May 17th 2012
RUGBY
Samoa axe Schwalger
The Samoa Rugby Union (SRU) has dropped Captain Mahonri Schwalger from the national side after his stinging criticism of the team management's conduct at last year's Rugby World Cup.
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May 16th 2012
RUGBY SEVENS
London Sevens recap
New Zealand was crowned sevens rubgy world series champion for the 10th time in 13 years but closest rival Fiji imperiously won the London Sevens held at Twickenham
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May 15th 2012
WEIGHTLIFTING
Samoa's gold medalist Opeloge fighting Typhoid
Samoa media says Commonwealth Games women's weightlifting gold medalist Ele Opeloge faces a June 5 deadline to qualify for the London Olympics after overcoming typhoid.
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May 14th 2012
JUDO
Judo raises the profile of Tonga and its sports people
The outcome of the Oceania Judo Union Championship and the Oceania Judo Union Congress that was held in Cairns, Australia at the end of April raised the profile of Tonga and its sports people.
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May 10th 2012
BOXING
Fiji Boxers need help to get to Samoa for Pacific Rim Boxing Championship
The plight of Fijian boxers to take part in the inaugural Pacific Rim Boxing Championship (PRBC) hits another hurdle by failing to secure sponsorship.
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May 10th 2012
RUGBY UNION
New Samoa Rugby CEO hopes to move game forward
The new CEO of the Samoa Rugby Union (SRU), Fred Amoa, is a man on a mission as he begins his tenure at the helm of Samoan rugby. “My vision, my plan is to win,” he says.
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May 9th 2012
RUGBY LEAGUE
Petero Civoniceva to retire at end of year
The veteran Brisbane Broncos prop Petero Civoniceva has announced he will retire from rugby league at the end of the season.
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May 9th 2012
KAYAKING
Porirua Kayakers ready to take on world
Fourteen paddlers from Porirua Canoe Kayak Club (PCKC) will be off to Canada in August after outstanding performances at the New Zealand waka ama trials on Lake Karapiro over Easter.
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May 8th 2012
SOCCER
Cook Islands football champs prepare for biggest game ever
Cook Islands football champions Tupapa Maraerenga are keeping relaxed ahead of the biggest 90 minutes in the club’s history.
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May 8th 2012
BOXING
Kiwi based boxer dies in Tahiti
A New Zealand-based boxer has died after collapsing 32 seconds into his professional debut in Tahiti.
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May 8th 2012
BASKETBALL
Player Profile: Steven Adams
Kiwi basketball sensation Steven Adams was a late inclusion in the high school All-Star game-the Jordan Brand Classic held in Charlotte earlier on in the year.
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May 7th 2012
BOXING
Pula retires to the position of Team Samoa Assistant Trainer
The appointment of Samoa amateur gold medalist and former Samoa professional champion Palaialii Ionatana Puna as assistant trainer brings a lot of ring knowledge and experience to the Team Samoa training camp.
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May 7th 2012
BOXING
Team Samoa head trainer mourns the death of Junior Seau
Team Samoa head trainer Richard Brown is mourning the death of fellow team mate, Junior Seau, Samoan former star linebacker who played 13 of his 20 NFL seasons with the San Diego Chargers.
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May 7th 2012
RUGBY
RWC 2011 Legacy Programme to benefit Pacific Islands
The Rugby World Cup 2011 Final may have been six months ago, but the positive effects of rugby's showcase tournament continue.
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May 3rd 2012
RUGBY SEVENS
New coach for the Samoan 7s team
The face is familiar to all involved in Sevens but the name perhaps less so, and now also the job title: Tausa Faamaoni Lalomilo, Samoa Sevens head coach.
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May 3rd 2012
AMERICAN FOOTBALL
New Patriot: Jonathan Fanene
First, there was Mosi Tatupu. Later, Junior Seau came along. And now, there is Jonathan Fanene.
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April 30th 2012
RUGBY
Man of the match: Robbie Fruean
The crusaders extended their winning streak over the Waratahs to 10 consecutive matches when they beat them 33-37 with a bonus point in Sydney.
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April 24th 2012
OLYMPICS
Sarah Cowley- Olympic Hopeful
SPASIFIK magazines Fitness and Health columnist Sarah Cowley has her eyes set on the London 2012 Olympics.
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April 23rd 2012
RUGBY LEAGUE
Kangaroos take close VB test against the Kiwis
The Kangaroos have beaten the Kiwis 20-12 in front of 35,339 people at Eden Park in the VB Test.
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April 19th 2012
Rising Cook Island Cricket superstar excited about future
Edgewater women’s cricket in the Cook Islands has grown from strength to strength since being introduced two years ago, and up-and-coming star Shardae Neale has risen through the ranks of the ANZ junior programme into the senior women’s Edgewater competition.
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April 19th 2012
FOOTBALL
OFC's Just Play programme to spread through Tongan schools
The OFC Just Play grassroots programme has been given the green light to tour the primary schools of Tonga.
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April 18th 2012
RUGBY LEAGUE
Kiwi's squad to face Kangaroos in VB Test named
The selection of four newcomers, and the return of three players who missed last year’s Four Nations campaign, feature in the Kiwis squad named on Sunday to face the Kangaroos in the VB Test at Eden Park on April 20.
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April 18th 2012
RUGBY
Former All Black Ben Atiga signs with Edinburgh
Edinburgh rugby have signed former All Black Ben Atiga on a two-year contract. The 28-year-old, who was capped once for the national side in 2003, will join the Heineken Cup semi-finalists for the upcoming Northern hemisphere summer.
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April 18th 2012
WEIGHTLIFTING
Weightlifting warrior gets better with the years
Our weightlifters once trained in an open tent at roadside Sogi in full view of passing traffic and pedestrians. Amongst them was Niusila Opeloge.
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April 17th 2012
RUGBY LEAGUE
James Tamou's shock selection for Kangaroos sits happily on his shoulders
The last time a Kiwi-born footballer found himself pulling on a Kangaroo jumper, Frank Pritchard made a chilling vow: "Just wait for the Test - he'll wish he played for us."
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April 17th 2012
RUGBY
Samoan Rugby Union appoints Stephen Betham as Head Coach
At its meeting on Monday 16th April 2012, the Samoa Rugby Union Board appointed Stephen Betham as Head Coach of Manu Samoa and Namulau'ulu Sami Leota as Team Manager of Manu Samoa.
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April 11th 2012
RUGBY LEAGUE
University of Waikato Hillary Scholar chasing league dream
University of Waikato Sir Edmund Hillary scholar Hamiora Mihaka is looking forward to balancing academia and sport in his first year at university.
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April 11th 2012
FOOTBALL
Champion found in Solomon Islands
The first ever Solomon Islands champion in the FIFA Interactive World Cup (FIWC) event is 15-year-old David Ginola Ramo, who clinched the title at Heritage Park Hotel in Honiara during the weekend.
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April 5th 2012
FOOTBALL
Football Ferns book berth to London
New Zealand's Football Ferns have earned the right to represent OFC at the Women's Olympic Football Tournament after beating Papua New Guinea 7-0 in the second leg of the qualifying play-off at Port Moresby's PMRL Stadium on Wednesday.
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April 3rd 2012
Australia strike gold at Tokyo Sevens
Australia defeated Samoa 28-26 in dramatic fashion in the final of the Tokyo Sevens to become the fifth Cup winners in the HSBC Sevens World Series 2011/12.
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April 2nd 2012
FOOTBALL
Samoa sailing strongly in the Pacific
It might represent relatively modest progress in global terms, but Samoa is slowly but surely making waves in Oceania.
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April 2nd 2012
RUGBY LEAGUE
Samoa sets up camp in Warrington for 2013 Cup buildup
Although the cultures are worlds apart, David Solomona believes setting up camp in Warrington can bring the best out of Samoa during the Rugby League World Cup 2013.
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April 2nd 2012
RUGBY LEAGUE
Samoan culture meets English heartland
Cultural events with a Samoan influence will be staged in Warrington leading up to Rugby League World Cup 2013.
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March 29th 2012
RUGBY
Jerome Kaino is off to Japan, may return for 2015
World Cup-winning All Black Jerome Kaino is leaving New Zealand rugby to play in Japan.
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March 29th 2012
KI-O-RAHI
CPIT leads traditional sport revival in Christchurch
A fast-paced traditional Māori contact sport played in the US, France and Italy is being revived in Christchurch by CPIT tutor Heperi Harris.
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March 28th 2012
FOOTBALL
Honiara to host OFC Nations Cup
The Solomon Islands capital of Honiara will stage the 2012 OFC Nations Cup from 1-12 June after earning the right to host the eight-nation event.
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March 28th 2012
AWARDS
ASICS Sports Awards, Term One: Final Call for Nominations of Talented Junior Sportspeople
There is less than two weeks left until term one nominations close for the 2012 ASICS Sports Awards, which give year 7 and 8 students the chance to win the ultimate prize - an annual elite athlete sponsorship package.
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March 28th 2012
RUGBY SEVENS
Glorious Fiji win Hong Kong Sevens crown
A rampant Fiji team ran in five superb tries to New Zealand's four to win the Cathay Pacific / HSBC Hong Kong Sevens 35-28 and close the gap at the top of the HSBC Sevens World Series to just two points.
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March 27th 2012
BOXING
Vaitele Soi keeps his mother's hope alive
Vaitele Soi’s win on Friday night at the Auckland Boxing Association stadium, although unconvincing, is another win closer to realizing his mother Sulufaiga’s dream - a decent home and a bread earner for the family.
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March 26th 2012
FOOTBALL
Tongan football executive loses ban appeal
The corruption appeal of former Oceania Football Confederation and FIFA executive, Tonga’s Ahongalu Fusimalohi, has been turned down by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
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March 26th 2012
WRESTLING
The Rock: Once skinny and awkward and mistaken for a girl
The Rock was a "weird-looking kid" before becoming the heartthrob he is today.
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March 26th 2012
RUGBY LEAGUE
SBW to top NRL wages?
Sonny Bill Williams wants to be rugby league's highest paid player if he returns to the NRL.
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March 26th 2012
WEIGHTLIFTING
Samoa extends invite to Fiji Weightlifting Federation
WEIGHTLIFTING Fiji has been invited by the Samoan Prime Minister, Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi, to join the Commonwealth and Oceania Weightlifting Championships in June this year, The Fiji Times reported.
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March 26th 2012
RUGBY
Chief News Network (CNN) with Richard Kahui
This video is the first installment of the "Chiefs News Network" with lead anchor Richard Kahui.
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March 22nd 2012
RUGBY
Pacific woman appointed to Rugby Union role
Former Black Fern Vania Lavea is the newest addition to the New Zealand Rugby Union after being appointed one of it's Womens Community Rugby Developement Officer's.
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March 22nd 2012
FOOTBALL
Fiji and NZ big winners
Solomon Islands may have posted the biggest win on day three of the OFC Men’s Olympic Qualifier but it was Fiji and New Zealand whose victories mattered most.
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March 22nd 2012
RUGBY
Samoan First Five Tusi Pisi joins Hurricanes
The Hurricanes have been given a boost for the Super Rugby season as Samoan Rugby World Cup fly half Tusi Pisi has joined the franchise.
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March 19th 2012
BOXING
Tongan squad announced for Oceania Boxing Champs
The Tonga Amateur Boxing Association has endorsed the selection of a strong boxing contingent for this month’s Oceania Championship in Canberra.
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March 15th 2012
ISSUE 49 EXCLUSIVE
Back From The Brink
Piri Weepu’s determination to make the All Blacks squad for the 2011 Rugby World Cup following his shock omission from the previous Cup four years earlier was almost derailed by a badly broken leg
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March 15th 2012
CRICKET
Rise of Pacific Island cricket heralds big future impact
Samoan international cricketer Ben Mailata thinks Pacific Island cricket can dominate the sport of cricket in 10 to 20-years.
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March 13th 2012
BOXING
Vaitele Soi- A mother's hope
Talofa Media colleagues and friends. Every day I thank God for my NZ citizenship (apart from many other things including my family), my ticket to the many opportunities that we take for granted here in Aotearoa.
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March 13th 2012
AMERICAN FOOTBALL
In Football We Trust
"In Football We Trust," an All-American Story that intimately portrays four, young Polynesian football players struggling to overcome gang violence and poverty as they enter the high stakes world of recruiting, competitive athletics, and family pressures.
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March 9th 2012
Support Sarah on her way to London
Help SPASIFIK Health & Fitness columnist Sarah Cowley achieve her dream of representing New Zealand in the heptathlon at the 2012 London Olympics by supporting her fundraising drive.
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March 5th 2012
Samoan Sports Awards 2011
Unprecedented Achievers
The Samoan Sports Awards pay tribute to Mils Muliaina and Brian Lima, two international rugby legends who both achieved significant milestones in 2011. INNES LOGAN reflects
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March 4th 2012
Samoa Sports Awards 2011
Top of the World
Geography separates these Samoan athletes from their ancestral roots. But they still wear their heritage with pride. PETER REES reports
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March 2nd 2012
AMERICAN FOOTBALL
American Samoa defeats Australia 93-7 in junior Oceania Bowl to qualify for u19 World Championship
American Samoa showed their dominance at Under 19 level with a comprehensive 93-7 victory over Australia in hurricane-like weather conditions
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March 2nd 2012
RUGBY LEAGUE
Palavi to lead Vodafone Junior Warriors in 2012
John Palavi, recently added to the Vodafone Warriors’ fulltime NRL squad, will lead the back-to-back NYC premiership-winning Vodafone Junior Warriors in their campaign for a third straight title in 2012.
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March 1st 2012
Samoan Sports Awards 2011
NFL's Polynesian Power
There’s an old English saying that ‘Good things come to those who wait’. For fans of the Miami Dolphins you could say that has come true for their man, Samoan Paul Soliai.
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March 1st 2012
Samoan Sports Awards 2011
Porirua Proud
On a visit to Porirua, INNES LOGAN spoke to Henry Smith, the very first New Zealand-based Samoan Sports Award winner back in 1980.
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March 1st 2012
Samoan Sports Awards 2011
2011 Hall of Fame
Rugby union’s Joe Stanley, rugby league’s James Leuluai and netball’s Joan Hodson are the three newcomers to join the Samoan Sports Awards’ Hall of Fame. INNES LOGAN reflects on the trio’s tremendous sporting achievements.
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March 1st 2012
Samoan Sports Awards 2011
Breaking through
PETER REES reflects on a year where the All Blacks ended their Rugby World Cup hoodoo, thanks to a dose of Samoan skill and muscle, and sizes up a new generation of young athletes.
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March 1st 2012
CRICKET
Northern Districts Cricket announces Northern Maori Programme
Northern Districts Cricket has confirmed three fixtures for its representative Northern Maori side for the 2011/12 season - the highlight of which is an opportunity to take on recent Blackcaps in a Twenty20 feature match in Rotorua.
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February 29th 2012
RUGBY LEAGUE
St Pauls and Otahuhu to meet in transTasman league test curtain-raiser
Otahuhu College and St Paul’s College will meet in the curtain-raiser to the Kiwis vs Kangaroos VB Test at Eden Park on April 20.
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February 29th 2012
RUGBY LEAGUE
Tongan rookie to debut for Warriors against champions
Tongan rookie Konrad Hurrell will start in the centres for the Warriors ahead of regular first-graders Krisnan Inu and Lewis Brown in Sunday's season-opener against NRL champions, the Manly Sea Eagles.
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February 28th 2012
RUGBY
Pacific Islands being shut out of super rugby
There was once a time when nearly the whole Manu Samoa team played Super Rugby. Back in the early days of Super 12, Brian Lima played for Auckland Blues, Potu Leavasa, Tupo Faamasino, George Leaupepe and Lome Faatau played for the Hurricanes, Lio Falaniko and To’o Vaega for the Highlanders...
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February 28th 2012
FOOTBALL
Oceania Women’s Olympic qualifiers-Road to London set for kickoff
The journey towards the Women’s Football Tournament at the 2012 London Olympics begins in just a few days as Tonga gets set to host Stage 1 of the Oceania qualifiers from 1-7 March.
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February 27th 2012
RUGBY
Samoa A claim victory in Pacific Rugby Cup opener
Samoa A made the perfect start to the IRB Pacific Rugby Cup 2012 with a 30-24 victory over the Brumby Runners at Canberra Stadium on Friday, handing the Australian side their first defeat in the competition.
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February 27th 2012
ATHLETICS
Valerie Adams in fine form leading up to Olympic title defence
Reigning champion Valerie Adams has laid down the law to anyone eyeing her Olympic crown, warning: "I'm in the shape of my life".
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February 24th 2012
ATHLETICS
Samoa and Oceania athletics bodies team up
The Samoa Athletics Association looks set to retain its membership in Oceania after a recent visit from officials aimed at repairing a breakdown in the administration.
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February 24th 2012
RUGBY
Tonga's World Cup tight-head prop Halani Aulika signs with London Irish
London Irish have snapped up Tonga's World Cup tight-head prop Halani Aulika on a two-year deal. Aulika signed for Leeds Carnegie last month and will see out the rest of this season with the Championship club before joining Exiles
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February 23rd 2012
FOOTBALL
Solympics squad and coach named
The make up of the Solomon Islands U-23 squad and the man who will attempt to lead the players to the 2012 London Olympics have both been unveiled.
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February 21st 2012
SHEARING
Henare to go for World champs wool chance
Young woolhandling sensation Joel Henare is on the brink of a chance to add a World title to an amazing list of victories by reaching a cut-throat final of New Zealand’s World Championships team selection series.
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February 21st 2012
RUGBY
Tongan Rugby forward Viliami Ma’afu to join Glasgow Warriors
Tonga forward Viliami Ma'afu will join Glasgow Warriors in the summer from Japanese side Mitsubishi.
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February 21st 2012
FOOTBALL
Path to London unveiled
The qualifying pathway to the London Olympics has been laid out for Oceania’s top men’s and women’s football teams after the relevant draw ceremonies took place in Auckland on Friday.
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February 20th 2012
NFL
NFL star Paul Soliai is in the house with RadioLive
The Miami Dolphins' nose tackle – a player for the AFC in the Pro Bowl in Hawaii last month – gives RadioLive an insight into live in the NFL. Soliai is here to help promote the Samoan Sports Awards in Auckland.
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February 20th 2012
RUGBY
Italian fan offers Lomu his kidney
An Italian rugby fan has seemingly offered Jonah Lomu a kidney, after he posted a letter addressed to Lomu on Facebook.
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February 20th 2012
SAMOAN SPORTS AWARDS
Kaino & NFL star shine at Samoan Sports Awards
Jerome Kaino became the first sportsman to win both the Samoan Sports Awards Sportsman of the Year and the Supreme Award in the event’s 15-year-history on Saturday in Auckland.
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February 20th 2012
RUGBY
Former All Black Sione Lauaki’s routine tests show up problems
All Blacks cult hero Sione Lauaki will travel to London this week to consult a specialist after tests in France indicated he is suffering from renal failure and cardiovascular problems.
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February 15th 2012
BOXING
Pressure builds for SBW to fight credible opponent
If Sonny Bill Williams wants to keep his New Zealand heavyweight title, he will have to defend it against either Shane Cameron or Monte Barrett by May next year. Last week, the All Blacks midfielder crushed American opponent Clarence Tillman to claim the vacant New Zealand Professional Boxing Association belt
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February 14th 2012
RUGBY SEVENS
Tears of pride as Samoa refind winning touch
As the massed ranks of Samoan fans streamed onto the field to celebrate a memorable last-gasp victory over giants New Zealand, coach Stephen Betham beamed with pride and shed a tear.
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February 14th 2012
RUGBY SEVENS
Samoa beat an injury struck New Zealand side in USA Sevens
New Zealand's luck ran out in Las Vegas as injuries and a committed Samoan performance saw their sevens winning streak come to a shuddering halt. Gordon Tietjens' Kiwi side, seeking a third straight IRB series title, found Samoa too much to handle in a thrilling final, going down 26-19.
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February 13th 2012
RUGBY
Jonah back on dialysis, hoping for new kidney
All Blacks legend Jonah Lomu has confirmed he needs a new kidney and has lost 30kg in his latest health struggles. The 36-year-old confirmed to the New Zealand Women's Weekly magazine that the hunt was on for a new kidney donor.
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February 13th 2012
HALBERG SPORTS AWARDS
All Blacks Stars of the show at Halberg Awards
An emotional Sir Graham Henry drew a heartfelt line under his class of 2011 as the All Blacks dominated the Halberg Awards in Auckland. Taking the stage to accept coach of the year honours - one of five Halbergs awarded to the All Blacks - Henry expressed love for his World Cup-winning squad of players and coaches which finally brought the Webb Ellis Cup back to New Zealand.
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February 10th 2012
FOOTBALL
Winston Reid strikes again
World Cup hero and All Whites defender Winston Reid scored a crucial winner for West Ham as they defeated local rivals Millwall 2-1. Reid hit a stunning strike from just outside the penalty box, after Millwall keeper David Forde's weak punch in the 69th minute.
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February 10th 2012
RUGBY SEVENS
Samoan Sevens player tackled by very drunk chicken man
After 24 beers and a friendly dare, running on to the sevens pitch wearing nothing but underpants seemed harmless enough. But 19-year-old Martin Pratt of Foxton now feels "pretty stink" about Friday night's incident in which he stripped down to his boxer shorts and tackled Samoan player Alatasi Tupou to the ground.
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February 10th 2012
RUGBY SEVENS
Frank Halai an exciting rising star most resembles Jonah Lomu
New Zealand defended its Wellington Sevens crown with a crushing victory over Fiji in a tournament where rising star Frank Halai made his mark for the Kiwis. After scoring two tries in the 24-7 win over Fiji, Halai was also making his mark off the field this morning as he was busy signing autographs for fans.
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February 10th 2012
ATHLETICS
Valerie Adams carries gold medal hopes to the London 2012 Olympic Games
Visa, a proud sponsor of the Olympic Games for 25 years, announced today that New Zealand shot-putter, Valerie Adams, will join sporting greats including American swimmer Michael Phelps and Australian gymnast Lauren Mitchell as the face of its London 2012 Olympic Games campaign.
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February 10th 2012
SAMOAN SPORTS AWARDS
NFL stars coming to Samoan Sports Awards
NFL stars Paul Soliai from the Miami Dolphins and the New York Jets’ Sione ‘Bo’ Pouha are special guests at this year’s Samoan Sports Awards at the Pullman Hotel in Auckland Central on Saturday, February 18.
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February 9th 2012
SAMOAN SPORTS AWARDS
Finalists for the 2011 Samoan Sports Awards announced.
The 2011 Samoan Sports Awards finalists have been announced. Winners will be announced at the Samoan Sports Awards on 18 February 2012 at the Pullman Hotel in Auckland City.
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February 8th 2012
FOOTBALL
OFC confirms dates for Olympic qualifying matches
OFC is pleased to confirm dates for the upcoming Olympic Qualifiers as well as the U-17 and U-20 Women’s Championships. The OFC Women’s Olympic Qualifier will be held in Tonga from 1-9 March while the OFC Men’s Olympic Qualifier will be staged in New Zealand from 16-25 March.
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February 7th 2012
RUGBY SEVENS
NZ Sevens reign supreme in Wellington
New Zealand have beaten closest rivals Fiji 24-7 to win the 2012 Hertz Sevens, retain their Wellington title and take an outright lead in the HSBC Sevens World Series after four of nine rounds.
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February 3rd 2012
RUGBY SEVENS
Ikale Tahi an inspiration for Tonga Sevens team
The Tongan sevens team is drawing inspiration from the Ikale Tahi’s Rugby World Cup heroics ahead of their first appearance of the season on the IRB World Series.
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February 2nd 2012
Rugby: Importance of Maori culture stressed
Staying true to whakapapa was a core theme of a workshop in Dunedin for 40 Maori rugby coaches from throughout the South Island over the weekend.
Keynote speakers included Highlanders coach Jamie Joseph, former New Zealand Maori coach Matt Te Pou...
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February 2nd 2012
Tongan luger in 'Cool Runnings' style story ... not
German media were excited about the story of a promising young luger from Tonga who bore the same name as a racy German underwear firm with a dream of sledding to victory at the Olympics. If only it was true.
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February 2nd 2012
OLYMPICS
Tongan athletes working to qualify for 5 Olympic sports
Tonga remains optimistic that its athletes will enter five events, Athletics, Archery, Boxing, Swimming and Weightlifting, at the London Olympic during July and August this year. The General Secretary of the Tonga Association of Sport and National Olympic Committee, Takitoa Taumoepeau, in a Press Statement on January 12...
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January 31st 2012
RUGBY SEVENS
Hosea Gear Wings In For NZ Sevens
Highlander and All Black wing Hosea Gear has been selected to play for New Zealand in the Hertz Sevens, round four of the HSBC Sevens World Series in Wellington.
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January 25th 2012
Shearing record - An apprentice, but still the World's best
Kerri-Jo Te Huia may be just an apprentice, but today she has become the new face of the shearing World as she smashed an eight-hour record in a remote King Country woolshed.
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January 25th 2012
Kiwi teen secures Major League Baseball deal
Cook Island New Zealand teenager Pita Rona has secured a seven-year deal with Major League Baseball franchise the Baltimore Orioles. The Auckland youngster, who has represented New Zealand in softball, switched codes late last year to focus his attention on baseball.
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January 12th 2012
RUGBY LEAGUE
Rugby league participation numbers up
New Zealand Rugby League Chief Executive Jim Doyle announced that registered player numbers for 2011 were up more than 38% from those of 2010. Doyle said "For the second year in a row we've seen a significant increase in our player participation numbers. With our numbers now topping thirty three and a half thousand (33,500) there is no doubting that...
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January 12th 2012
WAKA AMA
Lake Karapiro will come alive with New Zealand Post Waka Ama Championships
The 2012 New Zealand Post National Waka Ama Sprint Championships are taking place at Lake Karapiro (Cambridge) From Tuesday 17th through to Saturday 21st January. Close to 2500 paddlers will descend upon the lake, along with an estimated 10,000 spectators throughout the five day event.
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January 10th 2012
ISSUE 48 EXCLUSIVE
Double Honour For Piri
All Black Piri Weepu has taken top honours at the Maori Sports Awards winning Senior Maori Sportsman of the year before winning the top prize, the Albie Pryor Memorial Maori Sportsperson of the Year.
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January 9th 2012
AMERICAN FOOTBALL
Police apologise for pepper spraying haka performers at US football game
Union High School had just completed the last game of their American Football season without a win and congregated to perform the traditional tribal dance to cheer up the fans and themselves up.
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