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Tavatavanawai leaves Moana
Moana Pasifika winger Timoci Tavatavanawai will play for the Highlanders in the 2024 Super Rugby Pacific season.
The Fijian played two seasons for Moana.
Tavatavanawai has proven to be a handful for opponents in the Super Rugby series everytime he had played for Moana Pasifika.
The 25-year-old was not considered for the Flying Fijians for the upcoming Pacific Nations Cup series, although many believed he would have made the cut.
His Moana centre partner Levi Aumua has joined the Crusaders for the 2024 season.
Fiji women record wins at hockey meet
Fiji Women's 5s hockey team recorded a pair of wins in the round robin at the Hockey5s Oceania Cup on Tuesday, to finish the day at the top of the points table.
Fiji defeated Solomon Islands 6-2 and Tonga 3-1.
There were also wins for New Zealand, Australia and Papua New Guinea.
On the men's side New Zealand and Australia recorded big wins.
Fiji bounced back from a heavy defeat to Australia to beat Tonga 14-1.
Matches continue today in the Gold Coast.
First Solomon Islands pro rugby player
A 20-year old could become the first Solomon Islander to play professinal rugby.
Andrew Ruteru Hayward, who has mixed Maori and Solomon Islands heritgage, is on a four-year rugby scholarship with Ryutsu Keizai University in Japan.
He is on the radar of some Japanese clubs playing in the Japan Rugby League One competition.
His father Brodie Hayward said the family are proud of what Andrew had achieved so far and looking forward to him furthering his rugby career.
Fjii and Tonga netters prepare for World Cup
Pacific netball teams Fiji and Tonga are rounding off their preparation for the Netball World Cup in South Africa.
The Fijian Pearls completed a camp in the highlands of Viti Levu last weekend, while the Tongan Tala wrapped up a week's camp in Hamilton, New Zealand.
Fiji Netball said the camp out in the highlands and away from technology and interruptions was to give the players a final tune-up before they flew to South Africa next week.
The players also presented their traditional request to leave the country to Fijian President Ratu Wiliame Katonivere at the State House in Suva on Monday.
Tonga, meanwhile, will have her players assemble in Sdyney on July 19, before heading off for the world meet.
Niue lifter for Pacific Games
Niue female powerlifter Maxine Edwards won the women's 84-plus kilograms title at the North Island Powerlifting Championships in Hamilton.
The result has also seen her qualify for the 2023 Pacific Games to be held in the Solomon Islands in November.
The Niue Powerlifting Federation confirmed the winning performance on Tuesday, July 11.
Edwards will also compete at the New Zealand Nationals in September as part of her Pacific Games preparation.
OFC campaign
The Oceania Football Confederation has partnered with the organisation 'It's a Penalty' to launch the #KeepKidsSafe campaign in the lead-up to the FIFA Women's World Cup.
'It's a Penalty' works to end human trafficking, exploitation and abuse.
The campaign is a step toward OFC's Pacific Legacy Programme, that creates equal opportunity for girls and women in the region, on and off the pitch.
It is reported that 2 out of 3 women in the Pacific are impacted by gender-based violence.
The campaign includes a 30-second video featuring five international football stars competing in the Women's World Cup, which will be shown on international flights into Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand.
