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July 29, 2024
By Iliesa Tora, RNZ Pacific senior sports journalist The Fijiana women’s sevens rugby team have lost both pool matches at the Paris Olympics today and look set to miss the quarterfinals in the process. Bronze medallists at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the Fijians lost 17-14 to Canada in their first pool game. China then handed ... <a title="Paris Olympics: Fijiana sevens on thin ice after losing two games" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/29/paris-olympics-fijiana-sevens-on-thin-ice-after-losing-two-games/" aria-label="Read more about Paris Olympics: Fijiana sevens on thin ice after losing two games">Read more</a>
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July 28, 2024
By Iliesa Tora, RNZ Pacific senior sports journalist in Paris France has claimed their first Olympic Games sevens rugby gold medal with a 28-7 win over Fiji at the Stade de France Star French player Antoine Dupont scored two late second half tries to help the side create history in front of a partisan 69,000 ... <a title="Fiji falls short as Dupont rallies France to claim Olympics rugby sevens gold" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/28/fiji-falls-short-as-dupont-rallies-france-to-claim-olympics-rugby-sevens-gold/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji falls short as Dupont rallies France to claim Olympics rugby sevens gold">Read more</a>
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August 7, 2021
By Paulini Curuqara in Suva Fiji Olympic rugby sevens captain Seremaia “Jerry” Tuwai’s parents couldn’t hold back their tears and kept thanking God for the blessings they have received. Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama yesterday announced on his Twitter page that the government was planning a $1 million (NZ$690,000) reward package for the national team. A ... <a title="Family happy with Fiji PM’s pledge of $1m package for sevens teams" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/07/family-happy-with-fiji-pms-pledge-of-1m-package-for-sevens-teams/" aria-label="Read more about Family happy with Fiji PM’s pledge of $1m package for sevens teams">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2021
By Josefa Babitu in Suva It might have been just a bronze medal to some people but for the Fijiana team — especially Sesenieli Donu — it was the fruit of sacrifice and a token of appreciation for her village of Vatukarasa in Nadroga. After an intense competition for the bronze medal with Great Britain ... <a title="For Sesenieli, the Fijiana sevens rugby triumph in Tokyo thrills home village" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/05/for-sesenieli-the-fijiana-sevens-rugby-triumph-in-tokyo-thrills-home-village/" aria-label="Read more about For Sesenieli, the Fijiana sevens rugby triumph in Tokyo thrills home village">Read more</a>
