East Rennel rugby union association has taken steps to develop rugby union in the district by engaging communities and schools in the district in the sport. Speaking to this paper yesterday East Rennel Rugby Union president George Taweka said they have been engaging the communities and schools in the area in rugby since September in…
Honiara rugby union association league champions Matangiki rugby club will have their first of their two friendly matches today at the Aligegeo stadium at 3pm. According to Malaita rugby union association (MRUA) president David Fiumae, the Honiara champs will have a taste against one of the young and upcoming stars in Auki, the Auki Select…
Auki netball association started off their first league matches last Saturday at the Aligegeo netball court. The league kicked off on a high note which saw Frigates and AYC displaying a high standard of netball. In the first match last Saturday Frigates 1 beat the young AYC netball club by 14-11. In the second match…
The Australian High Commission staff are working hard to prepare for the upcoming G’Day Solomon Islands Fun Run. With only three weeks before the Fun Run, Honiara locals are encouraged to register at the Australian High Commission. The first 4000 entries will receive a FREE G’Day Solomon Islands Fun Run t-shirt. Acting Australian High Commissioner…
The Honiara Netball Association registration for the School netball competition closes today The HNA Executive is very excited by the number of school teams that have shown interest and have registered. So far, schools that have registered are St Nicholas, Selwyn College, Panatina, Mbua Valley, Chung Wah and Woodford, President Shalom Akao Waita said, “HNA…
Solomon Islands Weightlifting has once again been praised for its achievements in competitions abroad. Just a few days ago Solomon Islands flag was raised when young female weightlifter, Arina Kalibiu scooped bronze medal in the women’s 69kg weight category at the Commonwealth Youth Games held over the past two weeks in Apia, Samoa. A statement…
Matangiki rugby team has once again been crowned the 2015 Honiara Rugby Union Association (HRUA) league champions. This came after they defeated a strong Luapel side 15-8 yesterday at the Panatina rugby pitch. It was Luapel who started off with three points on the score sheet from an early penalty which Beach Soccer sensation, McPhilip…
The Bank South Pacific (BSP) Bank in Honiara has thrown support for the country’s first ever 3×3 basketball squad who will represent the country at the Gold Coast 3×3 Basketball championship next week. The assistance consists of T/Shirts, Water bottles and bags. “A big thank you to BSP bank management for the timely sponsorship as…
As preparations for the much anticipated Big Meat Pie are gearing up, expats have laid down the challenge to the National team, with strong showings at training in the last few weeks. A statement from the SIAFL stressed although Peter Nuku and Francis Ramo have been leading the way with impressive efforts at KG Oval…
Women’s rugby 7s competition The fixture for this Thursday women’s rugby 7s competition has been rescheduled for Friday 4th September at Panatina field. Organisers said, the games are as follows: 1st match will kick off at 4:30pm – Royals Blues vs Tandai Stormers; 2nd match will kick off at 4:50pm – West side Tigers vs…