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Pools announced for HSBC USA Sevens

13 Feb, 2018

The pools for the HSBC USA Sevens in Las Vegas have been announced following the conclusion of the HSBC New Zealand Sevens in Hamilton. HSBC New Zealand Sevens winners Fiji will play in Pool A and will face Kenya, France and Russia. In Pool B South Africa, runners up in the last two tournaments in

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World Rugby Pacific Challenge to provide pathway to Rugby World Cup

12 Feb, 2018

The best up-and-coming international players from the Pacific Islands and Japan will be in action next month when the World Rugby Pacific Challenge 2018 kicks off.Fiji Warriors, Junior Japan, Samoa A and Tonga A will compete for the coveted trophy over three rounds on 9, 13 and 17 March. The winner will be determined by

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Rugby World Cup 2019 qualifiying resumes with crunch match in Europe

09 Feb, 2018

The Rugby World Cup 2019 qualification race resumes in Europe this weekend with the start of the Rugby Europe Championship 2018.With Georgia having automatically qualified for the first time in their history, the best-placed team other than the Lelos over the combined 2017 and 2018 championship table will qualify as Europe 1 for Asia’s first

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Fiji Giants (Tuwawa) Squad Released

06 Feb, 2018

The Fiji Rugby Union today released the Fiji Giants (Tuwawa) Squad to the Brisbane Global Tens tournament. Hosted by the Queensland Rugby Union, the Brisbane Global Tens will see 12 world class men’s teams featuring 300 stars from Fiji, all the Australian and New Zealand Super sides, Japan’s Wild Knights and French powerhouse Pau battle

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Fiji take victory in New Zealand

05 Feb, 2018

Fiji beat the defending HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series champions South Africa in a thrilling Cup final in Hamilton to secure their first tournament title of the 2018 season. It marked their first Cup title since Hong Kong last April and Fiji were at their free-flowing best to secure the HSBC New Zealand Sevens title

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Beaumont looking forward to landmark Gold Coast 2018 rugby sevens as pools are confirmed

02 Feb, 2018

World Rugby Chairman Bill Beaumont is anticipating spectacular rugby sevens events at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games after the tournament countdown marked another major milestone with the pool draw on Thursday. The draw for the competition, which takes place from 13-15 April, took place at the Robina Stadium, which will make history by hosting

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FRU Launches “Fiji for 7s” Social Media Campaign

31 Jan, 2018

The Fiji Rugby Union has today launched a Social Media Campaign that will provide everyone the chance to support and register for the “Fiji for 7s” bid in a creative way. The campaign, “Fiji Flair” will run from today, Wednesday, 31 January till Friday, 23 February and five winners will be announced on Friday, March

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Senior World Rugby Representatives review progress of FRU Sevens Bid

31 Jan, 2018

World Rugby representatives today concluded a two day visit to Fiji where they inspected venues, hotels and other facilities under consideration by the Fiji Rugby Union as part of its bid for the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. Head of Competitions and Performance, Mark Egan was joined by General Manager of High Performance, Peter Horne

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Major rugby growth markets feature in RWC 2019 Trophy Tour schedule as Uruguay kicks off global journey

31 Jan, 2018

The Rugby World Cup 2019 Trophy Tour will make its first stop of 2018, visiting Uruguay between 31 January – 3 February, 2018 The Trophy Tour coincides with RWC 2019 qualifier between Uruguay and Canada in Montevideo on 3 February World Rugby confirms the 18 countries to be visited as part of the Trophy Tour

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FRU APPRECIATIVE OF BEN RYAN’S OPINON ON SEVENS BID

25 Jan, 2018

The FRU wishes to acknowledge Ben Ryan’s post on social media in relation to the FRU’s bid for a World Rugby 7s Series Leg. The FRU notes his opinion and was fully aware of his views since we had sought his support for the Bid in August 2017 which he declined prior to the FRU

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