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By MERE NALEBA The Digicel Fiji 7s team on Sunday defeated Samoa in a 38-15 match during the Marriott London Sevens, in England, to claim the tournament title. The side played an extremely well -structured game to crush Pacific neighbours Samoa. The side displayed Fijian rugby at its best in the Cup final and were [...]

Source: IRB London: Receiving his commemorative cap from chairman, International Rugby Board, Bernard Lapasset, Gordon Tietjens became the 49th inductee into the IRB Hall of Fame. Lapasset presented the commemorative cap and gold pin to Tietjens at an awards ceremony at Twickenham Stadium, shortly after his team had clinched the 2011/12 HSBC Sevens World Series.  [...]

Source: IRB London: On the same night that New Zealand were crowned HSBC Sevens World Series champions for 2011/12, their playmaker Tomasi Cama has been named IRB Sevens Player of the Year in association with HSBC yesterday. Fijian-born Cama was up for the award for the second year running, having lost out to South Africa’s [...]

By MERE NALEBA The Digicel Fiji 7s rugby team finished second on the HSBC  Sevens World Series after a splendid performance at the London 7s yesterday. Fiji beat Samoa in the final to collect 161 points while New Zealand continued to 167pts. The national side remained second to New Zealand who topped the points table [...]

By SHRATIKA NAIDU The availability of players to represent Savusavu at the Vodafone Fiji FACT in Ba is a concern. The 21 players returned home yesterday after completing their first match against Lautoka at Ratu Cakobau Park in Nausori on Thursday. Savusavu Football interim president, Ranjeet Prasad, is thankful to Fiji Football Association for paying [...]

By SHRATIKA NAIDU Labasa will participate in the 2012 Vodafone Fiji FACT at Ba’s Govind Park as from Friday. This was confirmed by the Labasa Football interim president, Bhim Raj Reddy, yesterday after earlier declaring that Labasa had no money. “We have decided to participate because Fiji Football Association has agreed to provide $4000  for [...]

Source: CRICKET FIJI The Viti Ruve suffered their first defeat in their first match against Vanuatu at Independence Park, Vanuatu yesterday. Cricket Fiji chief executive officer Sonny Henderson said the National women’s side fought till the last over. “The team consisted of many players. as young as 16 years are playing for the first time [...]

By MERE NALEBA Lautoka has suspended two of its top players three days before the third round of the Vodafone Fiji FACT  begins in Ba. Simon Prakash and Abbu Zahid Shaheed were yesterday handed suspension letters, for an alleged incident involving a Lautoka team official last Saturday. Lautoka Football president, Shalendra Prasad has confirmed that [...]

By RITESH KUMAR The 2012 Vodafone Fiji FACT’s remaining games will be played at Ba’s Govind Park this weekend. And the Fiji Football Association has warned Labasa to play in Ba or face the consequences. The tournament resumes on Friday with the pool games while the semifinals and final will be played on Sunday. The [...]

By OSEA BOLA England rugby 7s coach, Ben Ryan says beating Fiji in Glasgow last week is the start of better things to come. This in view of the Rugby 7s World Cup in Moscow in June next year and the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. England beat Fiji in the Glasgow Cup semifinals [...]