Fiji Men’s team makes unbeaten run to semi finals after 5-3 win over PNG in final pool match

Fiji Men’s team makes unbeaten run to semi finals after 5-3 win over PNG in final pool match

By Mosese Raqio
Thursday 30/11/2023
[Image: Team Fiji]

Team Fiji Men’s hockey side is through to the semi finals after beating PNG 5-3 in their final pool match of the 2023 Pacific Games this morning.

It was an intense and fast-paced game but the Fijian side held on to come out victorious.

The win has seen them top their pool with 15 points after securing 5 wins.

They will be featuring in the semi finals at 3.20pm today with their opponent yet to be confirmed.

The Men’s final will be at 2.10pm tomorrow.

The Women’s team is also unbeaten in their pool matches so far with 4 wins and they will play Solomon Islands in their final match this hour.

The Women’s semi final will be at 5pm today and the final will kick off at 1.20pm tomorrow.

Meanwhile in other sports this morning, the Fiji mixed touch rugby team defeated Samoa 9-7 in their first match, Fiji’s Don Younger won the Men’s Triathlon B Final for Oceania ranking while Fiji Women’s triathlon team comprising of Kattie Pattie, Jonalese Vatubua and Charis Kwong finished 5th, 7th and 8th respectively in the final.

The Fiji Men’s volleyball side went down to Australia by 2 sets to nil last night. Fiji is still in 5th place in the overall Pacific Games medal tally with 14 gold, 20 silver and 29 bronze.

New Caledonia is leading with 70 gold, 44 silver and 45 bronze while Australia is in second place with 42 gold, 20 silver and 8 bronze.

Stay with us for updates.


fijivillage Sports sponsored by Kasabias, FNPF and TFL

FEATURE NEWS
HK 7s: Fiji 0 - 14 Argentina
YELLOW CARD to Iowane Teba Argentina running circles around Fiji's defence. ARG 14-0 FIJ 5' Luciano ...
9 minutes ago
LATEST NEWS
HK 7s: Fijiana defeat Great Britain 24-5 to clinch quarter final spot
Match Report Full Time: FIJ 24-5 GBR 13' Adi Mereani Rogosau scores after a brilliant defence from the Fijiana. FIJ 24-5 GBR 12' GBR scrum for a ...
56 minutes ago

Labasa lawyer Ami Kohli appointed as Electoral Commission member
Labasa lawyer, Ami Kohli has been appointed as a member of the Electoral Commission. The Constitutional Offices Commission says this appointment ...
2 hours ago

Corrections Commissioner suspended by COC
The Commissioner of Fiji Corrections Service, Doctor Jalesi Nakarawa has been suspended by the Constitutional Offices Commission following several ...
2 hours ago

Myanmar’s military govt makes rare plea for help after powerful earthquake kills hundreds with toll expected to rise
As 7.7-magnitude earthquake has hit the heart of war-ravaged Myanmar, killing hundreds of people, the country’s military government is making a ...
4 hours ago

COMPOL vows to eradicate marijuana cultivation on Koro Island
Commissioner of Police Rusiate Tudravu has declared that law enforcement will not rest until all marijuana cultivation on Koro Island is ...
4 hours ago



fijivillage Straight Talk with Vijay Narayan
Latest Videos

Stay tuned for the latest news on our radio stations

CFL radio frequencies
IN DEPTH
Reverend Tugi on fijivillage Straight Talk With Vijay Narayan
Watch the General Secretary of Fiji Evangelical Fellowship, Reverend Simione Tugi on fijivillage Straight Talk With Vijay ...
30 days ago

fijivillage Straight Talk with Vijay Narayan and William Parkinson
Chairman of Communications Fiji Limited, parent company of FM96, LegendFM, VitiFM, Navtarang, Radio Sargam, fijivillage and PNGFM, William Parkinson ...
31 days ago

fijivillage Straight Talk with Vijay Narayan and Adi Tulia Nacola
The candid interview focuses on Nacola, coming from a chiefly family and being a daughter of a Minister who was ousted in the 1987 military coup, her ...
31 days ago

TOP