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06-12-2024 Special Edition - TEIVOVO Rugby - The Fiji Rugby Podcast Cudlen Kamea on ABC's Pacific Beat - Flying Fijians well-placed for second straight tournament crown following change to World Sevens competition format. The Flying Fijians won their first sevens crown in two-and-a-half years at the first round of the HSBC World sevens Series last week. They will enter round two of the series at the top of the ladder when it kicks off in Cape Town. On paper, the squad could be poised for another deep run, having been paired with Great Britain and Uruguay in their respective pool.  Also working in their favour could be a change to the competition format, which will see them advance staright to the semi-final if they finish atop their pool.  Presented by: Kyle Evans FEATURED: Publisher of the online rugby magazine Teivovo, Culden Kamea  #TeivovoSports #TeivovoDigital #TeivovoRugby

06-12-2024 Special Edition - TEIVOVO Rugby - The Fiji Rugby Podcast

Cudlen Kamea on ABC's Pacific Beat - Flying Fijians well-placed for second straight tournament crown following change to World Sevens competition format.

The Flying Fijians won their first sevens crown in two-and-a-half years at the first round of the HSBC World sevens Series last week.

They will enter round two of the series at the top of the ladder when it kicks off in Cape Town.


On paper, the squad could be poised for another deep run, having been paired with Great Britain and Uruguay in their respective pool. 

Also working in their favour could be a change to the competition format, which will see them advance staright to the semi-final if they finish atop their pool. 

Presented by: Kyle Evans

FEATURED: Publisher of the online rugby magazine Teivovo, Culden Kamea 

#TeivovoSports #TeivovoDigital #TeivovoRugby

In this Podcast, Culden Kamea asks why ticket prices to the Super Rugby Pacific game between the Fijian Drua and the Highlanders are so high? I know that I have spoken about this in an earlier podcast, but after flicking TV channels between the HSBC Singapore 7s and another channel featuring the Fijian Drua interim CEO Brian Thorburn last night, I’ve got even more questions to ask about the very high ticket prices. Look don’t get me wrong, I’m a certified rugby nut for sure, and watching live rugby games featuring top Fiji teams in 7s or XVs is my passion and something I have been reporting, commentating on and podcasting now for decades – maybe I’m just another old fart? Anyway, what got up my nose was, how powerful, arrogant or cheeky is this interim CEO that he can repeat his threat reported in the Fiji Sun last week that if we locals don’t start buying tickets to the Fijian Drua versus Highlanders game on 30th April then he will delay the TV broadcasting of the game by two hours – can he really do that? What about the local TV company that holds the free-to-air live broadcast rights – MaiTV? What about the local TV company that holds the live pay-per-view rights – Digicel? What about all us SKY subscribers who have paid to watch this game and others live? What about the rest of our country – will they all suffer a two hour delayed broadcast just because the interim CEO of the Fijian Drua says so? While the interim-CEO was making this threat in a Fiji flag-blue Fijian Drua Bula shirt with a big Bula smile- (like a true blue Aussie tourist I thought), he emphasized that we locals need to change our ways and don’t leave things to the last minute, but buy our tickets to the game early because we cannot have only 5000 or 10,000 people there, we needed to show the world a full house! The interim-Fijian Drua CEO further said that these ticket prices - $30 for Adults on the grass embankment, $75 for the cement embankment and between $150 and $185 for the grandstand were lower than the ticket prices for Super Rugby Pacific games in 2019 and 2020. H E L L O er we have had a minor hiccup with a pandemic sweep through our country since then, killing over a thousand people, causing tens of thousands to lose their jobs and smashing our economy for six! What he is so conveniently goose-stepping better than David Campese is that ticket prices for all the other Super Rugby Pacific games in Australia and New Zealand are no more than $30 for grandstand seats – so why $75 to $185 here in Fiji. Finally, the interim Fijian Drua CEO Brian Thorburn also admitted (what is so clear to see on TV) that in all their “home games” in Australia so far this season, they had only sold 1200 tickets! That’s right, only 1200 tickets sold so far in 3 home games in Australia at F$40 say and he wants us locals here in Fiji, to rush out and buy 10,000 tickets @ F$75 - $185 or he’ll block the TV broadcast? No thanks, as we always do in Suva – check the weather on the day and then maybe if it’s not going to rain, just maybe we’ll buy a ticket to that game last minute- we’re not stupid. Ok so there I am switching back to the HSBC Singapore 7s and you know what the honest to goodness truth really is interim CEO, when you take all the emotions out of us supporting the Fijian Drua with our heart and soul – they really aren’t that good and what’s more they’re not getting any better! Our Fiji 7s team in Singapore – now that’s how you get excited about supporting a team and buying tickets! For the TeivovoRugby.com Podcast – I’m Culden Kamea. Malo, vina’a and thank you! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/teivovo-rugby/message

In this short ROOTS RAKA interview we interview Seremaia Bai (former Flying Fijian) about his Rugby Academy Fiji. Created and headed by Seremaia Bai (former Flying Fijian), Rugby Academy Fiji has seen good growth since it’s inception, but the academy and team aren’t here to create stars, they’re here to build good people! The Rugby Academy Fiji program is from ages five to 13 both for boys and girls. #TEIVOVOFijiRugbyShow #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/teivovo-rugby/message

In this Podcast, Culden Kamea unravels the answer to the question, “Why do Fijians play rugby like no one else in the world?” No other team in the world plays rugby quite like Fijians. Although there is an obvious overlap between how Fijians play rugby 7s and XVs, I am only focusing on the full XVs version of the game here. Take the Fijiana Drua for example, in this their first year of international exposure playing against Australian State teams in the Super W competition they have simply been too hot to handle – too fast, too tough, too fit – too hot alright! Whenever one of their players makes a half break, the swarming support play by up to five runners behind the ball carrier has been unstoppable. The Australian Womens teams simply have no answer. Listen to full episode to hear the fulkl scoop... #TEIVOVOFijiRugbyShow #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji
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This week Culden Kamea talks about the elephant in room, with "Price Gouging" in ticket prices in FIji for the upcioming Super Rugby Pacific Game between the Fijian Drua and the Waikato Cheifs at the ANZ Stadium in Suva, Fiji on 30th April 2022. The Swire Shipping Fijian Drua game against the Highlanders at Suva’s ANZ Stadium is the only Super Rugby Pacific home game for 2022. Tickets for the Saturday, April 30 game are already on sale. Since no one else has said anything, I just have to get this little winch off my chest and address the elephant in the room: GOUGING Why are the ticket prices for the Fijian Drua versus Highlanders Super Rugby Pacific game in SouthA on 30th April so expensive compared to all other Super Rugby Pacific games in Australia and New Zealand?  They are exorbitant, to say the least, and they're being played at way better stadiums, with nearly all having bucket seats and roof cover over there in New Zealand and Australia.  Surely for their first ever home game in Fiji, you would have thought the pricing would have been set to encourage and allow the families and matengali of each Fiji and Drew a player to come along and celebrate. But no, there's not even a special ticket price for families. CULDEN KAMEA ASKS THE HARD QUESTIONS IN RUGBY! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/teivovo-rugby/message

In this podcast, Culden Kamea asks whether New Zealand as a country and the New Zealand Rugby Football Union in particular, cared enough for their recently deceased Pacific Island rugby super heroes - Joeli Vidiri, Inga Tuigamala, Sione Luaki and the greatest All Black ever - Jonah Lomu. CULDEN KAMEA ASKS THE HARD QUESTIONS... #004 "Duty of Care" - Did NZRFU care enough for recently deceased Pacific Island rugby heroes? S01E04 Teivovo Rugby – The Fiji Rugby Podcast : Host Culden Kamea treats you to post-match and tournament reviews and analysis of XVs and 7s rugby games involving Fiji national teams both women and men, interviews and news. TEIVOVOdigital marks the transition of Teivovo from its magazine roots, first published in June 1999 to the modern digital media space in 2022. For most of the past twenty years, Teivovo was Fiji’s highest selling and most widely read magazine, with over 45,000 readers per issue. Sold in over 170 outlets across mainland and rural Fiji, Teivovo was also Fiji’s most widely distributed magazine. Our last issue of Teivovo magazine was published in December 2019. #TEIVOVOFijiRugbyShow #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/teivovo-rugby/message

On Series #01 episode E03 Culden Kamea sits down with Fiji's commentator extraordinaire - Mr. Graham Eden. Graham discusses how he ended up in Fiji, how he became a commentator and they go on to discuss their all time favourite Fijian players from fullback to prop. "Over to you Graham!"

On Series #01 Episode #002, editor in chief Culden Kamea speaks on rugby player Amenoni Nasilasila and the rehabilitation scheme, the Yellow Ribbon Program. Nasilasila grew up in Namatakula, the famous town known for creating rugby union and league stars like Noa Nadruku who is his uncle,[2] Lote Tuqiri who is his cousin[2] and Nemani Nadolo. He played rugby league and was part of the Fiji Residents Rugby league side, a feeder for the Fiji Bati. He wanted a career in rugby league and waited for 3 years for offers but then switched to rugby union joining a top local 7's club, Ratu Filise.[2] He was spotted by then coach Ben Ryan who saw him playing in one of the local tournaments and included him in his extended side for the 2014 Gold Coast Sevens but an injury ruled him out on the eleventh hour.[3] He made his debut at the 2014 Dubai Sevens making his debut against France scoring a try in their 54-7 thrashing.[4] He did not make the Fiji side to the 2016 Olympic Games He also represented his provincial side, Navosa in the Skipper Cup playing at playmaker and halfback.[5] He captained the Fiji Barbarians 7's side top the SUDAmerica 7's in December 2016.[6] He was included by the new Fiji 7's coach, Gareth Baber for the 2016–17 World Rugby Sevens Series.[7] Nasilasila was selected as the 13th man for the first tournament, of the 2017–18 World Rugby Sevens Series, the 2017 Dubai Sevens but an injury to Waisea Nacuqu on Day One saw him getting selected for the main team and played very well and got praises from the coach after helping Fiji beat the Australia in the dying stages of their final pool game[8] and after Naququ failed to recover in time, he made the main team for the 2017 South Africa Sevens. His performance in that tournament saw him make the Dream Team for the first time as well as being named the DHL Impact Player of the Cape Town 7s.[9] ### Host Culden Kamea treats you to post-match and tournament reviews and analysis of XVs and 7s rugby games involving Fiji national teams both women and men, interviews and news.    #TEIVOVOFijiRugbyShow #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/teivovo-rugby/message

On Series #01 Episode #001, editor in chief Culden Kamea has a sit down talanoa with with Rugby Legend - "Emperor" Pio Bosco Tikoisuva. #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/teivovo-rugby/message