01-02-2024 Breakfast Bites FIJI & PACIFIC SPORTS NEWS Podcast S08E32 #TeivovoSports #TeivovoDigital

Kia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 32 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Thursday morning 01 February 2024.Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent. In rugby union: The playing future of Wallabies star Taniela Tupou is up in the air, amid reports the cash-strapped Melbourne Rebels have entered voluntary administration needing a bailout of up to A$500,000 to pay players and staff.Less than a month out from their season-opening clash against the Brumbies on 23 February, the Rebels have appointed external financial advisers to help address their A$9Million debt.In rugby league: Despite being part of the last three All Stars games, Kalyn Ponga has decided to make himself unavailable for the Maori All Stars 2024 clash, to focus on picking up where he left off for the Knights 2023 charge to the NRL semi-finals on the back of a 10-game winning streak.Ponga sat out last year’s ORIGIN series to repay the Knights after a series of head knocks and he streaked home to win the Dally M Medal.The Kiwi star is also targeting a return to the ORIGIN arena with Queensland in 2024.In SportsBiz & the NFL: The equation for Super Bowl LVIII tickets is quite simple: Taylor Swift-enhanced Kansas City Chiefs fandom + the West Coast-draw of the San Francisco 49ers + the allure of Las Vegas = record-level pricing.Average secondary ticket market list pricing for the NFL’s title game, set for 11 February at Allegiant Stadium, has reached US$10,752 according to the ticket aggregator TicketIQ, the highest non-COVID figure ever tracked at this point before the Super Bowl.TickPick, meanwhile, said average purchase prices for Super Bowl LVIII thus far have reached $9,815 per ticket, also a record figure and 70% higher than a year ago. So, what got us here? This year’s game features a highly potent mix of competing teams and fan bases, plus a sizzling host market. The already-popular Chiefs have reached a new level of prominence this season thanks to tight end Travis Kelce’s romantic relationship with Taylor Swift.The 49ers, meanwhile, have the NFL’s sixth-largest social media following among NFL teams. And the league’s first-ever Super Bowl in Las Vegas brings the largest single event in US sports to the sports industry boom town.In another Vegas twist, low-end get-in pricing begins at more than US$7,000, also ranking among the highest-ever figures for a Super Bowl played under normal conditions. In Football: So far this January transfer window, only £50Million has been spent by English Premier League Clubs, with far fewer big-money deals than 12 months ago, when a staggering £700M+ was spent - one third of it by Chelsea.And that’s a wrap Swiftees!For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.#TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji