Portugal coach Patrice Lagisquet has stacked his bench with six forwards to counteract Georgia’s power up front late in the game when the familiar foes meet at the World Cup in Toulouse.

England’s Owen Farrell will make his first appearance at the Rugby World Cup when he starts at flyhalf against Chile in Lille with Marcus Smith at fullback and Henry Arundell on the wing as coach Steve Borthwick shuffles his resources.

Argentina assistant coach Felipe Contepomi said the Pumas do not need a new mentality for Friday’s Pool D clash against Samoa, they just needed to avoid the mistakes they made against England in their World Cup opener.

Scrumhalf Benjamin Videla will make a first start for Chile as one of nine changes to their side for the Rugby World Cup Pool D clash against England in Lille on Saturday.

Ireland named scrumhalf Jamison Gibson-Park in their only change for the crunch Rugby World Cup Pool B clash with South Africa in Paris on Saturday as coach Andy Farrell selected an unchanged pack with a 5-3 split between forwards and backs on the bench.

Georgia coach Levan Maisashvili said the Lelos still have World Cup ambitions beyond beating Portugal in Toulouse on Saturday in a clash between the strongest European teams from outside the Six Nations.

The Digicel Young Kulas will face Tahiti in the first semi-final of the OFC Women’s Under-16 Championship.

Former national rugby captain Greg Smith believes there are numerous factors that have helped shape the Fiji Water Flying Fijians.

Fans will be treated to some top-class sevens action when the Fiji Airways International Mini tournament kicks off tomorrow at Albert Park in Suva.

The Fiji Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee has officially announced the names of athletes who will be representing Fiji in the upcoming Pacific Games scheduled for November.

The Courts Inter-District Championship will take place at the HFC Bank Stadium in Suva from the 10th to the 15th of October.

Tavua football has been relegated to the senior division and will be replaced by Nasinu in the premier level next season.