It’s hard to believe there were only four players of Pacific Islander heritage in the starting line-ups when Australia launched into Super Rugby in…
It’s hard to believe there were only four players of Pacific Islander heritage in the starting line-ups when Australia launched into Super Rugby in…
Dave Rennie was coach of the Chiefs, searching for a way to bring his players closer together. It was 2012, and Rennie also believed…
When you consider the international fixtures announced recently by rugby league and rugby union, I couldn’t help but notice some fascinating clashes of the…
We’re certainly living in unfamiliar times. So unfamiliar that you could be forgiven for thinking that rugby league finally has a sunny disposition. It…
There is no doubt that, thanks to the current World Rugby eligibility laws, New Zealand is the primary beneficiary of Pacific Island player drain.…
For such a long time, you would be able to read an NRL teamsheet without spotting an unusually longer name. In this day and…
The Warriors of the South Pacific have enthralled rugby audiences for generations. The Pacific Islands of Samoa, Tonga and Fiji produce players of renowned…
Since rugby union became a professional sport in 1995, many rugby union bodies have looked towards the Pacific Islands in order to fill their…
News that Fiji are currently bidding to take part in the 2016 NSW Cup, headed by the one and only Petero Civoniceva, coupled with…
Ben Ryan, the English coach of the Fijian rugby sevens gold medal winning team at the Rio Olympics, caused quite a stir recently with…
Ben Ryan, the English coach of the Fijian rugby sevens gold medal winning team at the Rio Olympics, caused quite a stir recently with…
Ben Ryan, the English coach of the Fijian rugby sevens gold medal winning team at the Rio Olympics, caused quite a stir recently with…
There has been much discussion in the previous week about the direction of the Super Rugby competition with an additional South African team and…
There has been much discussion in the previous week about the direction of the Super Rugby competition with an additional South African team and…
There has been much discussion in the previous week about the direction of the Super Rugby competition with an additional South African team and…
On Monday my article took a look at the extraordinary week that was in regards to the international eligibility storm that has raged in…
There was once a time when nearly the whole Manu Samoa team played Super Rugby. Back in the early days of Super 12, Brian…
So we've reached the completion of yet another Northern Hemisphere Spring Tour, with the Southern Hemisphere Tri Nation teams having the measure of their…
The gap between Australia, New Zealand and the rest of the Pacific in terms of International Rugby League is undeniably significant, as we have…
[caption id="attachment_31853" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Kahn Fotuali'i for the Crusaders during the match between The Western Force and the Crusaders in Perth on Friday, April…
[caption id="attachment_31853" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Kahn Fotuali'i for the Crusaders during the match between The Western Force and the Crusaders in Perth on Friday, April…
It’s hard to believe there were only four players of Pacific Islander heritage in the starting line-ups when Australia launched into Super Rugby in…
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So what about the vast majority where commentators have just made no effort to learn the correct pronunciation?