SAMOA OBSERVER: The Manu Samoa Sevens team will not compete in the Kenya Sevens tournament this year over fears of the deadly ebola virus. Speaking to the media Thursday, Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sa’ilele Malielegaoi, who is also the Chairman of the Samoa Rugby Union, said the players’ safety is the Union’s priority. Given reports about…
TVNZ: A bid in place to get more Pacific players on the Super Rugby World stage is being looked into this week. Top rugby executives are in Sydney looking at the bids, one of which is being driven by a Samoan company. Sealegs Executive Chairman, Eric Series is behind the bid. His company’s just donated…
Despite losing their first match, the Shop N Save Nadi team bounced back to win their second pool match on Sunday. The Jetsetters defeated Labasa 2-1 in another nail-biting match in the Inkk Mobile Battle of Giants tournament at Govind Park in Ba. Both sides were hungry for a win after losing their first matches.…
Fiji Sun: The Gurjit Singh-coached Suva side and Lautoka lead Fiji premier soccer Pool A and have qualified for the semifinals of the 2014 Inkk Mobile Battle of the Giants at the ANZ Stadium. The capital side defeated Navua 1-0 while Lautoka edged Nadroga by the same scoreline at Govind Park on Saturday. Nadroga and…
ABC/AAP: After 14 Auckland failures in the past 28 years, trips to Eden Park have become like Groundhog Day for the Wallabies. But coach Ewen McKenzie insists there is a completely different vibe as his team strives to end a drought and keep the Bledisloe series alive this weekend. McKenzie has brought Australia’s squad over…
2015 Pacific Games is pleased to announce two domestic television broadcasters who will provide coverage of the Games. They are EMTV and Click Pacific Limited who have signed on as non exclusive domestic right holders for the 2015 Pacific Games. EMTV will be PNG’s Lead Broadcaster of the 2015 Pacific Games. In this capacity they…
IRB – For the first time in the tournament’s history, the All Black Sevens are set to compete in Oceania’s regional Sevens competition. The Federation of Oceania Rugby Unions (FORU) has announced that the 2014 Oceania Sevens will be played on 3-4 October, alongside the Noosa International Sevens on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. One week before…
Football in Vanuatu has received a major fillip with an upgrade of the Sokka City Stadium in Luganville, Santo Province. Sokka City Stadium played host to the OFC U-17 Championship two years ago and attracted average crowds of 6,000. FIFA Development Officer Glenn Turner outlined the vision for the Northern region of Vanuatu’s football community.…
FIJI TIMES – Several former sevens reps are making their return to the Fiji sevens training camp next week. Vodafone Fiji sevens coach Ben Ryan has named his extended squad to prepare for the upcoming 2014/15 HSBC Sevens World Series. He has included players such as Nasoni Roko, Jasa Veramalua, Sitiveni Waqa, Jone Vota, Emosi…
ABC/AAP: Israel Folau can not recall a try-scoring drought quite like it and he certainly has not faced a challenge as big as that which awaits him at Eden Park on Saturday. After ending 2013 with the equal most tries in a calendar year by a Wallaby and opening 2014 with a spectacular hat-trick in…