FRU sends teams to Newtown 7s 09 September, 2010

Timoci Vakadranu (L) gets the better of Suva's James Brown in the lineout during the 2010 Digicel Cup competition.  The Fiji Rugby Union will enter two teams in the Newtown 7s to be played in Nadi’s Prince Charles Park beginning tomorrow (10 September). The two teams, to be known as the Digicel W...

Development team win Namataku 7s 02 September, 2010

Malakai Kuribau was outstanding in the Namataku 7s final. The Digicel National Development 7s team won the Namataku 7s today after beating Mala Young Boys II in the final 36-12. Outstanding in the final for the National Development team was Malakai Kuribau who scored the side’s first try. Despite the Yo...

Tanivula's squad at the Namataku 7s 01 September, 2010

FRU Development 7s team on bus to the Namataku 7s Digicel Fiji 7s coach Iliesa Tanivula has taken with him a squad of 14 players to contest the Namataku 7s in Navosa beginning today (September 1) and ending tomorrow. Only three of the 14 players chosen have been regular members in Tanivula’s Digicel Fij...

Fiji Rugby Camps for Academy and Sevens 05 August, 2010

A combined camp involving three high performance unit squads will be held this month from Sunday 15 August until Thursday 19 August. The camps are for players in the Junior Academy, Senior Academy and Fiji Sevens squads. Players in the Junior and Senior Academy are requested to march into the Peninsula Hotel on the above date while those play...

Tuwai cleared to play 10 March, 2010

Digicel Fiji 7s coach Iliesa Tanivula was bouyed earlier today by the news forward Pio Tuwai had been cleared to travel by the Fiji rugby medical team. "Yeah it's great news" Tanivula said. "We gave a Pio run yesterday afternoon and we were waiting to see how the ankle would react this morning - there's no swelling, so he's fin...

Injured Rokodiva out 20 March, 2009

Scrum-half Peni Rokodiva has been ruled out of the Digicel Fiji 7s team to the Hong Kong and Adelaide 7s tournaments. Rokodiva sustained a grade 2 medial collateral ligament sprain on his knee. “He has torn the ligament of the inner part of his knee which will cause instability in his knee joint, hence he will not be able to perform to...

FRU selects squad to Hong Kong and Adelaide 13 March, 2009

Suliasi Ramasima and Peni Rokodiva The Fiji Rugby Union announced Friday the Digicel Fiji 7s squad to the Hong Kong and Adelaide 7s tournaments. Speaking on the make-up of the squad, Digicel Fiji 7s coach Iliesa Tanivula said a lot of consideration was taken to finalise it. “We had a number of...

Fiji too good for France 10 March, 2009

Pace and power has made the difference for Fiji, Jone Daunivucu caps off a splendid performance with a late try to steer Fiji safely through to the Cup quarter finals. Saturday 7 March 2009 Fiji 38 France 5 IRB RWC 7s The Sevens, Dubai Half-time: 19-0 FIJI: 1 Semisi Naevo, 2 Apolosi Satala, 3 Napolioni Nalaga, 4 Seremaia Burotu, 5 Pio T...

Fiji defeat USA in second Pool match 07 March, 2009

A length of the field try by Peni Rokodiva opened the scoring for Fiji before team-mate Vereniki Goneva crossed for his side's second converted try after some adventurous play. A solo effort by the USA's Kevin Swiryn breaking through several would-be tacklers brought his side back to within seven points at the break. A four tries to two victor...

One down, two to go 06 March, 2009

Fans at the Dubai World Cup 7s One down, two to go. Fiji defeated Georgia 26-10 in their opening Rugby World Cup 7s match this morning in Dubai.   In doing so, followed the New Zealanders past 100 points in RWC 7s. Fiji led 12-10 at the break after two well-taken tries by Merab Kvirikashvili kept the...