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Innovative head injury software benefits rugby sevens teams in Rio

26 Aug, 2016

The CSx technology simplifies and standardises the process of recording and assessing head impacts as World Rugby remains committed to collaborating with leading concussion experts across concussion education, prevention, management and research strategies. Rugby made a spectacular and successful return to sport’s biggest stage with 24 teams (12 women’s and 12 men’s) showcasing the very

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Rio Olympics: Fiji Sevens Teams Announced

16 Jul, 2016

The Fiji Men’s and Women’s 7s teams to the 2016 Olympics in Rio was announced by the President of the Fiji Rugby Union, Mr Voreqe Bainimarama at the Grand Pacific Hotel earlier this evening. The selected players for the Fiji Women’s 7s Team are: ASENA ROKOMARAMA LAVENIA TINAI LITIA NAIQATO LUISA TISOLO MEREWAI CUMU RAIJIELI

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Hayne’s Journey to Rio Comes to an End

11 Jul, 2016

The Chief Executive Officer, Fiji Rugby Union has confirmed that after consultation with Vodafone Fiji 7s Coach, Ben Ryan today, he confirmed that Vodafone Fiji 7s player, Jarryd Hayne has been dropped from the training squad for the final week of selection. He confirmed that Ben and Hayne met at the end of last week’s

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Level 1 Officiating Course

24 Jun, 2016

Fiji Rugby Union’s Trainer and Educator, Patrick Gock and Samuela Tuidraki conducted a Level 1 Officiating course in Nadi earlier this week. The course was attended by participants from the Nadroga and Nadi area and Gock says that a lot of positive effort was put in by the participants through individual and group presentations. “There

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Elite Player Pathway June Camp

24 Jun, 2016

The Elite Player Pathway Players marched into their 3 day June Camp at the Pacific Theological College last week. The camp coincided with the Vodafone Flying Fijians Pacific Nations Cup Samoa Test Week. Thirteen boys and five girls marched into camp for the three days with the objective of acclimatising themselves to High Performance Environment

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Vodafone Flying Fijians named for Georgia Test Match

23 Jun, 2016

Vodafone Flying Fijians coach, John McKee has named yet another strong team for their test match against Georgia tomorrow. The team has a boost of experience with a few positional changes and new players to the side. The match will kick off at 3pm at the ANZ Stadium, and the Vodafone Flying Fijians are encouraging

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Fiji win Pacific Nations Cup crown

20 Jun, 2016

Fiji secured the World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup 2016 title and remain on track to qualify for Rugby World Cup 2019 after a 26-16 victory over Samoa in Suva on Saturday. Fiji had to come from behind for the second match in a row in what was a thrilling encounter at the ANZ Stadium thatthe Samoans dominated for

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First Aid in Rugby (FAIR) World Rugby Medical Education

17 Jun, 2016

Player Welfare is becoming increasingly important in professional sports today. Rugby is no exception to the rule and World Rugby until a few years ago, released its Medical component of courses with the main objective of Player Welfare in mind. This online course is designed for club staff, coaches, referees and parents as a sports

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WORLD RUGBY LEVEL 1 STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COURSE

17 Jun, 2016

A World Rugby Level 1 in Strength and Conditioning Course was facilitated by Fiji Rugby Unions Head of S&C and current Sevens Team S&C Coach Naca Cawanibuka. This was for the rugby provincial unions of Fiji. A total of 24 participants attended and it did not disappoint the participants. Former National Sevens Coach Josateki Savou

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Vodafone Flying Fijians against Manu Samoa

16 Jun, 2016

Vodafone Flying Fijians Coach, John McKee has named another strong line up to play against the Manu Samoa team in their second 2016 Pacific Nations Cup match at the ANZ Stadium this Saturday. The side sees a couple of replacements with a few positional changes. The Vodafone Flying Fijians will meet the Manu Samoans at

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