Fans at the Rotorua International Stadium watching Fiji and Manu Samoa clash in this Pacific Nations Cup match on Saturday. Photo: Supplied / Manu Samoa
Rugby
Manu Samoa flanker Taleni Sua will miss Monday's Pacific Nations Cup fifth-place playoff match against the United States, which also doubles as a qualifier for the 2027 World Cup.
This follows his sending-off during the Samoa/Fiji match in Rotorua.
World Rugby said the Independent Foul Play Review Committee noted that Sua was yellow-carded twice in the match for foul play offences, which amounted to a red card.
Manu Samoa will meet USA in Denver at 6.35am Monday New Zealand time, with the winner qualifying for the 2027 World Cup in Australia.
The loser goes into a repecharge playoff for a last chance to qualify for the world meet.
Netball
The Tongan Tala netball team will play a home series in Nuku'alofa in late October and early November, when they host the Australian Pathways team.
Tonga Netball chief executive Salote Sisifa said this will be the first time the team will be playing at home since Tonga started competing internationally again in 2018.
The matches will be held at the Tonga High School Indoor Stadium.
Netball Australia said 10 players aged under 23 have been named in the Pathways team.
Netball
Two players of Pasifika origin are in the New Zealand under-21 netball team set to compete at the 2025 Netball World Youth Cup in Gilbraltar, which rolls off on 20 September.
Tongan heritage player Losa Fifita and Fijian heritage player Serina Daunakamakama have been named in the 12-member squad.
Fifita is a defender and a new signing for the Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic, while Daunakamakama is a mid-courter with the Southern Steel.
New Zealand are in pool A at the under-21 world cup, along with Zambia, Cook Islands, Malaysia and Gibraltar.
Gymnastics
Twenty gymnasts, aged between seven and 14, will represent Fiji at the upcoming aerobic gymnastics competition in Australia.
Team Fiji manager Maria Alvarado told fijivillage.com they are well prepared, and she is optimistic about a strong performance this year.
Over 5000 national and international participants are expected in the Gold Coast from 17 September.
