Maintaining consistency and playing 80 minutes of footy is what Kaiviti Silktails head coach Wes Naiqama is looking to instill in his players when they face Glebe Dirty Reds in the round three fixture in...
Kaiviti Silktails youngest squad member Timoci Kotoisuva is hoping to stamp his mark in the Ron Massey Cup competition after an impressive debut against the Bulldogs last weekend, scoring two tries. According to Kotoisuva, 18, he was playing for Laselase Cowboys in the local competition when Silktails head coach Wes Naiqama spotted him. The former...
The Mahatma Gandhi Memorial High School Dragons under-17 side will give in their all in their semi-final of the Fiji Secondary School Rugby League South/Eastern Zone competition in the Vodafone Trophy today. The newcomers take on pre-tournament favourites Queen Victoria School after hammering Suva Sangam School 46-8 in the quarter-finals last week. School principal Sanjay...
While many rugby fans will have their eyes glued to the Swire Shipping Fijian Drua and Rooster Chicken Fijiana Drua this weekend, Fiji Secondary School Rugby league marketing officer Laisiasa Corerega is encouraging fans to attend the South-East Zone Secondary School Rugby League semi-finals. Corerega says fans can expect a very tough competition, especially in...
The Kaiviti Silktails have taken a lot of positives from their first home win against the Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs to execute in the third round fixture against the Glebe Dirty Reds in the Ron Massey Cup at the Wentworth Park in Sydney, Australia this Sunday. The Silktails bounced back from a narrow 16-17 defeat to...
Former Fiji Bati coach Joe Dakuitoga has taken up a new coaching role in Australia with the Griffith Waratah Tigers Football Club. Dakuitoga, who is one of the pioneers of rugby league in Fiji, will be the club’s director of coaching and will guide teams from the under-16 to the first grade. “Introducing our Director...
Poised to be a thrilling NSW Ron Massey Cup round between the Kaiviti Silktails and the Bankstown Bulldogs, the match ended in a one-sided affair as the hosts side claimed a thumping 44-10 victory at Churchill Park Lautoka on Saturday. The Wes Naiqamacoached side dominated the game under a sweltering condition in a display of...
It was a night of glamour for sporting federations around the country that came together to award the best athletes in their respective grades. The 2022 FASANOC Fiji Sports Awards had a big turnout with Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka as chief guest. The Fiji Rugby Union (FRU) dominated the awards list taking out seven out...
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says remittance inflows from Fiji’s sportsmen and women contracted abroad remain one of the country’s highest foreign exchange earners. Speaking at the 2020 Fiji Sports Awards on Saturday, Mr Rabuka said this amounted to remittances between $30 million and $60m annually. “And totally, our people abroad remit, in the last calendar...
Without proper jerseys the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Dragons under-17 side is on their way to the semi-finals of the South-Eastern Zone Secondary Schools Rugby League Vodafone Trophy competition after cruising past Suva Sangam Raiders in the quarter-final yesterday. In its match yesterday, the side used an old set of jerseys previously used by the Serua...