Iliesa Tora

The Tonga XIII co-captain said they are all set to once again play for their fans and families in the Pacific Championships Cup final.

That is the message Tonga XIII head coach Kristian Woolf has given his warriors as they prepare to meet the champion Australia Kangaroos in Sydney on Sunday.

Isaiya Katoa fielded a goal from 30 metres out with four minutes to go to give Tonga XIII a 25-24 win in the deciding Pacific Cup championship game.

No Europe-based player has been named in the Flying Fijians match-day squad to meet Scotland in Murrayfield on Sunday morning (NZ time).

Samoan fans, among the 2000-odd crowd celebrated as the 2024 women's Pacific Bowls final came to an end.

Pacific Cup rugby action in New Zealand and Papua New Guinea this weekend will determine future standings of Pasifika teams involved.

There is a silent breeze of confidence flowing through the Tonga XIII rugby league team camp.

RNZ Pacific has obtained a copy of the 23-page tour report which exposes a chronic weakness in the FRU's operations practices.

Program manager Atelaite Tu'ivailala believes the inclusion of overseas-based players in their national squads has lifted the players' and teams' performances.

在上周斐济的一场拳赛中，中国拳手周润琪在第9回合技术性击倒斐济拳手Haider，目前后者仍然在重症监护中。

BCF chairman Adi Narayan said a team has started investigating what happened on Saturday that led to Ubayd Haider's eventual hospitalisation.

Ubayd Haider, formerly known as Nathan Singh, was rushed to the hospital and underwent surgery on Saturday night after a TKO defeat to China's Runqi Zhou.

The Flying Fijians head coach said that facing Scotland, Wales, and Ireland is a big opportunity for the team to do well and improve their ranking.

Two hat-tricks scored by two individual players sent the Fiji Bati and Fiji Bulikula marching on with hopes of getting into the top positions in the Pacific Bowls competition.

The PNG Kumuls romped to a 22-10 win over the Fijian Bati, while Fetu Samoa kept their 2026 Women's Rugby League World Cup dream alive with a 30-16 win over Tonga in Suva.

Four teams, two men's and two women's sides, will feature at the National Stadium in Suva.

The PNG Kumuls will tackle the Fijian Bati in the opening men's match, while the Samoans face Tonga in an all Polynesia battle.

Tonga will host the 2031 Pacific Games, the announcement coming seven years after pulling out of hosting the 2019 Games.

Opinion - Is there a need to have a rugby players association or union in Fiji? It's about time, writes Iliesa Tora.

The Fiji Rugby Union has authorised a full audit of player payments before it will respond to claims of continuing non-payment or late payment of allowances by players.

Mase Mahonri Schwalger has been charged with "multiple serious offences" including "sexual conduct with a person under 16", according to local media reports.

Senior members of the Flying Fijians team, including some who played at the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France, have reportedly called for drastic changes at the Fiji Rugby Union (FRU).

The former England and Australia coach knows full well the Flying Fijians capabilities, as he witnessed that first-hand when the current PNC champs dumped his Wallabies in France last year.

Opinion - With the public fallout between ex-Flying Fijians captain Waisea Nayacalevu and Fiji Rugby, with PM Sitiveni Rabuka weighing in on the saga, one major wrong is revealed.

Tonga will meet the World Cup champions at Suncorp Stadium on 18 October before travelling to New Zealand to face last year's Pacific Cup winners at Go Media Stadium on 2 November.