26-08-2023 Breakfast Bites - the FIJI & PACIFIC SPORTS NEWS Podcast S06E54 #TeivovoSports #TeivovoDigital #TeivovoRugby

Bula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 06 Episode 54 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a bright and sunny Saturday morning 26 August 2023.Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. In Rugby: World Rugby has launched rugby’s first-ever global streaming platform, RugbyPass TV to bring fans closer to the action on and off the field via unrivalled access and exclusive content starting with the Rugby World Cup 2023 with a blend of live coverage, archive content and exclusive original programming from documentaries to lifestyle content, including for major competitions WXV and the HSBC SVNS and all for free!Simon Raiwalui has rotated his forwards again and named a strong backline for Fiji’s big clash with England at Twickenham this weekend, featuring the key pairings of Frank Lomani and Caleb Muntz in the halves, Semi Radradra and Waisea Nayacalevu in the Centres plus Selestino Ravutaumada, Vinaya Habosi and Ilaisa Droasese at the back.Other big games this weekend sees Manu Samoa against Ireland in Dublin, and this morning the All Blacks were whacked 35-7 by South Africa at Twickenham, and the Wallabies play France tonight as well.As for Tonga – no one knows where they are – er someone check Macdonald’s Paris???In rugby league: The Cowboys kept their season alive with a dominant 34-10 win over the Dolphins in front of a crowd of 33,000 fans at Suncorp Stadium.The NZ Warriors secured a hard fought win over the Saint George Dragons 6-18 in Auckland. It was the New Zealand Warriors seventh win in a row, securing their Top 4 position in the NRL finals.On Thursday night Bombastic Flying Fijian, Maika Sivo scored a first half hat-trick in 24 minutes, and four for the game, to end the season with 20 tries, sparking the upset of the year for the Eels 32-18 win over the Panthers. Parramatta improved their Top 8 hopes from near impossible to very slim.And a subplot to the Raiders hosting the Broncos later today is Ricky Stuart’s interest in Ezra Mam, as they look for a replacement for outgoing star Jack Wighton.After re-signing Payne Haas to a monster A$3.5Million deal, the Broncos will struggle to upgrade or extend contracts for Reece Walsh, Kurt Capewell and Mam.Our world famous tips for NRL Round 26 games today: the Storm to GGG the Gold Coast Titans at AAMI Park, the Sydney Roosters to wallyroo Wests Tigers at Allianz Stadium, and the Canberra Raiders to bimbo the Broncos at GIO StadiumIn SportsBiz: Aussie football superstar, Sam Kerr raked in A$3.3Million last year, thanks to her A$600,000 per season contract with Chelsea, alongside endorsement deals with Nike worth a reported A$1M annually, plus more megabucks from MasterCard and EA Sports where Kerr is the first female footballer to appear on the cover of their FIFA video game.In combat Sports: Top boxing promoter, Frank Warren insists that WBC World Heavyweight Champion Tyson Fury will get the chance to win all four heavyweight belts in 2024.So one can only assume that the Gypsy King will fight the winner of Oleksandr Usyk versus WBA mandatory challenger, Daniel Dubois for the Ukranian Warrior’s WBA, IBF and WBO belts when they square off tomorrow.Meanwhile, at their weigh in yesterday, Usyk came in at 100.2Kg while Dubois weighed in the lightest that he has been in years at 105.8Kg, so he means business.In Chess: The dream run of 18 year old Indian Grand Master, R Praggnanandhaa came to an end in the final of the Chess World Cup tournament after the defending Champion and five-times title winner, Magnus Carlsen of Norway, beat him in a tie-break, after the classical games ended in a stalemate.And finally in Football: Remember the song? “It started with a kiss . . .” Under siege Spanish Football El Presidento, Luis Rubiales refused to resign yesterday after a week of heavy criticism for his unsolicited kiss on the lips of Jenni Hermoso following Spain’s Women’s FIFA World Cup triumph.“I will not resign, I will not resign, I will not resign,” shouted Rubiales at an emergency meeting of the Spanish Football Federation yesterday.“A consensual ‘peck’ is enough to get me out of here? I will fight until the end,” he screamed.But wait there’s more . . . El Presidento did apologise for . . . grabbing his crotch during the celebrations while standing next to the Queen of Spain, Letizia.“I want to say sorry, that happened in a moment of euphoria, I grabbed that part of my body and did so, looking at Jorge Vilda the Coach,” Rubiales said.“I was so emotional, I lost control and I took my hands there.”So it gets worse – the Coach? So he grabbed his nuts while looking at the male Coach and then gave the female player a big fat sloppy smacker on her lips – yuck, this guy is creepy!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