Tavua zone aims high
Touch rugby reaches out
THE Coca Cola Ra/Tavua/Vatukoula/Nadarivatu zone expect to produce more champion athletes such as Yeshnil Karan, Waisale Mateo Dausoko and George Vokiti in the future. Karan, a
IN bid to spread its reach, the Touch Fiji Federation is taking the sport to the far ends of the country to unearth hidden talents.
Simione Balenivalu, a Vanua Levu native who captained Fiji touch rugby to its first and only gold medal win at a Pacific Games, headed off to the Lau Group on Thursday with one mission — to
GOLF
Lautoka
THE Lautoka Golf Club will host the Austech-ICS Diamond Tools & Equipment-sponsored 2 Men 18 holes stroke Ambrose event tomorrow.
Tee off: 11.30am- 12.30pm. Starters: Suren Pillay/ Raymond Singh. Cards: Asish Kumar/ Vikash Chand. Match: Manwal Ajay/ Abdul Jalal. Prize presentation: Sunil Lal- Sydney. Lucky draws: Chong Lee president. Strictly No late entries accepted.
Ba
THE Rainbow Cool Tech Fiji sponsored four person ambrose event will be played at the Fiji Sugar Corporation Rarawai Course in Ba on Sunday. Registration: 12pm. Tee off: 12.30pm (Strictly no late entries). Entry fee: $10 per player spread the gospel of the sport.
He is one of many former players who are returning to the scene in a somewhat revival crusade for touch rugby at the grassroots level.
Balenivalu is travelling with the Fiji National Sports Commission (FNSC) officials from other sporting federations to Totoya in Lau where they will spend 20 days raising awareness on sporting codes.
Balenivalu said he hoped to find new talents which he hoped or $40 per team. Event format: A team of four players (Maximum of one golfer per team only and three newcomers). Starters: Rahul Kumar, Ravinesh Chaudhary. Cards: Brendan Daniel, Ravinesh Chand. Match committee: Rajen Singh, Rohit Chandra, Asish Chand. Contact: Rahul Kumar 8379281. The Ba Golf Club will run the junior clinic every Thursday. Contact: Asish Chand 9724997. Denarau
THE Easypar Golf sponsored monthly medal will be played at the Denarau Golf and Racquet Club Course in Nadi tomorrow. Make your own group and pay at the proshop. Tee to bring across to Suva for more exposure.
Touch Fiji president Peni Mau said they were thankful to Saula Koroi and the FNSC for making the trip possible.
“They (FNSC) have been very, very helpful in allowing us to piggyback on a platform that has allowed us to create the awareness within communities. And as of late, we have one of our development officers who will be heading off to Totoya to take the game off: 7am-1.30pm. Entry fee: $10 per player. Minimum of two players required to join the competition. Contact: 9904250 or the proshop 675 0000 (ext 8292).
THE LongRun Fiji sponsored Club Championship will be held at the Denarau Golf and Racquet Club Course in Nadi from July 9-10. Format will be 36 holes stroke event. Handicap: Men A Grade (10/below), Men B Grade (1121), Men C Grade (22-36); Women A Grade (0-8), Women B Grade (19-30), Women C Grade (31-54). Shotgun start at 10am on opening day. Seeded draw on second day with shotgun start at 10am.
across to the island and see the potential to bring them across for exposure wise,” Mau said.
“And in that regard, we are very thankful to Simi Balenivalu for availing himself and being the designated development officer for Fiji Touch.
“People of his calibre that have represented Fiji and now come back to ply the trade in unearthing the next talents.”
Balenivalu returns to Suva on July 7.
RUGBY
Duavata 7s
THE Duavata 7s will be held at the Ra Sports Ground from August 5-6. Entry fees: Men’s ($300), women’s ($100), Fellow Fijians ($250), under-21 (250). Prize money: Men’s (winner $3000, runner-up $1200); women’s (winner $500, runner-up $250); Fellow Fijians (winner $1000, runner-up $500), under-21 (winner $150, runner-up $750). Payment details: Bank: Westpac. Account number: 980566391. Account name: Vetai Koro No 3. Narration: (write team name, sport and contact). Teams to pay in full by July 25 will be entertained or first come first service. Contact: Vetai Koro 9454573. Email: korovetaia@gmail.com.