Summary
Malo and welcome to Episode 74 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika peoples sports on this sunny Monday morning 12 September 2022 – coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
In rugby – Fiji has won the Melrose Cup title for the Rugby World Cup 7s, beating New Zealand 12-29 in Cape Town, South Africa this morning.
They just got better as the tournament progressed and Coach Ben Gollings utilized the bench brilliantly to pile the pressure on in the second half of the second half of games just as starting players were looking for a break or a miracle.
Imagine being down and out and then seeing Fiji substitutes Mocenacagi and Vakurinabuli – both at nearly 2M tall and over 100Kg running on with a big BULA smile especially for you.
The Kiwis were so battered and bruised by the brutal Fijian defence that Fiji didn’t even bother to take the conversion for their final try to keep it below 30 points.
Australia won the Womens comp 24-22 New Zealand and France 29-7 USA for third. Team Fijiana came 5th beating Canada 53 nil and Ireland 24 nil overnight.
In rugby league – NRL fans were treated to the most enthralling and chaotic clash of finals football in recent memory after seven players were sent to the sin bin in the infamous Sydney derby at Allianz Stadium where tensions are always high between South Sydney 30-14 Sydney Roosters.
Alex Johnston became the first player to chalk up back-to-back 30-try seasons with a double yesterday for the Rabbitohs.
In football – Qatar will host The Fans Cup five-a-side tournament for fans of all 32 competing nations from 29 November to 02 December during this year’s FIFA World Cup. The tournament will be played in the same format as the FIFA World Cup, with group matches and knockout rounds until the
winner is crowned.
In boxing – Nate Diaz has bowed out of the UFC with a win, submitting Tony Ferguson in the fourth round of UFC279. Khamzat Chimaev decimated Kevin Holland in just under two minutes while Li Jingliang could count himself extremely unlucky in his split decision loss to Daniel Rodriguez.
This follows a crazy 48 hours after Khamzat Chimaev weighed in over the Welterweight limit.
For TeivovoSports.com – I’m Culden Kamea, Mahalo, vina’a and thank you!
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