Tag: Pacific sport
End ‘colonial mindset’ over skewed world rugby, says Samoan PM
By Lance Polu in Apia
World Rugby must adopt a “one country one national team” in world competitions as it is done in the Olympics...
One year after vowing support for Games, Pohiva calls for another...
By Philip Cass in Auckland
It is just under a year since the Tongan government assured the Pacific Games Council that it was fully committed...
Fiji awaits gold medal team to start national celebrations
The Fiji 7s team's Olympic win not only made sporting history for Fiji but it was also the first time an Olympic gold had...
Samoan women score a try for gender empowerment
Samoa’s Rugby Union is encouraging more of its country’s women to participate in rugby. Sport administrators and gender equality advocates are seeing greater participation...
NZ unveils free TV broadcasting package for Pacific
Report by Alistar Kata
Eight hours a day of free-to-air New Zealand content is on offer to Pacific countries in a new broadcasting initiative backed...
