Islanders skipper Rauluni axed
Wed, 19 Nov 2008
Pacific Islanders coach Quddus Fielea has dropped captain Mosese Rauluni as one of seven changes to his team to play Italy in Reggio Emilio on Saturday.
Global Results - 16 November 2008
Mon, 17 Nov 2008
There were Tests from Nagoya to Madrid with hundreds of thousands of people to watch them at the grounds and millions on television.
French smash 14-man Islanders
Sat, 15 Nov 2008
France made hard work of beating the Pacific Islanders 42-17 at Stade Auguste Bonal, Montbéliard, on Saturday - with their opponents playing most of the match with 14 men after Napoleoni Nalaga was red-carded in the 18th minute.
Lievremont: 'Variety the spice of life'
Fri, 14 Nov 2008
The three contrasting styles of rugby offered by France's year-end opponents - Argentina, the Pacific Islanders and Australia - will enrich French players and backroom staff, according to coach Marc Lievremont.
Preview: France v Pacific Islanders
Fri, 14 Nov 2008
France are determined not to become the first team to fall victim to the Pacific Islanders, whom they host in a historic Test at Stade Auguste Bonal, in Sochaux, on Saturday.
Ten new Islanders to face French
Wed, 12 Nov 2008
The Pacific Islanders team showed 10 changes from the side that lost to England last weekend, for Saturday's game against France in Sochaux.
Global Results - 9 November
Sun, 09 Nov 2008
What a Saturday! Tests from Padua to Salt Lake City, from Moscow to Santiago. Sadly the weather was not always cooperative - except of course at Millennium Stadium which makes its own weather. And there is more next week.
Rauluni: 'IRB need to save the Islands'
Sun, 09 Nov 2008
Pacific Islanders captain Mosese Rauluni said their constituent nations of Fji, Samoa and Tonga needed more game time between World Cups if they were to compete effectively with rugby union's major powers.
Carter stands alone in IRB awards
Wed, 24 Sep 2008
New Zealand star Dan Carter is the only Southern Hemisphere player on the IRB nominations for the Player of the Year awards - a list dominated by men from the north.
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Pacific Island shakeup before tour
Tue, 23 Sep 2008
Tongan national coach Quddus Fielea will take over as head coach of the Pacific Islanders team to tour Europe in November, after the withdrawal of Fiji's Ilivasi Tabua.
Global Results - 14 September
Mon, 15 Sep 2008
Whew! The Tri-Nations is over and what a great finish! A thoroughly absorbing match that seemed to rush by.
Tonga are the champions of Oceania
Fri, 12 Sep 2008
In the FORU Under-19 tournament which ended in Fiji on Friday Tonga turned the tables on Fiji beating them 18-17 in the Final at Prince Charles Park, Nadi.
Fiji win again in FORU U19
Tue, 09 Sep 2008
Fiji beat Tonga 8-0 at Prince Charles Park in Nadi on Tuesday and in so doing are a step closer to being crowned the Under-19 champions of Oceania on Day 3 of the championship.
Global Results - 6 September
Sun, 07 Sep 2008
It's all action in England, Scotland, Wales and France - experimental law variations and all. And in the south competitions are building to a climax with a big one in Brisbane next weekend.
Under-19: Tonga beat Samoa - just
Sat, 06 Sep 2008
On Day 2 of the Oceania Under-19 tournament in Fiji, Tonga beat Samoa 13-10 on Saturday. The match was played in Churchill Park, Lautoka.
Fiji squeeze past Samoa in Pacific U19
Wed, 03 Sep 2008
On the first day of the Oceania's Under-19 tournament in Fiji, there were huge wins for Papua New Guinea and Tonga but a tight result between Fiji and Samoa.
Oceania U19s meet
Tue, 02 Sep 2008
Following Under-19 tournaments in Europe and Africa, Fiji hosted one for the Federation of Oceania of Oceania Rugby Unions (FORU).
Rabuka in another Pacific 'coup'
Tue, 26 Aug 2008
Sitiveni Rabuka, an army commander who became Fiji's prime minister after leading a coup in 1987, could be the manager of the Pacific Islanders team on its tour to Europe in November.
Super shocker from Kiwi unions
Mon, 04 Aug 2008
Super Rugby is set for a major shake-up if a rebel faction in New Zealand get their way - with South Africa likely to be excluded from a new trans-Tasman series.
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Global Results, 27 July
Mon, 28 Jul 2008
'The Tri-Nations/Bledisloe Cup match in Sydney was a magnificent affair, won by the exciting team which had 27% of the ball.
