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: Junior World Cup
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Fiji Juniors hold on to defeat USA 19 June, 2008
Fiji held on for a hard-earned 13th-16th play-off victory against a USA side that fought admirably right to the end. Aled Roberts, Leader of Wrexham Council, presents Fiji full back William Saukuru with his Man of the Match award after the play-off victory over USA at the Racecourse Ground in Wrexham o...
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Fiji juniors suffer third defeat 14 June, 2008
Canada emerged triumphant after a heavy downpour helped reduce the Pool C match to a dogged, error-ridden contest at Rodney Parade in Newport. Despite the testing conditions, both teams did their best to play an expansive game. The Fijians, in particular, were intent on attacking in a manner most often seen in a Sevens gam...
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Australia hand Fiji Juniors second defeat 11 June, 2008
Australia had to overcome both a spirited Fiji team and a vociferous Rodney Parade crowd who made no secret of the fact they were backing the underdogs, before returning to the top of Pool C with a 53-17 win and setting up a potentially titanic clash with England on Saturday to determine who progresses to the ...
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Simpson reshuffles players ahead of Australia face... 09 June, 2008
Fiji U20s team list for their second IRB Junior World Championship match against Australia in Wales: ========= Tuesday 10 June 2008 FIJI V AUSTRALIA IRB Junior World Championship Rodney Parade, Newport Kick-off: 7.15pm FIJI: 15 Sakiusa Malai, 14 Patemio Kocoturaga, 13 John Stewart, 12 Eroni...
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England too good for Fiji juniors 07 June, 2008
England ran in six tries on their way to a 41-17 win over Fiji in their opening match of the IRB Junior World Championship at Rodney Parade. Fiji captain Jese Cirikisuva is tackled by England's Nathan Catt in their Pool C encounter at Rodney Parade in Newport on 6 June. Photo: Huw Evans. ...
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Simpson names line-up for England 05 June, 2008
Fiji U20s head coach Rayne Simpson has announced his line-up to take on England in their opening IRB Junior World Championship against England, at Rodney Parade, Newport at 6.00am (Fj time) on Saturday 7 June. Highlanders U20 skipper Jese Cirikisuva has been given the captain's armband. ========= ENGLAND V F...
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Australia U20s prove too good for Fiji 25 May, 2008
Match was played in trials type format, in four quarters of 20 minutes each. The Aussies used 26 players, whilst Fiji used the 24 available. Fly-half Alex Rokobaro is injured, whilst flanker Uraia Vecenadavui could not get an Australian visa so will meet the team in Korea. Fiji started with their strongest line-up, and scored...
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Fiji A defeat Tongans in soggy Suva 17 May, 2008
Peni Rokodiva on the attack for the Fiji A against the Tonga A at National Stadium in Suva. Fiji A won 25-10. The Fiji A side lifted their game in the second half to down their Tongan counterparts 25-10 in heavy conditions at the National Stadium in Suva on Saturday night. Locked 10-10 at...
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Simpson names team for IRB Junior World Championsh... 15 May, 2008
Fiji U20s coach Rayne Simpson has named his final 26-member team to the IRB Junior World Championship in Wales in June with Highlanders’ U20s skipper Jese Cirikisuva named as captain and Knights scrumhalf Vuga Tagicakibau as his assistant. Simpson admitted the selection process was a hard one but felt the 26 players na...
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Fiji U20s Profiles and Headshots 06 May, 2008
Please click the link below to view profiles and headshots of the National U20s squad to the Junior Rugby World Cup in Wales: 2008 Fiji U20s Squad Profiles and Headshots...
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