Tag: 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...
Black Ferns golden win against France banishes Olympic sevens heartbreak
RNZ Pacific
The Black Ferns Sevens have beaten France 26-12 to win gold at the Tokyo Olympics after earlier today defeating Fiji in the semifinal,...
Fiji Olympic Gold … never to be missed even for Fiji’s...
COMMENT: By Shailendra Singh in Suva
This poignant photo by Max Vosailagi captures Fiji's fixation with rugby sevens, with winning a second Olympic Gold last...
Fiji dedicates Olympic sevens win to struggling people back home
RNZ Pacific
Fiji has dedicated its Olympic rugby sevens win to the people back home who are struggling amidst the country's covid-19 health crisis.
Fiji defeated...
Tokyo Olympics rugby sevens: Fiji too strong for NZ and claim...
RNZ Pacific
Fiji have proved too strong for the New Zealand men's sevens team at the Olympics, denying New Zealand its best chance yet of...
Tokyo 2020 Day Five: Pacific athletes – who to watch and...
Day Five of the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics is all about rugby sevens and whether Fiji can defend their gold medal from 2016.
Rugby Sevens...
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...
Fiji gold in Olympic rugby sevens ‘mighty success’ for whole Pacific
Radio New Zealand's Checkpoint reports on the reaction to the historic Fiji win.
By Avinesh Gopal in Suva
The stunning gold medal win by the Fiji...