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Byrne and current Fiji Warriors coach Senirusi Seruvakula were the shortlisted names.

Vanuatu has qualified for the OFC Under-19 Men's Championship 2024 in July following their 2-0 win over the Cook Islands on Monday. Video

Tonga and Solomons unbeaten at OFC Under-16 event; Tennis wraps up in Tahiti; and Moana Pasifika climbs to eighth spot.

Understanding where culture and corruption needs to be separated will be the biggest challenge for Tonga's first anti-corruption commissioner.

A preview of the weekend's sport, including Super Rugby Pacific, Super W, tennis and more.

Aussie rules football is the national sport but there is no proper grass field on the island. The players train and compete on a gravel field, but Nauru AFL hopes that will change.

Tonga sevens coach Tevita Tu'ifua has been named head coach of the 'Ikale Tahi for the next four years.

Pacific taekwondo athletes secure Olympic spots, Vanutau duo claim volleyball title, disappointing results for Fijian Drua and Moana Pasifika, and more.

Former Fiji sevens legend and World Rugby Hall of Fame inductee Waisale Serevi said watching the last event in So Kon Po this weekend will be an emotional affair.

The recent performances of the Papua New Guinea national men's and women's teams have put Papua New Guinea cricket on the world map.

A packed crowd witnessed the induction and the awards at Eden Park, with a lot of former Samoan and Tongan players turning up for the event. Audio

The Drua franchise recorded wins in both Super Rugby Pacific and Super W in Lautoka, while Moana Pasifika were punished heavily by the Blues in Auckland.

Two current rugby stars of Samoan origin will be awarded as the first-ever Pasifika Rugby Hall of Fame's Most Influential Players in the World.

World Rugby is involved with the Fiji Rugby Union because it wants the Fijians to reach their full potential on the world stage, a spokesperson from the sport's governing body says.

The champion boxer has been thrown a lifeline by an Auckland-based boxing promotion to base himself out of New Zealand after being stripped of his Fiji cruiserweight title this month.

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Pasifika community leader Pakilau Manase Lua has resigned from New Zealand Rugby citing a lack of Pasifika representation, saying "we deserve a seat at the table".

Moana Pasifika will take on the Brumbies in Canberra hoping to "perform their best", while the the Fijian Drua will host the Waratahs in their second home game for the season.

The Vanuatu beach volleyball team must win the Asia Continental Cup title in June if they want to qualify for the Paris Olympics, the team's head coach says.

Pasifika Sipoti - a preview of weekend sports in the region. Moana Pasifika and Fijian Drua up against the Western Force and Chiefs, Fijiana Drua start Super W campaign, and more

Bike Samoa Federation will be holding regular time trials as the work towards developing and preparing athletes who can compete at regional or international events.

Ratu Viliame Seruvakula, a former high-ranking Republic of Fiji Military Forces officer, says the chiefs must remain apolitical and help unite Fiji as a multiracial and multicultural society.

New Fiji men's sevens team coach Osea Kolinisau touched down in Nadi on Monday morning and met with current squad members as he begins mapping out the defense of the Olympic Games sevens gold medal.

Pasifika Sipoti - a preview of weekend sports in the region. Moana Pasifika starting things off in Hamilton v Melbourne Rebels in the third round of Super Rugby Pacific tonight.

Opinion - Nearly twelve months into running the show at the FRU, the Trustees Board appointed by the coalition government in 2023 appears to be creating more problems than solutions.