Tonga head coach Toutai Kefu has named his match-day 23 to face Ireland at Stade de la Beaujoire in Nantes on Saturday, with captain Ben Tameifuna forming part of a heavyweight front row.

Fiji will be one of the eight Pacific Island countries to benefit from the Climate Finance Experts that will be funded by the Australian government.

The Ministry of Health will be working with other government ministries to address the increasing HIV cases in the country.

Samoa head coach Seilala Mapusua has named his match-day 23 to face Chile in Pool D at Stade de Bordeaux on Saturday, with Australia’s top points scorer at Rugby World Cup 2019, Christian Leali’ifano, starting at fly-half.

South Africa’s World Cup title defence suffered a major blow when hooker Malcolm Marx was ruled out of the remainder of the tournament with a long-term knee injury as coach Jacques Nienaber delayed naming a replacement in the squad.

Fiji no longer has an Anti-Corruption Division High Court and Magistrates Court.

Chile coach Pablo Lemoine resisted the urge to make too many adjustments to the team for their Pool D Rugby World Cup match against Samoa on Saturday with four changes as they bid to bounce back from an opening defeat by Japan.

The Wallabies have confirmed Taniela Tupou has suffered a minor hamstring injury, set to miss the Test against Fiji.

The delay in the construction of Vunisei Kavala road in Kadavu can be attributed to a range of challenges, including adverse weather conditions, the impact of COVID-19, and land-related issues.

Jeronimo Portela will follow in his father’s footsteps and play in the Rugby World Cup after being named at flyhalf by coach Patrice Lagisquet for Portugal’s Pool C fixture against Wales at Stade de Nice on Saturday.

The Ministry of Employment has close to 20,000 applications pending from Fijians who intend to work in overseas countries under the Labour Mobility Schemes.

Fiji has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Forum Fisheries Agency that will bolster the protection, monitoring, and management of fisheries resources in the region.