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Lautoka · LautokaThe Lautoka swimming pool will not be hosting international or local competitions, but will only be used for recreation. Lautoka City Council special administrator Ratu Tevita Momoedonu told The Fiji Times last week this was because of the mismanagement of funds by the previous administration. “It has been reduced from an international pool to a domestic one,” Ratu Tevita said. “So, in this pool there won’t be any swimming competitions because o…See the Story
Pool ‘will not host competitions’
Lautoka · LautokaWestern Force coach Simon Cron and vice-captain Nic White have refused to blame the wild conditions and rain-sodden field for their 31-13 loss to Fijian Drua in Lautoka. A torrential downpour flooded the field and made the ball slippery. A fired-up Drua were not the only obstacle Force found themselves battling.See the Story
Wet weather not to blame for Force’s damp performance
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Lautoka · LautokaThe Western Force have fallen to their first Super Rugby Women's defeat of the season. The Force lost 19-5 to the Fijian Drua at Churchill Park in Lautoka. In their first-ever match in Fiji, the Force had plenty of possession but poise deserted them.See the Story
Force women undone by Drua as they drop first game
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Lautoka · LautokaThe Western Force were beaten 31-13 by a 14-man Fijian Drua at Churchill Park in Lautoka. Far from the sunny Fiji the Force may have been hoping for, the field and weather conditions resembled Kevin Costner's Waterworld, and it was the Drua who mastered the environment.See the Story
Paradise lost: Force well-beaten in Fiji amid downpour
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Rugby · LautokaNSW Waratahs thrash Fijian Drua 62-21 in Super Rugby Women's final. Maya Stewart, Desiree Miller, Georgina Friedrichs, Bridie O'Gorman, Katie Leaney, Brittany Merlo, Sky Churchill and Eva Karpani all score tries. Tahs had four-year title streak ended by Drua in 2022 decider.See the Story
Waratahs belt defending Super Rugby Women champions
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Lautoka · LautokaIt’s back to square one for Grace Road president Daniel Kim and six others after the High Court in Lautoka ruled their arrest and detention by Government is lawful. On October 27, 2023, Justice Lyone Seneviratne struck out the habeas corpus application and upheld the argument that the Minister for Home Affairs’ decision to detain the seven could not be challenged. On February 29, the Fiji Court of Appeal ruled Justice Seneviratne was wrong and t…See the Story
Judge: Arrest lawful
Lautoka · LautokaThe High Court in Lautoka has jailed a man for three years after finding him guilty of manslaughter. Penaia Nawelulu had punched Pauliasi Rokowaqa after a night of drinking in Nadi, resulting in Rokowaqa’s death. “We have seen a remarkable rise in violence associated with night life in Fiji in the recent past,” said Justice Aruna Aluthge. “The public must be concerned at this sort of wanton violence inspired by an over indulgence in alcohol. “Fi…See the Story