25-02-2024 Breakfast Bites FIJI & PACIFIC SPORTS NEWS Podcast S08E053 #TeivovoSports #TeivovoDigital

Kia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 08 Episode 53 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Sunday morning 25 February 2024. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent. In rugby union: Results from Super Rugby Pacific opening round yesterday: the Fijian Drua 10-34 Blues in Whangarei, the Highlanders 35-21 Moana Pasifika and the Reds 40-22 NSW Waratahs. In the SVNS Vancouver 7s yesterday: Fijiana 17-21 USA and Fijiana 12-26 Australia, and in the Men’ s comp the All Blacks 7s 12-21 South Africa, Australia 7-31 Samoa, Fiji 31-14 Spain and Argentina 12-10 Canada. In the late games: Samoa 7-40 France and Fiji 22-12 Canada. Today at the SVNS Vancouver 7s: Fijiana 36-7 Japan and in the Men’s comp – All Blacks 7s vs Great Britain at 8.43am, Samoa vs USA at 9.27am, Australia vs France at 9.49am and Fiji vs Argentina at 10.33am followed by the knockout games. In rugby league: The Melbourne Storm brushed Kalyn Ponga and the Newcastle Knights aside 10-28 in sweltering conditions at Churchill Park in Lautoka, Fiji yesterday afternoon. Fiji Bati reps Tui Kamikamica for the Storm and the Saifiti twins for Newcastle were local fan favourites.There was quite the comical moment in the 66th minute when Jacob Saifiti made a late hit on Melbourne’s Tui Kamikamica, sparking a brief scuffle between the two sides.But when the referee wanted to penalise the Knights, Daniel Saifiti approached the referee as Jacob was swiftly taken off in a cheeky attempt to confuse the twins.The referee saw through the Knights’ ploy, summoning Jacob from the bench to place him on report and send him to the sin bin.“Oh, hang on, the old switcheroo,” Fox League’s Andrew Voss remarked.“The brothers Saifiti, oh, that’s so clever, Newcastle. I’m standing and applauding. That’s a beautiful piece of play. A brilliant piece of rugby league right there.”And a rampaging Mikaele Ravalawa burst through for a try, to give the Dragons an early three tries to zero lead. Then star Tigers recruit, Justin Olam limped off with a hamstring injury in a bitter blow for the Tigers. The impressive Dragons dominated the woeful Tigers, scoring six tries to three for a 34-18 win at Glen Willow Stadium in Mudgee. In SportsBiz: Warner Bros. Discovery reported a US$103Million profit last year from its direct-to-consumer division, which includes its Max platform that continues to elevate its college and pro sports content. The figure dramatically reversed a US$1.6Billion loss in 2022. Such a financial milestone in streaming has yet to be reached by major competitors Disney, Comcast, or Paramount. In Football: The reign of the hugely unpopular Glazer family at Manchester United is finally over – but how much will really change at Old Trafford? British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe had finally completed a part-takeover of the iconic club after a 15-month process, buying an initial 27.7 per cent in a deal worth just under US$647Million That’ll rise to 28.9 per cent by the end of the year, with Ratcliffe investing another US$65Million by 31 December. US$300M of the cash has been dedicated to go towards stadium upgrades. Good riddance to the Glazers! 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