14-08-2023 Breakfast Bites - the FIJI & PACIFIC SPORTS NEWS Podcast S06E44 #TeivovoSports #TeivovoDigital #TeivovoRugby

Bula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 06 Episode 44 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on an overcast and windy, but warm Monday morning 14 August 2023.Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. At the FIFA World Cup: French President Emmanuel Macron has joined millions of Australians in jumping aboard the Matildas bandwagon after Australia’s penalty shootout victory over France in the FIFA World Cup quarter-finals on Saturday night.Macron proved he is indeed a man of his word by publicly declaring his support of the Matildas in their upcoming semi-final match against England on social media.“Nothing personal against our English friends, but a bet is a bet,” Macron wrote on X (formerly Twitter) - “Good luck Australia for the semi-finals!”In Rugby World Cup 2023 warm up Tests yesterday England 19-17 Wales and Scotland 27-30 France. Tonga plays Canada in Nukualofa at 1pm local time tomorrow and Fiji plays France in Nantes at 7:05pm local time this Saturday, while Manu Samoa is on holiday soaking up the sun somewhere in Europe.In rugby league: Two big scores in the NRL games yesterday: Melbourne Storm 48-2 Canberra Raiders at AAMI Park and the Newcastle Knights 42-6 Canterbury Bulldogs at McDonald Jones Stadium.In SportsBiz: Millions of Australians turned on their TVs to watch the Matildas defeat France in Saturday's FIFA World Cup quarterfinal.Seven West Media has reported an estimated average audience of 4.17 million people — making it the number one television event of 2023 so far.Of this number, 472,000 viewers watched the game on Seven's streaming platform 7plus — making it the biggest streaming event ever seen in Australia.These figures do not capture out-of-home viewers at clubs, pubs, sporting venues and multiple live site broadcasts. Go Matildas Go.In combat Sports: Promoter Eddie Hearn says there is a “three-fight plan” for Anthony Joshua that will ideally see him take on Dillian Whyte, Deontay Wilder and the Gypsy King Tyson Fury.AJ takes his record to 26-3 as he continues his quest to return to the top of the heavyweight division after two losses to Oleksandr Usyk in 2021 and 2022.Boy, the Bronze Bomber gonna whip your ass in one round!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