if they are to have any chance of progressing from their so-called pool of death. The side had a rest day today, and...
View ArticleWaqaniburotu to front judiciary tonight
Dominiko Waqaniburotu will front the judiciary tonight after being cited for a dangerous tackle in Fiji’s Rugby World Cup defeat by England. The 29-year-old flanker was penalised for lifting England...
View ArticleSamoa avoid slip-up, beat USA
Samoa started their Rugby World Cup campaign with a 25-16 win over the United States in Pool B and, after South Africa’s shock defeat to Japan yesterday, they’ll be delighted to be safely over the...
View ArticleSam Burgess ready to start against Wales
England’s Sam Burgess is ready to start his first World Cup match in Saturday’s Pool A clash with Wales, according to the team’s backs coach Mike Catt. Coach Stuart Lancaster has said he will consider...
View ArticleShell-shocked Springboks’ game against Samoa will be ‘like a final’
Just one game into Rugby World Cup 2015, South Africa believe they are facing their own final. The Springboks’ giant flanker Schalk Burger knows their next game against Samoa at Villa Park on 26...
View ArticleKaji Ruggers to tour Australia
The Suva Kaji rugby Under 14 rugby side will be touring Australia again this year. And the Barraneer rugby club from Sydney is ready to host them again. On Saturday the Barraneer under 14 team met...
View ArticleTwo American hostages released in Yemen
Two American hostages who had been held by Houthi rebels in Yemen are free and in neighboring Oman, according to the White House. They were flown to Muscat with an Omani government plane and were met...
View ArticleCheika focused on Fiji match
Australian coach, Michael Cheika says his players, are focused only on their opening game against Fiji on Thursday morning, though the majority of the 31-man squad have rebuffed all questions on...
View ArticleGreek elections: Tsipras declares victory, thanks voters for ‘clear mandate’
A month after he resigned from his post as prime minister, a jubilant Alexis Tsipras declared victory in Greece’s snap elections Sunday. Speaking to a crowd of cheering supporters in Athens, Tsipras...
View ArticleJapan gains lot of attention
The team which has shook the world – Japan are now gaining a lot of attention as they prepare for their second pool game. And after scoring a match winning try Karne Hesketh is still pinching himself.
View ArticleAll Blacks to increase intensity at training
With their toughest pool match already out of the way, the All Blacks are planning to increase intensity on the training field to ensure they’re not underdone at the business end of the tournament....
View ArticleCheika names his best to face Fiji
Wallabies coach Michael Cheika has shown his hand by naming his best 23 for the World Cup opener against Fiji at the Millennium Stadium. The Wallabies head into the match with seven players in the...
View ArticleSamoan Editor says not enough education on gun safety
The editor of the Samoa Observer newspaper says there’s not enough education on gun safety in the country. Police are investigating an incident in which an unregistered gun was used in the apparently...
View ArticleGreek elections: Tsipras declares victory, thanks voters for ‘clear mandate’
A month after he resigned from his post as prime minister, a jubilant Alexis Tsipras declared victory in Greece’s snap elections Sunday. Speaking to a crowd of cheering supporters in Athens, Tsipras...
View ArticleWaqaniburotu suspended for one week
Dominiko Waqaniburotu (second from left) was cited for this tackle. Vodafone Flying Fijians flanker Dominiko Waqaniburotu has been suspended for one week after admitting an act of foul play. Having...
View ArticleMcKee makes four changes for Wallabies clash
Photo: Fiji Rugby Facebook The Flying Fijians coach John McKee has made four changes to his run on side to face Wallabies in their second pool match at the Rugby World Cup. All the changes are in the...
View ArticleTiger kills zookeeper in New Zealand
A senior keeper at a New Zealand zoo has died after she was attacked by one of its Sumatran tigers. The attack by a male tiger named Oz took place Sunday morning at Hamilton Zoo on New Zealand’s North...
View ArticleWorkshop to help agricultural sector in the Pacific
A three day workshop is now underway in Suva to boost the agriculture sector in the Pacific. The Pacific Agriculture Policy workshop will focus on how senior agriculture and finance officials improve...
View ArticleScott Walker drops out of 2016 presidential race
Scott Walker announced Monday he is dropping out of the GOP presidential race. The Wisconsin governor entered the primary in July as a front-runner in Iowa and a darling of both the conservative base...
View Article16,327 sit for Year Eight exams
16,327 Year Eight students were part of today’s examination. This is the first Fiji Year Eight Exam after a lapse of four years where it was known then as the Fiji Eighth Year Exam. Dudley Intermediate...
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