Iliesa Tora

The messages around the Fiji Drua camp have been simple this week. Play disciplined rugby, do the basics right, take the points, and win the game.

Tonga Rugby Union CEO Aisea 'Aholelei said it was sad losing the match, but there were concerns the "installation of floodlights being delayed...would affect the 6pm kick off".

Prime Minister Aisake 'Eke's government is initiating a review of the operations of Lulutai Airlines, Tonga's only domestic airline, with a possibility that the company may be wound up.

The Moana Pasifika captain says the team needs to start looking at ways they must win games.

Two Fijian rugby coaches have called on Fiji Rugby to clarify why they are supporting overseas coaches over local coaches for national team duties.

OFC Professional League manager Stuart Larman says it was a significant response, with the new league set to kick off in January 2026.

Analysis - Moana Pasifika dug too deep a hole in the first half, going down 31-10 before almost pulling it back in the second half but falling short, Iliesa Tora writes.

There is no other way for the two Pasifika teams in the Super Rugby Pacific competition but win if they want to finish in the top six at the end of Round 16 and qualify for the quarterfinals.

Samoa's national netball team coach Natalie Mathews says winning last week's PacificAus Sports Netball Series title on debut is "pretty damn special". Audio

The Tifa Moana stormed through the competition undefeated.

The two Pasifika clubs recorded their second losses in the 2025 Super Rugby Pacific competition.

Fijian Drua head coach has virtually changed the whole team around for their Round 2 Super Rugby Pacific game against the Hurricanes. Audio

Queensland Cricket said the agreement, which comes into effect this year, will cover coaching and staff exchanges.

The Vanuatu and Solomon Islands national women's soccer teams are going all out to learn what they can at this week's PacificAus Sports supported competition in Canberra. Audio

Head coach Fa'alogo Tana Umaga has kept faith in his players, who lost by a single point to the Western Force in Perth last weekend.

The player, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said the union needs to be proactive about educating both players and coaches.

Head coach Filoi Eneliko knows her team has not had enough tournaments to compete in as they build up for the World Sevens Challenger Series next weekend.

They were close, but yet so far. At least for the Fijian Drua and Moana Pasifika, it was, in the first round of the 2025 Super Rugby Pacific competition.

The Fijian Drua host the Brumbies in Suva, while oana Pasifika meets the Western Force in Perth tomorrow to kick off their Super Rugby Pacific campaign.

Cricket PNG has confirmed it has outstanding payments to make to members of the men's national team from last year's T20 World Cup commitment.

The former Fijiana rugby figures are calling for a code of conduct amid the debate on same-sex relationships in the sport.

Oceania Football says eight teams will be finalised in September and given licenses to compete in the league, which is set to kick off in January.

The 27-year-old, who has Samoan ancestry and NZ roots, was lost for words following the Philadelphia Eagles' historic Super Bowl win on Monday.

The Eastern Suburbs Football Cub in Auckland is excited about their two Fijian signings ahead of the 2025 Northern League season.

The Barramundis players are calling for the removal of Cricket PNG chief executive and payments for national duty commitments last year.