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15 August 2011
All Whites back All Blacks

On behalf of the All Whites and New Zealand Football, chief executive officer Grant McKavanagh stopped in at a training session at North Harbour Stadium and presented All Blacks captain Richie McCaw with a shirt signed by All Whites skipper Ryan Nelsen. Last year, Keven Mealamu and Ryan Nelsen swapped the team’s alternate strips at…

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15 August 2011
Wairarapa to meet Napier in cup final

Rovers qualified for their sixth final – the club has won the 89-year-old trophy four times – with a second-half fightback against Caversham to edge the Dunedin side 2-1 in Napier, while Wairarapa continued their dream run by booking a maiden final appearance with a 1-0 upset win over Bay Olympic in Auckland. Caversham took…

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15 August 2011
Rewa make it five in a row

The match was decided on a penalty shoot-out after normal and extra-time could not produce a goal for either side and it was veteran Lorima Dau who became a hero for Rewa by firing home the winning penalty to make it 4-3.The result means the Delta Tigers have written themselves into the record books with…

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15 August 2011
Fiji name star-studded squad

The talent-packed line-up includes Ba players Alvin Singh, Avinesh Waran Suwamy, Malakai Kanihewe, Jone Vesikula, Malakai Tiwa and Tuimasi Manuca, who all missed the recent two-match series against Vanuatu as they were on tour with Ba in Canada.They will be joined by seven Labasa players – Alvin Avinesh, Maciu Dunadamu, Pita Bolatoga, Taniela Waqa, Samuela…

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15 August 2011
Blatter: Education key to tackling discrimination

A landmark event, it stipulated that “given its global reach, power and influence, [football] has a duty to act in a responsible and progressive manner” in the struggle against discrimination. On the occasion of the quarter-finals of the FIFA U-20 World Cup, FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter has spoken of the advances made in tackling…

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13 August 2011
Fog postpones cup semi-final

The fog disrupted flights in and out of Auckland, including Wairarapa’s scheduled flight from Palmerston North. The match will take place at Olympic Park in New Lynn tomorrow at the earlier kick-off time of 1pm. In the other semi-final Napier City Rovers host Caversham at Park Island, Napier tomorrow at 12.30pm. ASB Chatham Cup 2011…

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12 August 2011
Vahirua joins French giants Monaco

Despite their illustrious past, Monaco currently play in Ligue 2, the second tier of French football, and Vahirua comes to them from Ligue 1 side AS Nancy-Lorraine.He is not worried about stepping down a division as he is joining such a big club and believes his new team will be amongst the league’s front-runners.“I know…

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12 August 2011
Caversham banking on semi-final pressure

Like Wairarapa United, who face Northern League champions-elect Bay Olympic in Auckland on Saturday afternoon, Caversham drew the short straw of an expensive away game and the odds are now against them lining up in their first final on August 28.In the last ten editions of the 89-year-old knockout competition the home side has won…

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12 August 2011
Bonitos take talents to province

The friendly games are against Koloale, the country’s 2011/12 O-League representative, and a selection side from Malaita respectively. They will be the final part of the Bonitos’ preparations for the Pacific Games, which take place in New Caledonia from August 27 to September 9.The first match will be held at Koloale’s AE Oval home in…

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12 August 2011
Barbarouses nets winner on debut

The four-cap All Whites striker struck in the 62nd minute to keep Alania level on points with Nizhny Novgorod, who visit Alania on the season’s final day in what is shaping up to be a crunch game.With four matches left to play and the top two teams earning promotion to Russia’s Premier League, 21-year-old Barbarouses…

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