Following Rugby World's recent trip to the Pacific Islands, we celebrate the importance of the game in Fiji, Samoa and Tonga – and highlight the running battles taking place off…
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Pacific Combine creates new player pathway on islands
Rugby World gets the lowdown on the Pacific Combine – how it works and which players have been identified
Why there needs to be a Pacific Islands Super Rugby team
Rugby World finds out what those in the Pacific Islands think of having a Super Rugby team
Women’s rugby growing fast in Oceania
Rugby World finds out what the state of play is with women’s rugby in the Oceania region
Rivalry and friendship on show as Tonga beat Fiji
We report on the Fiji v Tonga game in Lautoka where the rivalry is intense on the pitch and the friendship close off it
Fly Fiji Airways to see the home of the world’s great rugby players
Fancy seeing where Fijian rugby talent is produced? Fly there with Fiji Airways
Fiji show progress with Pacific Nations Cup triumph
We reflect on the 2018 Pacific Nations Cup, which involved Fiji, Samoa, Tonga and Georgia
WATCH: How About This For A Prop Try?
Watch this try scored by Bordeaux and Fiji prop Pend Ravai against Toulouse
Samoan rugby’s financial problems just the tip of a Pacific Island crisis
By Ed King As we approach what has been a controversial lead-up to Saturday’s game against Samoa, England’s players, after much thought, declined the suggestion to donate a lump sum…
Heroes of Hong Kong: A study of Fiji sevens
By Oliver Pickup Fiji men’s sensational success at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, in last summer’s inaugural rugby sevens competition, was undoubtedly one of the most absorbing sporting narratives of…