Tag: Olympic Rugby Sevens
Paris Olympics: Fijiana sevens on thin ice after losing two games
By Iliesa Tora, RNZ Pacific senior sports journalist
The Fijiana women's sevens rugby team have lost both pool matches at the Paris Olympics today and...
Fiji falls short as Dupont rallies France to claim Olympics rugby...
By Iliesa Tora, RNZ Pacific senior sports journalist in Paris
France has claimed their first Olympic Games sevens rugby gold medal with a 28-7 win...
Kolinisau named new Fiji 7s coach after Gollings’ failure to win...
By Rodney Duthie in Suva
The Fiji Rugby Union has sacked Fiji 7s head coach Ben Gollings and replaced him with former Fiji 7s captain...
Family happy with Fiji PM’s pledge of $1m package for sevens...
By Paulini Curuqara in Suva
Fiji Olympic rugby sevens captain Seremaia “Jerry” Tuwai’s parents couldn’t hold back their tears and kept thanking God for the...
For Sesenieli, the Fijiana sevens rugby triumph in Tokyo thrills home...
By Josefa Babitu in Suva
It might have been just a bronze medal to some people but for the Fijiana team -- especially Sesenieli Donu...
Tough rivals, but Fiji ‘in control’ in final Olympic matches, says...
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
Fiji Olympic men’s rugby sevens coach Gareth Baber says the team had to dig deep but was able to control both...