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By ANA MADIGIBULI The Scotland team is happy with the condition of the ground at Churchill Park in Lautoka during their captain’s run yesterday. Scotland coach Andy Robinson is pleased with the condition even though the pitch was a bit wet. Robinson said it was expected to dry up by today before the 2pm kick-off. [...]

By IAIN MORRISON       of The Scotsman It was a long time coming so Ross Ford can be forgiven for enjoying his first victory as Scotland skipper at the sixth time of asking. The Kelso flanker-turned-hooker mirrored his team in the Six Nations – outstanding at the start but a shadow of his true [...]

By IAIN MORRISON     of The Scotsman The last time Scotland beat Australia they blew all the hard work by losing to Argentina the very next week. You can be sure that Andy Robinson won’t want to make the same mistake again. It’s almost impossible to predict this match without looking skywards. The weather forecasters [...]

By ANA MADIGIBULI Flying Fijians captain, Netani Talei, says his men are physically and spiritually ready after the captain’s runs at Churchill Park in Lautoka yesterday. Talei said the boys have been preparing well for the test match against Scotland at 2pm today. He said the boys will be performing their new battle cry called [...]

By LOSIRENE CHAND The Nigerian duo who played for Savusavu at the start of the Fiji Sun/GP Batteries National Football League have returned home. Odafin Ezekiel Edawor and Solomon Opeyemi Olatade have left the country. Savusavu Football acting president/treasurer Gopendra Narayan says the team looks forward to completing the league without the duo. “It’s not [...]

By SHRATIKA NAIDU Vunimoli Secondary School has qualified for the semifinal of the Labasa Secondary School Football Association Under-17 playoffs. They will host Labasa Sangam College today. Vunimoli Secondary coach Mohammed Feroz said the school was delighted of their achievement. “We drew our first match against Shree Gurunanak Khalsa College,” Feroz said. They beat Valebasoga [...]

By ANASILINI RATUVA The Fiji netball team will now focus on working on their game plans ahead of the Pacific Netball Series which starts at the Vodafone Arena on June 27. Head coach Unaisi Rokoura said the focus will now shift to the classroom work. “Right now we are focusing more on planning our centre [...]

By MERE NALEBA Former Fiji Rugby Union senior development officer, Osea Umuumulovo is now working to build his coaching career in China. And is finding the eagerness of the Chinese children to learn rugby as a motivating factor. After applying for a coaching vacancy in our local dailies, Umuumulovo took up the challenge and with [...]

By OSEA BOLA From the hills and sandy beaches of Cawaci to the concrete jungles of Suva’s urban jungle – banded scholars of two prominent Catholic schools formed one of Suva and Fiji’s most prolific rugby clubs. But the club that catapulted the club to fame was the Cawaci sector playing under the St John’s [...]