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Coach Jo Savou and manager Opetaia Ravai have been retained for the final leg of the IRB Sevens World Series in England and Scotland. Your thoughts on the FRU Board's decision?
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How do you think Fiji Warriors and Babas will do?
FIJI Warriors and Babas have been named and the Pacific Rugby Cup starts this weekend. How do you rate the two Fijian teams?
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What do you think of the Fiji sevens management being retained?
THE Fiji Rugby Union ius highly likely to retain Jo Savou and his management for the last two tournaments in Scotland and London. What do you think?
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What went wrong?
FIJI gave away a 14-5 lead to lose 17-14 to New Zealand. What do you think went wrong?
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What do you think of Matanavou?
NEW find Timoci Matanavou has been hailed as the "next big thing" for Fiji. How have you seen him so far and what do you think?
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Fiji against Australia in the cup quarters and a likely showdown with the Kiwis in the semi-final. Your thoughts so far?
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What do you think of the Sabotage claims?
THERE have been claims that the Fiji sevens side was sabotaged last weekend in Hong Kong. What do you think?
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What do you think of Serevi and FRU saga?
NOW that Fiji Rugby Union and Waisale Serevi saga has come out in the open, what do you think should be the next step? Serevi has given his side of the story as well. What do you think of what has happened so far?
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Do you think we need Serevi back?
THE Fiji sevens team hasn't been able to do what we expected from them. Do you think we need to give Waisale Serevi one more chance up until the World Cup next year?
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What do you think went wrong in the 0-34 humiliation at the hands of the Kiwis, and give us your thoughts on how we can get back on track?
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Give us your thoughts on Fiji's performance entering today's cup quarter-final with Kenya. Do you think we can go all the way and win the cup?
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What do you think of Fiji so far?
FIJI beat Korea 42-7 after a slow start at Hong Kong. What do you think of the side so far?
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Gives us your thoughts on the Fiji team picked for the Hong Kong Sevens
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Who should be in the team?
Give us the names of who you think should be in the team to Hong Kong. Who are those players who can win us the tournament?
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Savou welcomes Serevi
FIJI coach Josateki Savou has said if Waisale Serevi wanted to join the coaching staff for the sevens side, there would be no stopping. Is this the best move made by Savou?
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FRU to study selection process
WHAT do you think of Fiji Rugby Union’s decision to relook at the selection process when selecting the next sevens side for Hong Kong. Will this make a difference?
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Where to now?
FIJI has won the plate at San Diego. What do you think of the Fiji side and what should be done now in the build up to the Hong Kong 7s?
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Fiji out yet again. What is the problem?
FIJI was never known to be a team which went out in the quarter-final stages in two consecutive tournaments. The loss to New Zealand has seen the side now fail to make it past the last eight in two consecutive tournaments. What do you think is the main reason?
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What do you think of day one?
FIJI gave away a 17-0 lead and lost to Samoa in the last pool match. Now the side plays New Zealand in the quarter-finals tomorrow. What do you think of Fiji’s performance on the first day?
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Do you think we can make the last eight?
FIJI is in the same pool as Australia and Samoa in San Diego this weekend. Both teams were in the last four at Wellington. Do you think we can overcome them in pool play?
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What do you think of Savou staying on?
THE Fiji Rugby Union has said current sevens coach Jo Savou will stay on until the end of the season. Is this the right move?
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Do you think we have too many young players?
THERE has been talk that the Fiji side has too many young players in the current team. Do you think this is one reason we didn't perform in Wellington or is there is something else which is wrong. Will these young players be able to prove us wrong this weekend in USA?
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Do you think we will get better in USA?
THE Fiji side is off to San Diego for the next tournament this weekend. Do you think we will be able to improve or does this team just doesn't have the X factor?
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What do you think of FRU's new move?
FRU has now said that players will have to take part in the Marist 7s to be in contention for Hong Kong? Do you think they acted too early previously in naming the sqaud for HK? Do you think this is the right move?
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Should Waisale Serevi be reinstated as coach given the performance of the Fiji sevens team over the last three IRB tournaments?
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Fiji bombed out of the cup competition against Samoa in Wellington this afternoon. What do you think went wrong?
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Should sevens legend Waisale Serevi, 39, be given a farewell run at the Hong Kong Sevens this year for his sparkling contribution to the game and Fiji's name on the international arena?
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Do you think Jo Savou's men can turn the table on the Kiwis in Wellington this weekend?
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What do you think of having a psychologist for the team?
DO you think having a psychologist will help our sevens side?
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Do we need the stars?
FOR two straight weeks, Fiji has been in the finals during the IRB Sevens World Series and lost. Do you think that players such as William Ryder, Lepani Nabuliwaqa, Semisi Naevo and Waisale Serevi should be recalled? Will the experience help or will it be unfair to the current crop of outstanding young talents?
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What do you think of Fiji's performance at the George tournament?
FIJI lost in the final of the George tournament. Overall how have you seen the performance of the side in the two tournaments? Has the team played well or they could have done way better?
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How far do you think Fiji will go in George?
HOW far do you think Fiji will go at the George tournament and who will be our main threat?
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How do you rate Fiji's chances at the George tournament?
FIJI lost in the Dubai final last weekend. Do you think we can go one better at George this week and why?
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What do you think of the sevens team named?
WHAT do you think of the sevens team which has been named for Dubai and George?
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What do you think of the sevens team?
WHAT do you think of the 12 players selected for the Fiji sevens side for Dubai and George?
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Will HPU coaches help sevens?
THE Fiji sevens team will have all the coaches from the High Performance Unit available at its disposal to prepare for the IRB World Series. This includes Ilivasi Tabua, Shannon Fraser, Greg Mumm and Reverend Joji Rinakama. Do you think this will help us win the series back this season?
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What do you think has made Tailevu beat all so far?
TAILEVU has ended Nadi’s unbeaten run to the season and successfully defended the Farebrother Trophy. What do you think has been the key to the Tailevu side that it has been able to achieve so much so far and beaten giants Nadroga, Suva and now Nadi?
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Who are the young players overseas?
FIJI coach Ilivasi Tabua says he will give a chance to all young players overseas to stake a claim for the Fijian jumper? What do you think of this as we start build up to the next World Cup? Are there players you know who should be considered who are based overseas and not known to us?
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Will Tailevu be able to beat Nadi?
TAILEVU will defend the Farebrother against Nadi on Saturday. Do you think the side will be able to retain the trophy?
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What do you think of South Africa-England?
IT will be a South Africa-England final at the Rugby World Cup. Do you think these are the best two teams and what is your prediction?
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England for back-to-back cup triumph?
Wilko has put England through to another World Cup final. Who do you think they'll face next - South Africa or Argentina - and can Jonny help his side to a back-to-back cup triumph?
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Is it fair for Suva and Tailevu?
THE Fiji Rugby Union is standing by its decision that the Farebrother Trophy match between Suva and Tailevu should go on despite it starting at the same time as the celebrations for Fiji's World Cup team. Do you think it is fair or should the match should have been rescheduled as everyone would like to take part in celebrations?
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Where to now for Fiji Rugby?
What should be the next move for Fiji Rugby Union in its build up for the 2011 World Cup?
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Send your congratulations
Send your congratulations to the Fiji team. (A selection of your responses were published in The Fiji Times and Nai Lalakai on Friday, 12th October.)
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Should we get more Tests against tier one nations?
THE International Rugby Board and tier one nations have always not wanted teams such as Fiji playing bigger nations such as South Africa, France, New Zealand, England and Australia. They say the big score lines posted by these teams against sides such as Fiji doesn’t help the game. Do you think they should reconsider and give teams like Fiji more international matches from next year against the top sides? Have we proved our worth or is there more to be done?
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Rate the performance of our warriors
Two tries with 14-man, pulled down short a couple of times, Ifereimi Rawaqa held up over the line, nothing short of a gutsy performance in the 37-20 loss to the Boks. Our fairytale RWC campaign finally comes to an end. Join the forum to salute Ilivasi Tabua and his men and rate their effort.
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What you think of the team?
ILIVASI Tabua has named his team for the quarter-final match up against South Africa. What do you think of the side?
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Are the Boks arrogant?
SOUTH African centre Jacque Fourie has said, “Fiji don't deserve the Boks respect.” What do you think of this statement? Do you think the Springboks have already predicted an easy going against Fiji and know for sure they will beat Mosese Rauluni and his men?
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Is this the best team ever?
FORMER Fiji skipper Mosese Taga has said the 2007 Fiji team is the best out of all the national sides which have played at a Rugby World Cup. What do you think? Do you agree this side is better than the Fijian teams of 1987, 1991, 1999 and 2003?
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Was this our best ever RWC campaign?
Do you think this was our best ever RWC campaign?
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Should Bobo be given the nod?
WITH the threat posed by South Africa wingers Bryan Habana and JP Pietersen, who are rated as two of the fastest in the world, do you think Sireli Bobo should start on the wing?
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How you rate the coaching staff?
THE stage is set for Fiji to play South Africa in the quarter-final of the 2007 Rugby World Cup. There have been a lot said and the team has gone through a lot leading up to the tournament. While the players did a brilliant job against Wales, there are some people off the field who have put in the effort as well. Give us your views as to how well you think coach Ilivasi Tabua, Shannon Fraser, Greg Mumm, Reverend Joji Rinakama and Iosefo Bele have done in terms of coaching and preparing the side.
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Life after Nicky. Give us your thoughts?
Sad to know that Nicky Little, Lailai as he likes to be known, is out of the quarter-final. We wish our lion-hearted gladiator a speedy recovery. Seremaia Bai looks to be the obvious choice at stand-off. Give us your thoughts on how the re-arranged Fiji backline should look like against the Boks. It's nice to get messages from all over the globe, especially from the neutrals. The Flying Fijians log onto this website so this is your chance to share your thoughts with the warriors.
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We've done it! How did you see the game?
Seru Rabeni and Vilimone Delasau proved their critics wrong with a tremendous contribution alongside the other warriors. Give us your thoughts on one of the greatest moments of Fiji rugby of late?
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What you think of Fiji?
THE crunch game between Fiji and Wales is at 3am (Fiji time). There has been a lot of talk about who should play and who should be in the team. All this is over as only hours remain for the match which is the biggest game for the Fijians in recent years. A win will see us make the last eight for the first time since 1987. Give us you thoughts of Fiji at RWC 2007 so far and what you think of the match up against Wales.
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Who will do better? Fiji or Tonga
WITH two Pacific teams in action at the Rugby World Cup this weekend, a lot is expected from Fiji and Tonga. Tonga will take on England tomorrow morning while Fiji battles Wales on Sunday morning. Which of the two teams you think will do better? Will it be the Tongans or our very own Flying Fijians?
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What do you think of the Fiji team selected for Wales?
The Fiji team to take on Wales has been selected. What do you think of the team chossen?
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What you think about the team selected for Wales match?
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What to do against Wales?
THERE has been a lot of talk about the non inclusion of Rupeni Caucaunibuca in the Fiji side for the Rugby World Cup. Well that is water under the bridge and coach Ilivasi Tabua will name his team tonight for the match against Wales. Would the inclusion of Caucau helped against Wales? Do you think we still have the players who can get the job done against the Dragons and if they are who do you think will be the key players? There has been a lot of mistakes in set pieces, what do you think should be the main areas for the team to work on in order to beat Wales and make the quarter-finals for the first time since 1987?
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Was Rauluni right?
FIJI skipper Mosese Rauluni has made the comment, “Filimone Bolavucu’s injury was a blessing in disguise. We were lucky to have had Bolavucu injured so we were able to get Sireli Bobo in the squad.” Do you think he was right in saying that as a skipper? He said it was lucky that Bolavucu got inured, how do you think the injured player would feel? Rauluni has been an experienced campaigner and should understand better but he has said something which is likely to make a few players around him rethink as to what the skipper is actually thinking of them. What is you view?
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Pick your best and worst
Give your thoughts on the best and worst performer in the Flying Fijians camp so far. Some of the best comments will be published in our daily edition of The Fiji Times. Remember, constructive criticism can be helpful at times – you’re welcome to pick your run-on team. Let us give Ilivasi Tabua and his selectors something to ponder about.
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What do you think of Sireli Bobo's inclusion and Fiji's performance in the 12-55 loss to Australia?
Sireli Bobo is in for the Test against Wales on Sunday. He comes in for injured wing Filimone Bolavucu. Bobo did not attend any fitness tests and also stayed away from training. Do you think his selection is justified? Do you think Rupeni Caucau should be given a chance as well? Also, give us your thoughts on Fiji's performance against Australia in the 12-55 loss.
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Will this Fijian XV fly against Australia?
FIJI coach Ilivasi Tabua has named his team to take on Australia. There are a number of changes, while he has also shocked some by retaining some of the players many would have liked to see rested for the big match against Wales coming up next week. Has the coach made the right choice? And will this team be able to compete well against Australia? Or are there players (especially in the backline) who should be rested? Will this team go the full 80 with the Wallabies?
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Is Australia being fair?
Australia has named its best available XV for the match against Fiji. Do you think this is a good move and shows they respect Fiji or is it just a sign that they want to pile on the points and further the gap between the tier one and other nations. Do you think Australia is being a bully in naming the best or is that what Rugby World Cup is all about, winning?
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celebration pix
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New Zealand versus Portugal underway
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