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Fiji Rugby launch first ever women's academy
Thirty players have been inducted into Fiji Rugby's first ever women's high performance academy, in preparation for the 2021 World Cup.
Rugby league to hit the field this weekend in PNG
Papua New Guinea's Digicel Cup will be the second major rugby league competition in the world, following the NRL, to get underway this weekend post Covid-19.
Vanuatu players boost community-based volleyball tournament
The Vanuatu women's beach volleyball team are set to boost a community-based tournament in celebration of the nations 40 years of independence.
Fiji footballers setting sights on potential World Cup berth
The Fiji Football Association is hopeful its national team can make history by being the first-ever Pacific Island women's team to qualify for the World Cup.
Former Samoa rugby internationals back local to lead the Manu
Former Manu Samoa internationals have thrown their support behind the idea of a local coach leading the team into the next World Cup.
Rugby returns to Samoa this weekend
Local rugby competitions will get back underway in Samoa this weekend after Covid-19 forced all sporting activities to a standstill in March.
First ever Pacific focused sport show coming to NZ TV
Samoan-born New Zealand actor, writer and director, Oscar Kightley, will front the first-ever Pacific focused sport show on New Zealand television.
Cook Islands Sportswoman of the Year latest in family dynasty
She's the latest sibling to represent the Cook Islands in canoe slalom, but Jane Nicholas is claiming a family first after being named the Cook Islands Sportswoman of the Year.
Sport: Hundreds of Fiji footballers to get financial assistance from OFC
The Fiji Football Association says about 400 players will be financially assisted by the regional OFC Solidarity Fund aimed at helping families reliant on the sport's income.
Sport: Legends pay tribute to 'The Iron Lady' behind Samoa Sevens success
The Samoa rugby community is mourning the loss of a woman who helped the country win its first Hong Kong Sevens title in 1993. Audio
Sport: Vanuatu league star says Pacifique Treize would lift Melanesia
Vanuatu's rugby league captain has thrown his support behind the Pacifique Treize bid to enter Australia's Intrust Super Cup, saying it would boost the sport in Melanesia.
Sport: 'I did everything I possibly could' - Tietjens
Sir Gordon Tietjens is renowned for his work in Rugby Sevens, but that hasn't helped him remain at the helm of Samoa's team.
Sport: Tietjens resignation gives Samoa chance to rebuild
The Samoa Rugby Union says its Sevens team will have the opportunity to explore new options and rebuild for the Olympics now that Sir Gordon Tietjens has resigned.
Former Samoa league player grateful for newborn during lockdown
A former Samoa rugby league international Constantine Mika celebrates birth of son in lockdown
Sport: PNG Hunters hope local rugby league will relieve pressure
An opportunity to compete in PNG's local domestic rugby league competition, the Digicel Cup, is on the cards for the PNG Hunters after the Queensland-based Intrust Super Cup competition was cancelled…
Sport: PNG Hunters hope local rugby league will relieve pressure
An opportunity to compete in PNG's local domestic rugby league competition, the Digicel Cup, is on the cards for the PNG Hunters after the Queensland-based Intrust Super Cup competition was cancelled…
Sport: Manumā Samoa test negative for Covid-19 during extended stay in NZ
A Samoan national representative rugby team is having an extended stay in New Zealand after being caught in the lockdown on their way home from Australia.
Sport: Pacific athletes back Olympic postponement
A number of Pacific athletes have expressed relief at the decision to postpone the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Sport: TNRL confident of backing as it appeals expulsion
Tonga's National Rugby League is filing an appeal with the International Court of Arbitration for Sport in a final bid to remain the governing body for the sport in the kingdom.
Far North iwi checkpoint closes
Checkpoints in the Far North running testing stations and turning tourists away with no isolation plans have been scaled back with organisers saying they have achieved their desired effect.
Sport: PNG Hunters ready for season debut
A new era for the Papua New Guinea Hunters rugby league team commences on Sunday in Brisbane.
Sport: PNG Orchids captain chasing NRL dream
PNG Orchids captain Elsie Albert is hoping to create more rugby league history in 2020.
Sport: Samoan sailor says cost of participation a barrier for Pasifika
An Olympic-bound Samoan sailor says the cost of participation is preventing more Pacific sailors from pursuing the sport.
Sport: PNG sailor takes dad's lead in pursuing Olympic dream
Papua New Guinea sailor Te Ariki Numa is following in his dad's footsteps after qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics.
Sport: World Nines to boost rugby league development in Samoa
Rugby League Samoa says the inaugural Rugby League World Nines Confederation Cup tournament debut in Apia later this year will boost the development of the sport in the country.