The Blitzboks gold medals were worn proudly, as the Aussie 7s women shined brightly after an amazing calendar year (so far) that culminated at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Each team’s performance capped a brilliant tournament this last weekend. Now, as the party dies down in the South African men’s and Australian women’s locker […] READ MORE
Tag: Fijiana
Women’s 2022 Super W draw to include Fijiana side/NZ Aupiki sides training
As the training intensifies, the Women’s 2022 Super W competition in Australia has been boosted with the addition of a Fijiana Drua side. This adds a fresh women’s component to match the incoming men’s Fijian Drua teams’ debut season. They are due to be a new part of the full 2022 Super Rugby Pacific draw […] READ MORE
Emirates Dubai 7s set to open crucial 2022 season in style
The Sevens Stadium is set to open the crucial 2022 HSBC Sevens Series season in style. The Emirates Dubai 7s begins on November 26, with two rounds hosted in Dubai, ahead of an important season for all rugby sevens. A ‘hotly anticipated’ HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2022 awaits fans and teams involved, with the […] READ MORE
Jovilisi Waqa; Vinaka Vakalevu, to our Rugby Sevens Guru
It is with real sadness, that Last Word on Rugby bid farewell to a dear friend and contributor. Jovilisi Waqa. Our Rugby Sevens Guru and the cornerstone of the sites Pacifica rugby content. It is to our friend Jovi, that we say ‘Vinaka Vakalevu’ our friend. Jovi was to the rugby sevens coverage for LWOR, […] READ MORE
Local and International teams battle for Na Iri 2019 Coral Coast Sevens women’s title
The McDonalds 2019 Coral Coast Sevens is shaping up to be one of the best in recent years. Women’s, men’s and Youth teams from across the rugby globe and locally, will all battle it out in the four-day tournament that begins on Wednesday, and ends on Sunday with the men’s Cup final. 16 Men’s and […] READ MORE
Fijiana wins 2018 Oceania Rugby Women’s XVs Championship
The Fiji Airways Fijiana women’s XV side has won and retained, their Oceania Championship title, after thrashing Samoa 43-12 at Churchill Park in Lautoka. A great result, as Fijiana wins by scoring seven-tries-to-two, in another dominant display in front of a home crowd. The Oceania Rugby Women’s XVs Championship final round saw matches between Tonga […] READ MORE
Fijiana/Manu Sina win big in Round Two Oceania Rugby Women’s XVs Championship
Fiji Airways Fijiana and Manu Sina win big in Round Two matches of the 2018 Oceania Rugby Women’s XVs Championship after big wins for the leading sides on Tuesday. Manu Sina were too strong for Tonga 68-7 in the opening game. However, if any team looked impressive, the hosts turned ‘up the heat’ at Churchill […] READ MORE
Olympic Sevens Champions Fiji and Australia reign supreme at Oceania 7s
Olympic Sevens champions Fiji and Australia reigned supreme at the 2018 Oceania Rugby Sevens tournament, after two hectic days of competition at the ANZ Stadium in Suva, Fiji. The Fiji Airways men’s Fiji Sevens team scored through Waisea Nacuqu in extra-time, to overcome World Cup and Commonwealth Games champions New Zealand 17-12. On the other […] READ MORE
Fiji names strong squads for Oceania Rugby Sevens and Japan Oita 7s invitational
With only a few weeks to go before the start of the 2018/19 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, sees last season’s men’s runners-up Fiji names strong squads for the Oceania Rugby Sevens Championships. That will be the perfect warm up to the new season, with fellow Sevens Series giants Australia, New Zealand and Samoa also in action. […] READ MORE
#RWC7s – Landslide victory for Black Ferns Sevens to retain World Cup
A landslide victory for the Black Ferns Sevens, as they retain their World Cup title in formidable style. Michaela Blyde & Annie-Cecile Cifon MVP players READ MORE