Fighting their way to the top of the rugby world

Concerns about the need to create more opportunities to involve women in the administration of rugby in the Pacific Islands and provide a better support system to develop a safe and professional environment for the

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Samoa Touch Rugby ready for Pacific Games

Pacific Games-bound Samoa Touch Rugby Inc is ready for the Pacific Games eyeing the gold medal and exerting revenge on rivals Papua New Guinea. President of STRI Matiu Tuileva said their athletes are physically prepared

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Fijian 15s captain Leweniqila retires, paving the way for new generation

Fijiana 15’s captain Sereima Leweniqila has decided to retire from international rugby, bringing an end to 11 years of her time in the white jersey. After Fiji’s resounding 118-0 victory against Kazakhstan,

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Flying Fijians coach Simon Raiwalui calls for British & Irish Lions Test

Flying Fijians coach Simon Raiwalui talked through his 2023 Rugby World Cup memories and moments with Planet Rugby, reflecting on the future of the game for Fiji and the world. The need for a Fiji/Pacific Island-Lions

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Lakapi Samoa supports new Pacific cup

Samoa’s rugby union governing body Lakapi Samoa has thrown its support behind World Rugby’s new annual 15s competition involving six nations including Samoa. A number of decisions at the recent World

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Tonga bow out with World Cup win over Romania

Solomone Kata scored two tries as Tonga gave retiring coach Toutai Kefu a winning send-off with a seven-try 45-24 victory over Romania as the two canon-fodder teams of the Group of Death served up a cracker after

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Quarterfinals for RWC 2023 confirmed, Portugal secure historic win over Fiji

The fixtures for the quarterfinals of Rugby World Cup 2023 have been confirmed with Fiji just squeaking through to meet England. Host nation France will play reigning and three-time champions South Africa and the

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Fiji rugby want more. Will they get it?

Fiji rugby finds itself at a pivotal juncture in its storied 110-year history.  In recent years, the nation's beloved sport has been making a steady drive towards international success, each successive phase taking

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‘Thankful’ Fiji edge Georgia to push Australia toward Rugby World Cup exit

Anxious and error-prone Fiji fought back to beat fading Georgia 17-12 on Saturday and remain on course for the World Cup quarter-finals, pushing Australia to the brink of elimination. Fiji scored two second-half tries

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Springboks beat feisty Tonga 49-18 as they await knockout fate

Defending champions South Africa scored seven tries and moved a step closer to the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals with a bruising 49-18 victory over impressive Tonga in their Pool B clash on Sunday. Many of the 60,387

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RWC 2023: Wales conquers Wallabies, Samoa go down to Argentina

The Wallabies are set to make their earliest exit in Rugby World Cup history after a humiliating 40-6 loss to Wales in Lyon. Never before have the Wallabies been bundled out of the tournament in the pool stage, but

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Fiji make compelling case for a place among rugby’s elite

Fiji’s convincing victory over the two-times world champions Wallabies on Sunday was the first big upset of the World Cup and further enhanced the case for the Pacific islanders to have a place at rugby’s

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