Summary
Malo and welcome to Episode 83 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika peoples sports on this cloudy Wednesday morning 21 September 2022 – coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
In rugby – England Women’s Head Coach, Simon Middleton said “we’ve got to win it” after announcing what he says is the best prepared Rugby World Cup squad in England’s history.
The fulltime professional England Women’s team is coming to the Women’s RWC in NZ in October on a 25-Test winning run that includes the Grand Slam clinched in April, so are strong favourites to thrash every team and claim a third global crown.
This invincible England Women’s team play their opening game against Team Fijiana in Auckland on 08 October 2022.
Go Fijiana Go!
In rugby league – Papua New Guinea has named eight players from the Kumuls team that beat the Fiji Bati in their last Test, for Sunday’s Australian Prime Minister’s XIII clash at Suncorp.
The 20-man squad has players from the Queensland and NSW Cups plus the PNG domestic comp, the Digicel Cup, like the in-form Leon Undupia of Mendi Muruks. Players from the Agmark Gurias and Hela Wigman were unavailable due to them playing in the PNG Digicel Cup final.
The Papua New Guinea Kumuls vs Australian PM’s XIII at Suncorp on Sunday: 1 Edene Gebbie 2 Jimmy Ngutlik 3 Brandon Nima 4 Rodrick Tai 5 Leon Undupia 6 Judah Rimbu 7 Kyle Laybutt 8 McKenzie Yei 9 Wartovo Puara 10 Sylvester Namo, 11 Nixon Putt 12 Dan Russell and 13 Keven Appo.
In boxing – Kiwi-Samoan hit man, Joseph Parker takes on undefeated Londoner, Joe Joyce in Manchester, England this weekend in a WBO world heavyweight title eliminator fight over 12 rounds, with the winner possibly beating Tyson Fury to a crack at Ukrainian World Heavyweight Champion, Oleksandr Usyk early next year.
Go Uso Go.
In chess – after making just one move World No. 1, Magnus Carlsen resigned from an online chess match against brash US Youtube sensation, Hans Niemann on Monday in a deepening of the chess scandal surrounding the two players.
The two were playing an online match in the Julius Baer Generation Cup when the dark and moody Carlsen abruptly resigned and turned off his webcam without saying anything after making just one move.
For TeivovoSports.com – I’m Culden Kamea, Mahalo, vina’a and thank you!
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