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Fiji Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee 10 July, 2021, 1:06 pm Olympic gold medalist Jerry Tuwai at the Nadi International airport before departing for Australia. Picture: SUPPLIED World Rugby Men’s Sevens Player of the Decade, Jerry Tuwai and Rugby Women’s Sevens Rusila Nagasau will carry the Fiji flag at the Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Tuwai was a member of the Gold Medal winning Rugby Sevens Men’s Team at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games where Rugby Sevens made its Olympic debut. Joining him will be his counterpart from the Women’s Rugby Team, cap...

Fiji's rugby sevens teams will spend close to four months separated from their families in their bid to achieve Olympic glory. Fiji have not competed on the World Sevens Series since early 2020. Photo: Mike Lee - KLC fotos for World Rugby The men's and women's nationals squads have spent the past eight weeks training in separate bubbles in Suva, following the latest outbreak of Covid-19 in the country. Fiji men's coach Gareth Baber said they were fortunate to receive an exemption from the Fiji Government to continue their preparations for Tokyo. "The players came in on the Monday thinking th...

Bulls captain Player of the Year for 2020. It's the second time the burly Springbok No 8 has won this prestigious award in his career. Vermeulen, who led the Bulls to the Super Rugby Unlocked and Currie Cup titles, was also named Super Rugby and Super Rugby Unlocked Player of the Year. ???? Ladies and gentlemen, your SA Rugby Player of the Year for 2020 is the one and only Duane Vermeulen, for the second time during his stellar career! #SARugbyAwardspic.twitter.com/31N7KmknFO— Springboks (@Springboks) March 4, 2021 Not surprisingly, the awards were dominated by champion team from Pretoria....

Ireland star Parsons honoured to follow in footsteps of her idols Independent.ie 21/01/2021 Cian Tracey Ireland star Beibhinn Parsons was delighted to follow in the footsteps of her idols as the Ballinasloe winger was named Guinness Rugby Writers of Ireland Women's Player of the Year. After enjoying an impressive breakthrough season, which was halted due to her Leaving Certificate before Covid-19 intervened, Parsons showed why she is one of the most exciting young players in the country with a string of fine performances. The 19-year-old hopes to kick on again in a huge sea...

Michael Hooper wins third John Eales Medal A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size Michael Hooper won a third John Eales Medal to finish the international season, in which he had his captaincy questioned, on a high. The Wallabies skipper added to his 2013 and 2016 honours by claiming the player-voted MVP honour narrowly ahead of last year’s medallist Marika Koroibete. The COVID-19 shortened Test calendar produced just one win and three draws from six Tests under new coach Dave Rennie, who had backed incumben...