Fiji
ISLANDERS GOING UNDER?
Allegations of financial mismanagement aimed at the Pacific Islands Rugby Alliance (PIRA) could have wider implications for the future of rugby in the Pacific.
EMERGING NATIONS COMPETE FOR WORLD CUP SPOT
Eight nations will contest the ICC Trophy qualifying tournament in Malaysia next year in a bid to win a place in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007.
SBS snaps up FIFA 2006 rights
FIFA’s TV partner Infront Sports & Media has reached an exclusive agreement with Australian network SBS for the broadcast rights for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany.
Fiji bid wins Netball World Champs
Fiji has won the bidding race to host the World Netball Championships in 2007.
Japan makes Super 12 plea
Building on the platform of this year's Rugby World Cup, Japan is lobbying to be included in the Southern Hemisphere's Super 12 series from 2006.
Fox Sports World snaps up RWC rights
Pay-TV channel Fox Sports World has obtained the delayed TV rights in the US for all 48 matches of the 2003 Rugby World Cup.
IRB calls emergency meeting
The International Rugby Board (IRB) has scheduled a crisis meeting in November following the postponement of an inter-hemisphere team clash.
Fiji Rugby signs branding deal
Fiji Rugby Union (FRU) has signed a $300,000 (EUR305,000) commercial agreement with local design and public relations company Samba Ltd.
Fiji Rugby signs branding deal
Fiji Rugby Union (FRU) has signed a $300,000 (EUR305,000) commercial agreement with local design and public relations company Samba Ltd.
Fiji Rugby signs Nestle deal
The Fiji Rugby Union has signed a $42,000 (EUR43,500) sponsorship deal with Nestle aimed at improving the game at the grassroots level.
Fiji Rugby signs Nestle deal
The Fiji Rugby Union has signed a $42,000 (EUR43,500) sponsorship deal with Nestle aimed at improving the game at the grassroots level.
Pacific Rim tournament scrapped
The 2002 Pacific Rim rugby tournament has been scrapped to make way for regional qualifiers for the 2003 World Cup, Japanese officials of the game have confirmed.
O’Neill pushes for Super 15 series
Australian rugby union chief John O'Neill is to push for a Super 15 series in 2003 with the addition of a combined Pacific team from Tonga, Samoa and Fiji.
Pacific Lions rugby moves closer
A South Pacific rugby union team seems likely to become a reality with England proposed as its first opposition.
World Sevens moves to Durban
The first round of the World Sevens Series has been moved from Dubai to Durban in South Africa, the International Rugby Board (IRB) has said.
IRB defends hemispheres clash
The International Rugby Board (IRB) has defended its plan to stage an annual match between the northern and southern hemispheres after criticism from the Australian and New Zealand unions.
Walker defiant over World Cup losses
Sir Rodney Walker, the UK’s Rugby Football League (RFL) chairman, has rejected calls for his resignation after making losses at last year’s World Cup.
Rogge wins in battle to keep Pound at WADA
Dick Pound has been persuaded to stay on as chairman of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) despite earlier claims he would resign from the post following his defeat in the race to be president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).