Rugby union at the 1979 South Pacific Games was held in Fiji at the newly renovated National Stadium in which southeast coastal city on the island of Viti Levu?
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Rugby union at the 1979 South Pacific Games Rugby union at the 1979 South Pacific Games was held in Fiji at the newly renovated National Stadium in Suva, with eight men's teams competing. Tonga beat the host nation Fiji by 6–3 in the final to win the gold medal and finish the tournament undefeated. New Caledonia defeated Western Samoa by 9–8 in the third place match to win the bronze medal.
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Suva Suva (] ) is the capital, second largest municipality and largest municipality with city status in Fiji. It is located on the southeast coast of the island of Viti Levu, in the Rewa Province, Central Division.
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Viti Levu Group The Viti Levu Group is an archipelago in Fiji consisting Viti Levu island and its outliers.
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Viliame Veikoso Viliame Veikoso (born 4 April 1982 in Suva, Fiji) is a Fijian rugby union footballer. He plays as a hooker. Veikoso hails from Nabua village, tikina Koroalau from Cakaudrove Province. he is also related to Akapusi Qera of Gloucester. Veikoso resides with his parents at Kinoya whose father is also a former school teacher.
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Rugby union at the 1963 South Pacific Games Rugby union at the 1963 South Pacific Games was played as a double round-robin with 3 men's teams competing. No finals were played and a complete set of gold, silver and bronze medals were awarded to the teams as per their finishing positions. Fiji was unbeaten in the tournament and were presented with their gold medals by the Governor of Fiji.
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Sovi Basin The Sovi Basin is located in Naitasiri Province, on the island of Viti Levu, the largest island in Fiji. Covering approximately 19,600 hectares, the basin is blanketed by a well-preserved tropical lowland forest, which is Fiji's largest and most biologically diverse. Sovi basin resides within the Polynesia/Micronesia biodiversity hotspot, one of 34 hot spots throughout the globe. The site is to be protected in a partnership between Fiji Water and Conservation International. The rainforest, wilderness area and high
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Mount Tomanivi Mount Tomanivi, previously named Mount Victoria and also known as Toamiivi, is an extinct volcano located in the northern highlands of Viti Levu. At 1324 m , Mount Tomanivi is the highest mountain in Fiji. A trail leads to the summit of Tomanivi from the village of Navai. The main river systems, the Rewa, Navua, Sigatoka, and Ba, all have their headwaters in the central mountain area.
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1997 Fiji rugby union tour of New Zealand The 1997 Fiji rugby union tour of New Zealand was a series of matches played in May and June1997 in New Zealand by Fiji national rugby union team.
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Tavarua Tavarua is a heart-shaped island resort in Fiji. It has an area of 29 acre . The island is close to the main Fijian island, Viti Levu, and is surrounded by a coral reef.
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Fiji national football team The Fiji national football team is the national team of Fiji and is controlled by the Fiji Football Association. Their best finish in the OFC Nations Cup was third in 1998 and 2008.
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Swimming at the 1969 South Pacific Games Swimming at the 1969 South Pacific Games took place in Port Moresby, the capital of Papua New Guinea on 18–22 August 1969. Fifteen South Pacific Games records were set in the finals, and one in the competition heats. Hosts Papua New Guinea won six of the ten events for men, and New Caledonia swept the pool in the women's competition, winning nine from nine events.
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Girmit Soccer Tournament Girmit Soccer Tournament is a football tournament organised in Fiji by the Fiji Football Association. The tournament was first held in 1979 to commemorate the centenary of the arrival of Indians in Fiji, under the indenture system, known as "girmit" by the Fiji Indians.
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Nananu-i-Cake Nananu-i-Cake ] is an island in Fiji about one kilometer off the coast of the main island of Viti Levu, near the town of Rakiraki in Ra Province.
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Sovi River Sovi River is a river of Viti Levu, Fiji.
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Tasman Rugby Union The Tasman Rugby Union is the governing body for rugby union at the top of the South Island in New Zealand. It is New Zealand's newest provincial union, founded in 2006 with the amalgamation of the existing Marlborough and Nelson Bays sub unions. The union's premier team is the Tasman Makos, who compete in New Zealand's provincial rugby competition, the ITM cup.
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Tuvalu at the Pacific Games Tuvalu participates in the Pacific Games (formerly known as the South Pacific Games), which is a multi-sport event, with participation exclusively from countries around the South Pacific. It is held every four years. Telupe Iosefa received the first ever gold medal won by Tuvalu at the 2015 Pacific Games in the powerlifting 120 kg male division.
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Namosi Province Namosi is one of Fiji's fourteen provinces and one of eight based in Viti Levu, the largest island. Located to the west of Suva, the province covers 570 square kilometers. Its population of 6,898 at the 2007 census was the smallest of any Fijian province.
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Albert Park (Suva) Albert Park is located in Suva, the capital of Fiji and is named after the Consort of Queen Victoria of Great Britain, to whom the country was ceded to in 1874.
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Whitiora Whitiora is a suburb in central Hamilton in New Zealand. The suburb is home to Waikato Stadium, formerly "Rugby Park". It is a major sporting and cultural events venue in Hamilton with a total capacity of 25,800. The stadium is a multi-purpose facility, though used mainly for rugby union.
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Fiji national rugby league team The Fiji national rugby league team, nicknamed the Bati (pronounced ] ), has been participating in international rugby league football since 1992. The team is controlled by the governing body for rugby league in Fiji, Fiji National Rugby League (FNRL), which is currently a member of the Asia-Pacific Rugby League Confederation (APRLC). Fiji have come within one victory of the Rugby League World Cup Final twice (in 2008 and 2013) and are currently ranked 8th in the Rugby League International Federation's World Rankings.
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History of rugby union matches between Fiji and Samoa History of rugby union matches between Fiji and Samoa
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Timaru Timaru ( ; Māori: "Te Tihi-o-Maru" ) is a port city in the southern Canterbury region of New Zealand, located 157 kilometres southwest of Christchurch and about 196 kilometres northeast of Dunedin on the eastern Pacific coast of the South Island. The Timaru urban area is home to 28,800 people, and is the largest urban area in South Canterbury, and the second largest in the Canterbury Region overall, after Christchurch. The city is the seat of the Timaru District, which includes the surrounding rural area and the towns of Geraldine, Pleasant Point and Temuka, which combined has a total population of 46,700 .