Archive for November, 2008
South Africa Wins Dubai Sevens.
Dubai: South Africa showed tremendous fighting spirit to beat England in a thrilling final and clinch their first ever Emirates Airline Dubai Rugby Sevens title since 2006 in front of a capacity crowd of 50,000, at the new venue “The Sevens.” With extra time looking a certainty at 12-12, Gio Aplon broke English hearts with a [...]
Fiji to play South Africa in Dubai semis.
Fiji will play South Africa in one of the semi-finals of the Emirates Airline Dubai Sevens after they beat Samoa 12-7 in their quarterfinal match on Saturday. IRB Sevens World Series champions New Zealand scored a narrow 21-17 win over Kenya and will face an impressive England in the other semi-final. The English scored an easy 15-5 win [...]
Happy Thanksgiving!!…to all our Members and Viewers.
“What is Thanksgiving and why is it celebrated?” For thousands of years, mankind has set aside a day each year to celebrate bountiful annual harvests. Before the establishment of formal religions, many ancient farmers believed that their crops contained spirits which caused the crops to grow and die. Many believed that these spirits would be released [...]
Fiji spirit written in ink, signed in blood
THE tattoo across the top of Aaron Groom’s back reads: “Noqu kalou noqu vanua.” It translates to: “My God my country.” For the Fijians at the World Cup, God and country have inspired the side to the semi-finals and a date with the all-conquering Kangaroos. Groom had the tattoo done about three years ago after [...]
Fijians beating down doors to demonstrate their faith
ASHTON Sims describes his recent trip to Fiji as eye-opening. The Brisbane forward, eligible for the Bati through his mother Jacky, was woken in the early hours of the morning by a cacophony of banging doors and screaming voices. His first instinct was one of panic. Sims feared a catastrophe but needn’t have worried. It [...]
GIVING BACK TO HIS COUNTRY OF BIRTH.
Not a day passes by when Petero Civoniceva doesn’t thank God his parents had the courage to leave family and friends to seek a better life for their children. The debt of gratitude he feels towards his mother, Tima, father, Petero (a Fijian rugby union Test representative) and to Australia has driven him to the highest [...]
FIJI WINS $300,000 AND A PLACE IN THE SEMI-FINAL.
Fiji Bati advanced into the semi-final of the 2008 Rugby League World Cup after defeating Ireland 30-14 in their sudden-death semi-final qualifier on the Gold Coast, Australia. As well as a guranteed prizemoney of $300,000 for going through to the semi-finals, the Fijians last night earned themselves a crack at the all-conquering World champions, Australia after crushing [...]
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