21-12-2023 Breakfast Bites FIJI & PACIFIC SPORTS NEWS Podcast S07E76 #TeivovoSports #TeivovoDigital

Bula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 76 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Thursday morning 21 December 2023.Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent. In BREAKING RUGBY rugby union news: There are fears for the future of Super Rugby’s Melbourne Rebels who are under immense financial pressure - A$9Million in debt, a Rugby Australia inspection of their books has revealed.News Corp is reporting that Rugby Australia cannot bail out the Rebels but a forced merger with the ACT Brumbies, who also have financial issues, is a possibility.In rugby league: Canberra Raiders Head Coach Ricky Stuart has revealed back-rower Corey Harawira-Naera is facing immediate medical retirement following his mid-game seizure earlier this year.Harawira-Naera hasn’t played since collapsing on the field during the Raiders’ clash against the Rabbitohs in Round 13.The New Zealand Test rep was sidelined for the rest of the season as doctors tried to get to the bottom of what triggered his seizure.It was expected Harawira-Naera would return in 2024, but Stuart is resigned to the Kiwi never playing again.“It is really sad for the kid… it’s a tragedy actually,” Stuart told local media.“The medical reports we are getting is that he is very unlikely to play again.“At 28, that’s tough, but we are supporting him and looking for a pathway for him after football, in the game and in the Club.”In football: BOOM another one bites the dust - Steve Cooper was sacked by Nottingham Forest on Tuesday. The 44-year-old Manager had been under fire throughout a dismal run of just one win in 13 Premier League games, including five defeats from their last six games, leaving Forest just one place above the relegation zone.Reports suggest the Premier League strugglers are set to hire Nuno Espirito Santo.In SportsBiz: If sports fans have made one thing clear in 2023, it’s that they have been more eager than ever to attend live games.The headlines throughout the year provided almost uniform testament to that, as the NBA, NHL, MLS, NWSL, the US Open tennis, the WNBA, the MLB and the NFL all reached record attendance levels,But will the good times last?In combat sports: "I knock AJ out, I deliver what I was supposed to deliver years ago. I deliver what they ran from. I deliver what he asked for US$50million, so I'm going to give him a US$50million knockout," Deontay Wilder said at a media conference yesterday. But hang on, isn’t he fighting Kiwi-Samoan, Joseph Parker this weekend, so could he be counting his chickens before they hatch?Even so, the cocky American has warned fans to "not blink" during his comeback fight.Looks like somebody gonna hit the canvas!And that’s a wrap!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