Fiji
Qatar among four interested parties in 2025 Rugby League World Cup
Qatar is one of four nations to have expressed initial interest in the now vacant hosting rights for the 2025 Rugby League World Cup (RLWC), according to International Rugby League (IRL)
FRU nets $1.7m Fiji Water sponsorship boost ahead of World Cup
Fiji Rugby Union (FRU) has secured a lucrative sponsorship agreement with the Los Angeles-headquartered Fiji Water
HFC Bank acquires naming rights to Fiji’s national stadium
The Fiji Sports Council has signed HFC Bank as the new naming rights sponsor of the country’s national stadium.
Super Rugby Pacific club Moana Pasifika signs up Digicel as sleeve sponsor
Super Rugby Pacific club Moana Pasifika has signed up digital services provider Digicel Pacific as the team’s sleeve sponsor for the 2022 season.
Free TV Australia secures AFC rights across Pacific Island territories
Free-to-air television consortium Free TV Australia has secured media rights to Asian Football Confederation national team and club competitions across several Pacific Island territories
Super Rugby’s new Pacific format unveiled
A new format of the Southern Hemisphere's Super Rugby club competition will launch in 2022, with two new Pacific Islands teams joining the existing five teams each from Australia and New Zealand
Fiji Rugby hails ‘superior’ Nike kit deal
US sportswear manufacturer Nike has agreed a deal to become the official kit supplier of Fiji Rugby
Ireland cancels Fiji rugby tour
The Irish national rugby union team has cancelled a planned tour of Fiji this summer due to the pandemic.
Ireland and Fiji were due to play three Tests in July
NZR approves Super Rugby licences for Pacific Islands teams
Moana Pasifika and the Fijian Drua have taken a major step closer towards being accepted into the new Super Rugby competition being devised by New Zealand Rugby and Rugby Australia after they were granted…
Fiji Rugby eyes private investment for Super Rugby team
Fiji Rugby is seeking private investment to support the management of a team that will compete in the Super Rugby club competition in the coming years
Round-Up: Rugby World Cup records, Olympic torches tour Tokyo, Virus hits Fiji’s Nations Cup squad and more
Two torches that will be used in the Olympic and Paralympic torch relays at the postponed Tokyo Games next summer have started an eight-month tour of Tokyo
Fiji and Japan to join Six Nations teams in new tournament
Fiji and Japan will line up alongside the Six Nations sides in an eight-team international rugby union competition in Europe in November and December
Japan and Fiji ‘invited to special, expanded Six Nations’
Japan and Fiji have been invited to join an expanded Six Nations international rugby tournament being proposed to take place this November and December
Liverpool change tack as coronavirus cost-cutting continues
More sports organisations and athletes around the world are cutting pay and introducing other cost-saving measures as the economic impact of the coronavirus bites
Plans unveiled for Global Rapid Rugby series
Global Rapid Rugby, a new club competition incorporating former Super Rugby franchise Western Force, has today (Thursday) revealed plans for its debut season with teams representing Fiji, Samoa, Hong Kong…
PGC commences legal action after Tonga’s Pacific Games exit
The Pacific Games Council (PGC) has launched legal proceedings against the Tongan government following its decision to pull out of hosting the 2019 Pacific Games, while Fiji has said it is not interested in a new bidding process that has been launched.
Fiji to host netball’s 2021 World Youth Cup
The International Netball Federation (INF) has awarded hosting rights for its 2021 World Youth Cup to Fiji.
Ambitious plans detailed for Fijian Super Rugby franchise
A major plan has been revealed to tackle the issue of rugby union talent drain from the Pacific Islands through forming a Super Rugby franchise in Fiji.