Febuary 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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Febuary 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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Febuary 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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Febuary 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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Febuary 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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December 22nd 2011
ISSUE 48
NFL Stars for NZ Samoan Sports Awards
Polynesian stars from the American National Football League (NFL) are coming to Auckland for the Samoan Sports Awards on February 18 to celebrate excellence by Samoans on the New Zealand sporting scene.
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December 19th 2011
CRICKET
Cook Island Edgewater umpire heading to New Zealand
The development of local cricket umpires has taken a significant step forward with the recent announcement that Avatiu cricketer Brendon Fiebig is the first Cook Islands based umpire to officiate in a New Zealand secondary schools tournament this December.
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December 15th 2011
CRICKET
ANZ cricketer selected to play in New Zealand
Cook Islands Cricket has further extended its close partnership with Northern Districts Cricket by signing off on an agreement that will see the country’s top ANZ junior cricketers playing in major secondary school tournaments in New Zealand.
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December 12th 2011
RUGBY
Solomon Islands climb to new high in rugby rankings
Solomon Islands have shot up five places in the latest IRB World Rankings to a new high of 69th after recording victories over Niue and Vanuatu in the Oceania Cup 2011 in the Papua New Guinea capital Port Moresby over the last seven days.
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December 8th 2011
BOXING
Sonny Bill Williams to fight for New Zealand Heavyweight title
All Black winger Sonny Bill Williams is to fight for New Zealand's heavyweight title in the fifth fight of his part-time boxing career.
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December 8th 2011
FOOTBALL
Transgender soccer player leads American Samoa team to first ever win
American Samoa Football celebrated a tournament of firsts recently by achieving their first ever win in a FIFA sanctioned game and also having a transgender player in their ranks.
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December 6th 2011
RUGBY SEVENS
Kelston retain BNZ Condor Sevens
Kelston Boys’ High School have capped a stellar year with a 26-19 victory over Nelson College in the final of the BNZ Condor Sevens.
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December 1st 2011
BOXING
Future of professional boxing in the Pacific looks bright
Final discussions for the propose Pacific International Boxing Championship (PIBC) will take place in Apia this week. The meeting is hosted by Samoa boxing company Event Polynesia who is spearheading the establishment of a regional professional boxing championship.
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