Fiji players asked to join professional league in China by “sneaky” agent

Fiji Rugby Union chiefs have warned that “sneaky” agents are looking for players to launch a professional league in China and are targeting the country’s players with some already preparing to fly to Beijing. FRU Chief Executive John O’Connor has raised serious concerns about agents or agencies trying to recruit players without registration with FRU Read More …

Semi Radradra boosts Fiji bid for another Olympic gold medal

Semi Radradra is a “marked man” but Fiji Sevens head coach Gareth Baber is backing the Bristol centre to play a key role in the defence of the Olympic Games gold medal in Japan after he linked up with his team mates who arrived on a freight flight hauling mostly frozen fish. Radradra travelled from Read More …

Mike Friday’s “Dawgs” ready for sevens action in Madrid

USA Head Coach Mike Friday and his players are having to follow stringent testing and quarantine measures in Spain to take part in the first international sevens tournament to be staged during the world-wide COVID-19 pandemic as they attempt to stay on track for Olympic Games gold in Japan in July. Friday and his squad, Read More …

Baber signs new deal to mastermind Fiji Olympic Games gold medal defence

Coach Gareth Baber will mastermind Fiji’s defence of their Olympic Games sevens gold medal in Tokyo next year after agreeing a new contract with the Fiji Rugby Union. Baber’s four year deal was scheduled to end in December but with the Olympic Games being delayed for 12 months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Fiji rugby Read More …

Baber knows all about expectation as he guides Fiji towards another Olympic gold

Gareth Baber knows all about the weight of national expectation as he attempts to mastermind Fiji’s defence of their HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series title and a repeat of the historic gold medal winning Olympic triumph at the 2020 Games in Tokyo. Fiji’s 2016 Olympic Games gold was turned into a book by former head Read More …

Baber recovers in time to lead Fiji in their bid for Sevens title in London and Paris

Gareth Baber is en-route to link up with his Fiji Sevens squad in London having overcome the latest set-back in a season that has tested the head coach and his players to the limit as they head into the penultimate leg of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens at Twickenham this weekend. Baber was forced into Read More …