Pacific Island players slam new World Rugby competition
Pacific Island rugby players have slammed world rugby’s new competition and claim the format will keep nations like Samoa and Tonga at the bottom...
World Rugby confirms new international men’s competition to launch in 2024
A new annual men’s 15s competition involving Canada, Fiji, Japan, Samoa, Tonga and USA will launch in 2024, reaffirming World Rugby’s commitment to increasing...
New rugby competition ‘bad news’ for Samoa, Tonga
Tier two rugby nations are likely to be unhappy with today's World Rugby announcement of new competitions and an expanded World Cup, says 1News...
Rugby World Cup 2027 expanded to 24 teams
The men’s Rugby World Cup 2027 in Australia will feature 24 teams after the World Rugby Council approved historic reimagination of the competition format,...
Cooks eager to develop game locally
Rugby league is also a national sport in the Cook Islands but it needs more exposure to grow the game and make it better,...
‘I don’t feel like they beat us’: Tonga lament mistakes in first Test defeat
Three-Test series in England – an exclusive club of three members since 1907 – give us one thing more than anything else: narratives.
Other matches...
Teams buzzing ahead of Oceania Rugby Sevens Championship for place at 2024 Paris Olympics
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FRU to persuade Raiwalui to reconsider
The Fiji Rugby Union is pulling out all the stops to retain the services of Head Coach Simon Raiwalui for the Flying Fijians.
Raiwalui made...
Fiji coach Raiwalui leaving role after Rugby World Cup exit
Simon Raiwalui said on Tuesday he will leave the role of Fiji head coach at the end of the year after the Pacific Islanders...
Radradra keeps RWC options open, Racing 92 hit out at Tom Curry for ‘violent...
The 2027 Rugby World Cup in Australia is still a possibility for Semi Radradra.
Radradra revealed to FBC Sports that the game against England may...
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