Fiji to tackle financial difficulties

FijiNew Fiji Rugby Union chairman Filimone Waqabaca said he is determined to clean up the organisation’s finances after it posted a FJ$600,000 (US$325,000) loss last year.

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HSBC Sevens World Series: Glasgow - South Africa win fitting final against New Zealand

HSBC Sevens World SeriesThe European climax of the HSBC Sevens World Series kicked off in Scotland with Round Eight this weekend, the Glasgow Sevens at Scotstoun Stadium. The Tournament ran from Saturday 4 to Sunday 5 May.

With ONE more game to go, who will take the CUP, South Africa or New Zealand?

Well, that question was answered in Green and Gold… Blitzbokke take the Glasgow title, with a win by 28 / 21.

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HSBC Sevens World Series: Fiji defends Hong Kong title

indexFiji successfully defended its Hong Kong Sevens rugby title by coming from 19-0 down at halftime to beat Wales 26-19 in the final on Sunday.

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Super Rugby expansion likely to exclude Islands

Super RugbyAny expansion of Super Rugby in the near future is likely to leave the Pacific Islands out in the cold in favour of the United States or Canada.

SANZAR chief executive Greg Peters stated earlier this month that they are looking at United States and Canada after they were included in the Pacific Nations Cup.

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End Of Year Tours: Ireland vs Fiji – Live Game Article

Ireland (29) 53 / 0 (0) Fiji (Final Score)

Ireland and Fiji did battle in the End Of Year Tours at Thomond Park, Limerick at 19:30 SA Time (17:30 GMT).

This was the live match discussion Article.

The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1, SHD & M-Net on TV in SA.

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Live Game Schedule on Rugby-Talk

Seems that the planners of the End Of Year Tours all colluded to make it as difficult as possible for us to see all the games. This afternoon no less than 3 important Tests takes place at the same time, being Italy vs All Blacks (16:00 SA Time), England vs Wallabies (16:30 SA Time) and Scotland vs Springboks (16:30 SA Time). The other matches following are the Ireland vs Fiji (19:30 SA Time) and France vs Pumas (22:00 SA Time) matches.

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End of Year Tours: Action packed four weekends ahead

The customary time of the year when Southern Hemisphere International teams descend on the Northern Hemisphere is now upon us. We can look forward to four action packed weekends with twenty matches involving the various international teams (nineteen of which will be test matches).

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JWC: Updated results of the semi finals – Sunday 17th June

The scores from the various matches will be updated here as a live thread. All the games are live on SS1 and SS5

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IRB Pacific Nations Cup set for kick-off

The IRB Pacific Nations Cup 2012 gets underway on Tuesday, June 5 at Nagoya’s Mizuho Park Rugby Ground, one of three venues for this year’s tournament.

Samoa play Tonga in the opening game of the double-header match day, followed by hosts Japan who start their title defence against Fiji.

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Summer Southern Hemisphere Tours

The England tour of South Africa has already been given a considerable amount of ‘air time’ on this site, and no doubt will continue to feature heavily in the coverage over the coming weeks. This article provides some information on the tours down south of Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

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JWC 2012: Wales vs Fiji – Live Game Article

Wales (3) 44 / (12) 18 Fiji (Final Score)

Wales and Fiji did battle in th IRB Junior World Championships at Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch at 14:45 SA Time.

This was the live match discussion Article.

The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 on TV in SA.

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