Samoan and New Zealand based rugby player, Kelly Meafua has been called to join the Samoa Sevens team to the IRB World Sevens Series Round 6 and 7 in Japan and Hong Kong. The last minute change is to replace Captain Reupena Levasa who is suspected of illness. “At this stage we are awaiting Levasa’s…
The 2014 OFC Women’s Championship saw the wide open margins by which New Zealand has long dominated their Pacific counterparts narrowed. The gap still exists, but with the work being put into the women’s game from Member Association’s like Papua New Guinea, Tonga and Vanuatu this tournament was evidence that the hard work is starting…
Twenty people have expressed their interest for Fiji’s Rugby 15s coaching job. This was confirmed to Fijivillage by Fiji Rugby Union Chairman Filimoni Waqabaca. Waqabaca said the 17 applications are from New Zealand, Australia and Argentina while three are locals. Waqabaca said FRU will make sure that careful consideration will be done to…
He scored his first A-League goal at the weekend against Melbourne Heart and now Fiji striker Roy Krishna has extended his stay with the Wellington Phoenix two more years leaving him one very happy young chap. The 26-year-old has been with the club since January as injury replacement for Paul Ifill, joining from ASB Premiership…
NATIONAL volleyball champion Western province is all set to participate in next month’s national champion in Honiara. Solomon Islands volleyball federation (SIVF) in a statement on Wednesday said Western province has confirmed its participation this year. “The two times champion of the national volleyball championship Western province has confirmed to the SIVF organizing committee that…
The Fiji Warriors side fell short of a point to reach a century after nailing Junior Japan 99-13 during its Pacific Rugby Cup match in Brisbane Tuesday. The Telecom Fiji-sponsored side scored 15 unanswered tries during the 80-minute period. The Warriors led 40-8 at the break. Winger and former national sevens rep Vilitati Sokiveta…
Former All Blacks captain Frank Oliver has died at his home in Palmerston North at the age of 65. Oliver, renowned for his tough, no-nonsense approach to rugby as both a player and a coach died suddenly in his bed on Sunday. The rugged lock played 43 games for the All Blacks, including 17 Tests,…
The Athletics Fiji Annual General Meeting (AGM) has been postponed until March 29 but, it will still be held in the western division. Oceania National Olympic Committee (ONOC) president and AF mediator Dr Robin Mitchell says he arrived at the decision after holding further discussions with AF executives Tuesday. Despite desperate attempts by club…
CRICKET PNG’s disability programme for 2014 has begun with an induction into how to communicate with people with disabilities and how they should be dealt with. The programme began last Wednesday and ends this week. The disability programme comes under the new “Kriket Blo Olgeta” umbrella that aims to: make the game accessible to all;…
Weightlifting Fiji will be sending four lifters to the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on July 23-August 3. Head Coach Jo Vueti confirmed that the four lifters are Apolonia Vaivai who is currently training in New Caledonia under coach Paul Coffa, Manueli Tulo who had just returned from England last month, Tevita Tauwai and Julia Timi.…