Letters To The Editors

Letters to the Editor | Thursday, October 5, 2023

Time for action Respect Portugal! The Wallabies beat Portugal 34-14 and sneaked ahead of Fiji by a point. Thus, the flamboyant Fijians will need to beat Portugal or go for a draw. We can’t be...

4th October

Letter to the Editor | Wednesday, October 4, 2023

Every reason Portugal has every reason under the sun to create history in defeating Fiji and preventing it from progressing to the quarter-finals. Congratulations to the Flying Fijians for defeating Georgia but as fans clearly saw, it was a struggle and one cannot under estimate any team. The Georgia team had easily studied the Fijians...

3rd October

Letters to the Editor | Tuesday, October 3, 2023

Bounce of the ball Rugby is truly a bounce your luck game noting the ball is oval and can go anywhere. Our win over the Wallabies was a masterclass but a week later we are reminded with another awkward bounce where we can fall. Believe you me the first half performance against Georgia was no...

2nd October

Letter to the Editor | Monday, October 2, 2023

A truly hard-fought match A GUTSY, determined, mobile and physical Georgian side really took the FIJI Water Flying Fijians to the wire. Trailing 0 – 9 at the break, Fiji was truly tested for all of 50 minutes. Fiji and almost all Fijians in all corners of the world smile brilliantly this Sunday morning, October...

1st October

Letters to the Editor | Sunday, October 1, 2023

15s rugby As we entered the half time break between Fiji and Australia, I can proudly say 15s is now the number one sport in Fiji. Sevens is second. No more are a Tier 2 nation. No longer should we play Samoa, Tonga, Portugal and Georgia. We should play only the top four. People might...

30th September

Letters to the Editor | Saturday, September 30, 2023

Let’s go boys! Let’s go boys, with a bonus point win and cement a place in quarters. All the best, and my bet on Fiji to win by 57-12. A whitewash. Fiji has named a strong side, let the boys do the talking on their own on the field against mighty Georgians. Our prayers and...

29th September

Letters to the Editor | Friday, September 29, 2023

‘Stay humble’ Fiji Water Flying Fijians rugged forward Albert Tuisue, who has 22 Tests in Fiji’s colours under his belt, had a time message for his teammates, “The aim now is not to underestimate them (Georgia) because they are a team that can bring surprises with their attacks. That’s why we need to stay humble,...