Tag: Rugby Union
NZME cops criticism after using AI to write rugby editorial
RNZ News
Media publisher NZME has come under fire for admitting it used artificial intelligence to create editorials that ran in the Weekend Herald and...
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...
RWC2023: Fiji’s ’16th man’ – how French support boosts Flying Fijians
By Rodney Duthie
Lekima Tagitagivalu knows too well how the French are rugby crazy and wasn't surprised about the support shown to the Flying Fijians...
Fiji Rugby loses seat on World Council but will still be...
By Filipe Marayawa in Suva
The Fiji Rugby Union is expected to lose its seat on the World Rugby Council.
This means FRU loses its voting...
Fijian Drua and Moana Pasifika looking for 80min performances
By Iliesa Tora, RNZ Pacific senior sports journalist, and Sri Krishnamurthi, RNZ Pacific journalist
The Fijian Drua will need to start and finish well, while...
Six Nations: How Wallis and Futuna players have boosted France’s title...
By Tony Smith of Stuff
The tiny Pacific territory of Wallis and Futuna can, per capita, surely lay claim to be test rugby's hottest talent...
Super Rugby: Drua notch a win, and Moana Pasifika plays first...
RNZ Pacific
The Fijian Drua have made history, defeating the Melbourne Rebels 31-26 in Queensland for their first-ever Super Rugby win last night, and Moana...
New protest slaps NZ Rugby over INEOS oil deal blow to...
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
Greenpeace Aotearoa has again condemned New Zealand Rugby for its "destructive" undermining of the Pacific on climate change after an open...
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...
NZ Rugby accuses Players’ Association of misrepresentation over US deal
By Barry Guy, RNZ News sports reporter
New Zealand Rugby is accusing the Players' Association of misrepresenting the reasons for their opposition to the Silver...
World’s first post-covid live rugby draws massive crowds in NZ
By RNZ News
New Zealand's first weekend at post-covid alert level 1 drew massive crowds to Super Rugby Aotearoa franchise matches in Auckland and Dunedin...
Thousands throng Auckland for NZ Black Lives Matter protests
By Sri Krishnamurthi of Pacific Media Watch
Thousands of people took part in the Black Lives Matter protests in Auckland, Wellington and Dunedin today.
Auckland's Aotea...
How George Simpkin taught Fiji the ruck-and-run game for World Cup
OBITUARY: By Sri Krishnamurthi, contributing editor of Pacific Media Watch
Before Ben Ryan (2016 Fiji gold medal winners at the Rio Olympics) there was George...
Pressure on Beaumont to investigate homophobic slurs by Fiji rugby chief
By Sri Krishnamurthi, contributing editor of Pacific Media Watch
The pressure goes on re-elected World Rugby chairman Bill Beaumont to investigate Fiji Rugby Union chief...
NZ lockdown – day 22: Lowest case increase as pandemic bites...
By RNZ News
New Zealand has had the lowest daily increase of Covid-19 coronavirus infection cases since lockdown began last month, the Prime Minister has...
Israel Folau ‘misuses’ Bible to justify hatred, says Samoan minister
By Tulia Thompson
A minister of a Pacific church in Auckland has spoken out against rugby star Israel Folau’s homophobic attack.
Samoan Minister Apelu Tielu from...
Rugby star Sonny Bill: ‘People don’t know what Islam is’
By RNZ News
All Black and devout Muslim Sonny Bill Williams hopes New Zealanders will embrace Islam more in light of last week's terror attack...
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...
Tongan ban on girls playing rugby and boxing ‘not our policy’,...
By Kalino Latu, editor of Kaniva News
Tonga's Prime Minister ‘Akilisi Pohiva disagrees with a decision by his Minister of Education to ban girls from...
Glittering time at Toulouse, but Novès’ sacking smacks of scapegoating
TRIBUTE: By former Planet Rugby editor Danny Stephens
Not three hours had passed since last week’s message from Queen Elizabeth II said she was “…hoping...
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...
Fijian Virimi Vakatawa in France 7s squads for Rio 2016
France coaches Frédéric Pomarel and David Courteix have unveiled the men's and women's squads for rugby sevens' debut at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
There...