Pacific Islands
Pacific Islanders to get free-to-air Women’s World Cup coverage
Coverage of the upcoming Fifa Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand will be made available to free-to-air broadcasters across the Pacific Islands, thanks to an agreement with the Pacific Cooperation…
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
Super Rugby moves to speed up game with time limits, reduced TMO usage
Sanzaar's Super Rugby Pacific competition is introducing rule changes aimed at making its matches more fluid and entertaining for fans
ESPN deal secures All Elite Wrestling distribution in Australia, New Zealand
Pay-television broadcaster ESPN has acquired rights in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands to the All Elite Wrestling promotion
Solomon Post backs home Pacific Games in six-figure sponsorship
Solomon Islands Postal Corporation (SIPC) has agreed a deal to become an official sponsor and partner of the 2023 Pacific Games multi-sport event hosted in its home country
Super Rugby Pacific locked in until 2030
Rugby Australia (RA) and New Zealand Rugby (NZR) have sealed a deal securing the long-term future of Super Rugby Pacific following a year in which the club competition has been called into question amid…
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
New Zealand Rugby sells Blues stake to local investors
A group of New Zealand businessmen and rugby union figures acquired a 40-per-cent stake in Super Rugby team the Blues in a deal with New Zealand Rugby in a deal agreed just before Christmas
Super Rugby Pacific’s Moana Pasifika names Flicket as ticketing partner
Flicket will be the official ticketing partner of Moana Pasifika for the Super Rugby Pacific franchise’s inaugural season.
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…
World Rugby to support Pacific teams’ Super Rugby entry
Rugby union's world governing body is to contribute $1.65m (€1.4m) over three years to help two teams from the Pacific Islands enter the Super Rugby competition from 2022.
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