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By MERE NALEBA The National Under-20 rugby side will only be able to bridge the gap against Tier One rugby countries if the development of juniors is the focal point for the Fiji Rugby Union. FRU coaching director Franck Boivert made the comment while assessing the performance of the U20s at the Junior World Championship [...]

By MERE NALEBA New Zealand professional golfer Ryan Fox won the Fiji Open stealing the limelight from defending champion Nick Gillespie after three days of tough competition at the Fiji Golf Club in Suva. Fox, who has been travelling to Fiji competing many tournaments in the past, had earlier claimed the Amura Cup which was [...]

By MERE NALEBA Nadi won the Gujrati Inter-District Championship yesterday. The jetsetters beat defending champions Suva 3-0 at Prince Charles Park in Nadi. The annual event which was initially scheduled for the Easter weekend was postponed after the flooding in the Western Division. Suva featured some overseas-based players, but were no match for the Nadi [...]

By LOSIRENE CHAND The Savusavu Football Association club games begin this week. “It has been four years since we last had club games and we need to revive soccer in the hidden paradise,” Savusavu acting coach Niraj Ali said. He says the young Savusavu team is encouraged by the support shown by fans. Lal said [...]

By RITESH KUMAR Ba Football Association has started construction work for their new stadium at Namosau. Ba FA president, Rishi Kumar said the new stadium would further improve the standard of soccer in the country and would also assist Fiji Football Association (FFA) National League Board in staging NFL games, which are usually postponed during [...]

Source: OFC Honiara:  Oceania’s elite footballers have been on show at the OFC Nations Cup in Solomon Islands this week but there has also been time to put the focus on grassroots. With the 3rd/4th play-off and final taking place at Honiara’s Lawson Tama Stadium on Sunday, players and officials stood together to recognise “Just [...]

By ASUAD ALI     in Vancouver Heads must roll following the national side’s dismal performance at the OFC Nations Cup in Solomon Islands, says Lorima Batirerega. The former national soccer skipper lambasted the players for playing with little or no emotions in the tournament that saw them bomb out and also fail to qualify for [...]

Source: FRU The Fiji Rugby Union is paving a way for primary and secondary school rugby players that will ensure they get proper physical monitoring and upskilling throughout their rugby career. In a meeting between the FRU and the Fiji secondary schools, the issue was proposed by national coaching director Franck Boivert, because this was [...]

By MERE NALEBA The safety of players on the field is an issue that the Fiji Rugby Union is seriously looking into. FRU development officers were yesterday conducting a coaching clinic at John Wesley College in Suva. School teachers from different secondary schools around the Central Division were part of the coaching clinic, which involved [...]