Australia Open men’s touch rugby coach Tony Trad says even though the Fijian team plays with natural flair, they will need to understand the basics of the game.

Italy midfielder Marco Verratti has left Paris St Germain to join Qatari side Al-Arabi, the Ligue 1 club said.

Tottenham Hotspur’s misfiring forward Richarlison said he will seek psychological help on his return to England after shedding tears when he was substituted during Brazil’s 5-1 thrashing of Bolivia.

Fiji Water Flying Fijians number eight Viliame Mata is one of our players that’s expected to lead the charge once again against Australia on Monday at the Rugby World Cup in France.

The Wallabies front-row stocks to face Fiji have taken a hit with key strike weapon Taniela Tupou under an injury cloud ahead of their crucial Rugby World Cup pool match in Saint-Etienne.

The Fijiana 7s hosted the French team for a scrimmage session at Albert Park in Suva yesterday ahead of a mini 7s tournament next weekend.

Fiji Football Chief Executive Mohammed Yusuf is hopeful everything will go as planned in this weekend’s Rooster Chicken/Scoop Ice Cream Battle of the Giants finals.

South Africa coach Jacques Nienaber has made 14 changes from the side which won their opening Pool B match against Scotland for their next game against Romania in Bordeaux on Sunday.

A week after their 27-13 defeat against France in the tournament opener at Stade de France, the All Blacks will have a point to prove against Namibia in Toulouse on Friday, as the two sides meet for a third time in Rugby World Cups.

Namibia have made four changes to their team to face New Zealand in a daunting Rugby World Cup Pool A clash in Toulouse on Friday, where they come up against an All Blacks side desperate to bounce back from an opening-day defeat to hosts France.

Flyhalf Gareth Anscombe will make a first appearance of the year following injury in a Wales side with 13 changes to take on Pool C minnows Portugal in their Rugby World Cup fixture.

Most people probably knew what he meant when England assistant coach Kevin Sinfield said “everyone wants the best players to go head to head” but it was an unfortunate slip amid his defence of his team’s questionable tackling technique.