Breakfast Bites - the FIJI & PACIFIC SPORTS NEWS Podcast - a TEIVOVO Digital Podcast #TeivovoRugby

Malo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 13 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this cloudy  Thursday morning 13 October 2022, coming to you from paradise on the  180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. In rugby – the  Women’s RWC Round 2 continues this weekend with Scotland vs Australia,  USA vs Japan and France vs England on Saturday in Whangarei, and on  Sunday at Waitakere Stadium in Auckland we see Italy vs Canada, Wales vs  New Zealand and the do-or-die test for Fijiana vs South Africa. Go Girls Go. In rugby league – Australian  Head Coach Mal Meninga hopes the upcoming Rugby League World Cup, which  is being widely acknowledged as one of the most competitive ever,  "kick-start" growth of the international game. "For us, I'm happy for  the players who chose us and I'm happy for the ones who are playing for  other nations. I want to see the international game expand," said the  Kangaroos coach. The Rugby League World Cup kicks off on Saturday with England vs Toa Samoa and the Australian Kangaroos vs the Fiji Bati. In  boxing – forget about Anthony Joshua, he’s a loser. The Gypsy King’s  British Promoter, Frank Warren is negotiating what could be the last  three fights for the undefeated WBC World Heavyweight Champion, Tyson  Fury against David Chisora on 03 December 2022 and Oleksandr Usyk and  Joe Joyce in 2023. Long live the Gypsy King. In football – although 1.2 million foreign fans are expected at the FIFA World Cup next month, Qatar only has a total 31,123 hotel rooms and FIFA booked 80% of all available rooms for players, guests and officials for the tournament. Fortunately, Dubai has 115,000 hotel rooms and is only a one hour 10-minute flight away and Qatar Airways and flydubai will operate around 50 flights per day between the Emirate and Dubai for US$250 return. Or you could go by camel. For  TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you –  please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more  Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas  for all your love and support. #BreakfastBites  #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby  #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji

Malo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 12 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this cloudy  Wednesday morning 12 October 2022, coming to you from paradise on the  180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. In rugby – the  Springbok women play their “final” on Sunday against Fijiana, the one  team they have a chance of beating in Pool C of the Women’s Rugby World  Cup in New Zealand. Fijiana is ranked 21st and this is the one game the  Boks can definitely win. Equally so it is a do or die game for Fijiana. In rugby league – The Rugby League World Cup kicks off on Saturday as England take on Toa Samoa at St James’ Park. Straight  after that battle in Newcastle, the Australian Kangaroos take on the  Fiji Bati at Headingley as they begin the defence of their title which  they won in 2013 and 2017. In boxing – Filipino  boxing great, Manny Pacquiao - the only eight-division world champion  in boxing history, will fight an exhibition match against South Korean  Mixed Martial Artist, DK Yoo in South Korea this winter to raise money  for war-torn Ukraine, the organizers announced yesterday. In football – the NHL Vegas Golden Knights owner, Bill Foley has reached an agreement to buy AFC Bournemouth in the English Premier League for US$134Million. Bournemouth is owned by Maxim Demin, who purchased a 50% stake in the Club in 2011 in a deal valued at US$975,000. The agreement puts half of the EPL’s 20 Clubs under US ownership. For  TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you –  please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more  Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas  for all your love and support. #BreakfastBites  #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby  #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji

Malo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 11 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this sunny  Tuesday morning 11 October 2022, coming to you from paradise on the  180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. In rugby – every member of the England team at the Women’s Rugby World Cup is already a fully contracted and paid professional. Furthermore,  they will each receive US$2727 for qualifying out of their Pool,  another US$2727 for making the final and US$10,900 for winning the  tournament. In rugby league – could  Hollywood superstar Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson soon be promoting rugby  league in the US? Multi-millionaire businessman Paul Langi Kinikini, who has Tongan heritage and reportedly pitching for a game to be staged in Salt Lake City, Utah is a huge NRL fan and enjoys a close relationship with Johnson. Just  in case you’ve been living on Mars already, Johnson is one of the most  famous people on the planet, more than 200 million followers on  Instagram and is now one of the highest-paid actors on the planet, with  his films grossing more than US$10Billion worldwide. In boxing – In  the macho world of cage fighting, Jordan Leavitt has built a following  of fans and haters for his dancing and twerking in the cage following  his wins. And it’s generated more than it’s fair share of homophobic feedback. Leavitt – who is married, reveals that some users on social media have sent him not just gay slurs, but dick pics as well. In football – at 23 years old, Kylian Mbappé is now the top earner for the 2022-23 season, expected to earn US$128Million — a record for the Forbes’ annual list, of which US$18M is from endorsements. Lionel Messi is second with expected earnings of US$110M, while Ronaldo dropped to third on US$100M but he still earns more than any other player off the field with US$60M. The top-10 list is rounded out by Neymar on US$87M, Mohamed Salah US$53M, Erling Haaland US$39M, Robert Lewandowski US$35M, Eden Hazard US$31M, Andrés Iniesta US$30M and Kevin De Bruyne on US$29M. For  TeivovoSports.com on ten million coconuts I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo,  vina’a and thank you – please hit the subscribe button below if you  would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast  Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support. #BreakfastBites  #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby  #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji

Malo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 10 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this cloudy  Monday morning 10 October 2022, coming to you from paradise on the 180th  meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. In rugby – in the Women’s Rugby World Cup in Whangārei yesterday, Italy pizzaed USA 10-22, Canada sushied Japan 5-41 and Wales whizzed Scotland 15-18. Too many pies Team USA? The  Top two from each of three Pools, plus the best two after that go  through to the quarters. So Fijiana still has a chance although they are  now -65 points dif. In rugby league – top  Aussie NRL guru, Phil Gould has sparked a backlash in Britain, after  insisting England has no hope of defeating Toa Samoa when they play on  Saturday. Asked for his thoughts on the match, Gould brutally replied:  "England can't beat Samoa." England thrashed Fiji 50 nil last Saturday. In boxing – The  Gyspy King Tyson Fury says 'he will never fight Anthony Joshua ever'  after their failed negotiations. Fury insists it was Joshua's 'ego and  business interests i.e not to lose again, that prevented the fight from  going ahead later this year. In football – the Oxford English Dictionary now defines a famous metaphor - "Squeaky bum time" by Man U coaching icon, Sir Alex Ferguson as "a reference to the sound of someone shifting restlessly on plastic seating during tense closing stages of a contest." "Squeaky bum time" was coined by Sir Alex during a press conference in 2003 to describe the pressures of extreme competition in the league. And  the Gunners beat Liverpool this morning 3-2 so we can say that the Reds  Manager, JKlopp was facing a bit of squeaky bum time? Only in the USA - New York Yankees slugger, Aaron Judge launched into the history books this week when he hit his 62nd home run for the MLB season – a new record. Fans at the game had a one in 38,832 chance of catching the record-breaking baseball, which is expected to sell for up to US$3Million, now that American  sports memorabilia collector, JP Cohen put in a bid of $US2M for the  ball on behalf of a Yankees fan, who wishes to remain anonymous. Meanwhile the man who caught the ball, Corey Youmans, an investment banker and Texas Rangers fan from Dallas, is yet to respond. For  TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you –  please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more  Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas  for all your love and support. #BreakfastBites  #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby  #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji

Malo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 09 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this cloudy  Sunday morning 09 October 2022, coming to you from paradise on the 180th  meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. In rugby - the Women’s Rugby World Cup continues today in Whangārei with the USA vs Italy at 12:45pm followed by Japan vs Canada and Wales vs Scotland. Yesterday at Eden Park, France flipped South Africa 5-40, England flexed in the second half and fandangoed Fiji 19-84 and the Black Ferns frapped Australia 17-41. Did you see the Black Ferns Haka? What a thing of beauty! In football – UEFA estimates the fan base for Women’s soccer will double to 328 million in the next decade, and the commercial value of women’s soccer could increase six-fold in the next 10 years to US$700Million. With sponsorships at US$300M per year, media rights worth US$260M annually and matchday revenue at more than US$137M each year. Follow the money girls. In boxing – on  his fourth attempt at a world title, Dennis Hogan beat Sam Eggington by  majority decision to win the IBO Super Welterweight World title. Roared  on by his passionate Irish fans, Hogan put on the performance of a  lifetime in a fight that went down to the wire. Two judges scored it 116-112 to Hogan and one called it a draw. In rugby league – Payne  Haas has won a historic fourth consecutive Paul Morgan Medal as  Brisbane Broncos’ NRL Player Of The Year — equalling Allan Langer as the  only other Bronco to win the award four times in a row. Jason  Taumalolo claimed a remarkable sixth Paul Bowman Medal for the Cowboys  Player of the Year. The Cowboys co-captain appeared in 23 of a possible  24 games in the regular season and again finished inside the top 10 in  the NRL for Total Metres Ran and also for Post-contact Metres Ran. If  you don’t understand all that Metres Ran stuff don’t worry, it’s a  Island thingy – you know eat plenty pork to build your muscles and run  fast! For  TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you –  please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more  Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas  for all your love and support. #BreakfastBites  #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby  #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji

Malo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 08 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this cloudy  Saturday morning 08 October 2022, coming to you from paradise on the  180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. And the Women’s Rugby World Cup starts today in front of a sold out Eden Park with South Africa vs France at 2:15pm followed by Fiji vs England at 4:45pm and Australia vs New Zealand at 7:15pm. Tomorrow in Whangārei the USA vs Italy at 12:45pm followed by Japan vs Canada and Wales vs Scotland. In rugby league – having  missed out on Cameron Munster, Harry Grant, Jahrome Hughes, Reece Walsh  and Kalyn Ponga among other big names, and still with eight spots left  in their top 30 roster for 2023, Wayne Bennett has conceded the Dolphins  will be without a big-name player for the 2023 season. So  Latrell Mitchell has to be the Dolphin’s top target come 01 November  2023 when the Souths superstar becomes a free agent. Eels star Mitchell  Moses also hits the market in November and he would be another person of  interest for Wayne Bennett. In football – Spain and Portugal are adding Ukraine to their joint bid for the 2030 FIFA World Cup. Ukraine, which was infamously invaded by Russia in February, would likely host one group in the competition, promoting the idea that soccer can “rebuild hope and peace,” according to a report in The Times. In Formular 1 racing – reports have surfaced that Red Bull and Aston Martin, owned by Canadian billionaire Lawrence Stroll, have exceeded the US$145Million F1 car constructers cost cap by as much as US$10M each in 2021, which both teams firmly deny. I have never liked Stroll – liar, liar pants on fire! In boxing – TMZ  has released a video of Draymond Green knocking down teammate Jordan  Poole with one punch during a Warriors practice a couple of days ago.  Quick as a flash, Jake Paul tweeted out  an offer of US$10Million to Green to step in the boxing ring against any  opponent of his choice on Paul’s next pay-per-view. Geez Dray – pick on someone your own size - like Steph. For  TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you –  please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more  Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas  for all your love and support. #BreakfastBites  #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby  #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji

Malo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 07 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this hazy warm  Friday morning 07 October 2022, coming to you from paradise on the 180th  meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. In rugby – the  US Women’s rugby team players and management "hijacked" the Salt Air  Cafe near Whangarei in New Zealand, where they are staying for their  opening game of the Women’s RWC on Sunday, and ended up eating 90 meat  pies, fries and salad in the space of two hours on Wednesday. Man if that was a Pasifika team they would have eaten the pies plus some BUT not all the decoration – the salad. In rugby league – the most in-demand talent on the NRL’s open market, Kangaroos and  Queensland five-eighth Cameron Munster has rejected all offers,  including a four-year A$5.6Million deal from the Dolphins to remain with  the Melbourne Storm until the end of 2027 for A$4M. In boxing – the much hyped fight between Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn is off after  lawyers for Benn and his promoter, Eddie Hearn failed on Thursday to  get a High Court injunction to resurrect the fight after the British  Boxing Board of Control stopped the it from taking place due to Benn testing positive for the banned substance Clomifene. In football – superstar  Erling Haaland scored again, but only two goals this time, for Man  City’s 5-0 beat up of Copenhagen in the UEFA Champions League yesterday.  In other games: defending Champions Real Madrid 2-1 Shakhtar Donetsk,  Chelsea 3-0 Milan, Juventus 3-1 M. Haifa, Leipzig 3-1 Celtic, Dortmund  4-1 Sevilla and PSG 1-1 Benfica. Only in the USA – Tom  Brady and Gisele Bündchen are heading for the end zone, with a posse of  divorce lawyers chasing them, salivating at the juicy prospect of  dividing up their multimillion-dollar empire, the New York Post  is reporting. The  superstar couple has been living separately for the past couple of  months following an epic fight over Tom reneging on his retirement from  the NFL. Poor Gisele broke a fingernail and cried and cried but Tom won’t budge. For  TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you –  please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more  Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas  for all your love and support. #BreakfastBites  #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby  #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji

Malo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 06 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this hazy but  warm Thursday morning 06 October 2022, coming to you from paradise on  the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. In rugby – who  can stop England? That is the question most fans are asking before the  Women’s RWC starts, with the Sarah Hunter-led side seemingly on an  unstoppable winning streak. England is powerful up front and they have  pace out wide. Looks like they will steamroll Fijiana on Saturday. When  World Rugby talks about the growth in women’s rugby, they are talking  about Fiji. The Fijiana Drua were a huge success in the Super W comp in  Australia earlier this year which they won. But patience is required. This is their first Rugby World Cup and the step up to test level is enormous. In rugby league – sorry but the Australian Jillaroos RLWC Squad is a sham with six Broncos and five Roosters - you’d think they made the finals. Incredibly  the Newcastle Knights who won the NRL Women’s grand final and the  losing finalists Parramatta Eels only have two players each in Millie  Boyle, Caitlan Johnston from Newcastle and Kennedy Cherrington and  Simaima Taufa from the Eels. Meanwhile,  Ryan Matterson, who is on a A$2.4Million contract with the Eels, has  opted for a three-game suspension instead of a A$4000 fine for executing  a crusher tackle in Sunday's NRL grand-final. So the Origin star will spend three weeks on the sidelines to start the 2023 season. In boxing – amateur boxing's world governing body, the International Boxing Association has lifted its ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes. Boxers from the two nations were banned from competition in March following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The  International Boxing Association's new President is Russian Umar  Kremlev and it counts Russian state-backed energy giant Gazprom among  its main sponsors. Wait  for it – even worse, on Friday, the IBA suspended the Ukrainian Boxing  Federation after it had written to IBA members calling for Kremlev to  resign or be voted out of office. The International Olympic Committee says it is "extremely concerned". Oh dear! For  TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you –  please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more  Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas  for all your love and support. #BreakfastBites  #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby  #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji

Malo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 05 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this beautiful  bright and sunny Wednesday morning 05 October 2022, coming to you from  paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. In rugby – favourites  to win the Women’s RWC starting in Auckland on Saturday, England  Captain Sarah Hunter says: “It’s incredible the journey we’ve been on  and the games that we’ve won but we take nothing for granted. We’re here  for the RWC and our focus is on our next job, which is Fiji. In rugby league – the  Australian Kangaroos RLWC Squad features only three players all new  caps from the Champions Penrith Nathan Cleary, Liam Martin and Isaah  Yeo. All the other Panthers superstars are playing for PNG, Samoa, Fiji,  Tonga, New Zealand of the Cook Islands er when they stop celebrating  and sober up. In  boxing – Mad Irishman Conor McGregor is in a big cash fight of his life  against a Dutch company who are fighting to block the UFC star from  registering his name as his branded trademark for products for sale in  Europe. Show me the money! In  football – sounds like another English Premier League Club is up for  sale, the Financial Times is reporting that another US investor is in  serious talks to buy Everton, that’s right – the Toffees are a bargain  at less than US$500Million. Well if like Elon, you’ve got that kinda cash lying around. For  TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you –  please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more  Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas  for all your love and support. #BreakfastBites  #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby  #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji

Malo and welcome to Season 3 Episode 04 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this beautiful bright and sunny Tuesday morning 04 October 2022, coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. In rugby – all 26 games of the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2022 takes place in Auckland and Whangārei from 8 October with the final on 12 November at Eden Park. Hosts and five-time winners New Zealand are defending champions, England is on a 25-game winning streak and Fiji make their RWC debut. New Zealand Black Ferns co-captain Ruahei Demant: “You kind of dream of opportunities like this, playing a Rugby World Cup at home but you never think it would happen. To be one of the lucky ones, the right time in our careers, the stars are aligned. I can’t describe it.” Australian Captain, Shannon Perry: “It’s been a long time coming but this is great to have a RWC in the heartland of New Zealand and the opening day at Eden Park is going to be massive, not only for women’s rugby but for rugby around the world. It’s going to be absolutely epic.” In rugby league – is he nuts or what? BIG Mal Meninga has announced the Australian Kangaroos squad for the upcoming Rugby League World Cup, with 13 debutants BUT Dally M medalist Nicho Hynes, Clive Churchill medalist Dylan Edwards and Rabbitohs gun Hooker Damien Cook have missed out. The Australian Kangaroos RLWC Squad: Josh Addo-Carr (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs), Matt Burton* (Bulldogs), Reagan Campbell-Gillard (Parramatta Eels), Patrick Carrigan* (Brisbane Broncos), Daly Cherry-Evans (Manly Warringah Sea Eagles), Nathan Cleary* (Penrith Panthers), Lindsay Collins* (Sydney Roosters), Reuben Cotter* (North Queensland Cowboys), Angus Crichton* (Roosters), Tino Fa’asuamaleaui* (Gold Coast Titans), Campbell Graham* (South Sydney Rabbitohs), Harry Grant* (Melbourne Storm), Valentine Holmes (Cowboys), Ben Hunt (St George Illawarra Dragons), Liam Martin* (Panthers), Latrell Mitchell (Rabbitohs), Cameron Munster (Storm), Cameron Murray (Rabbitohs) – Vice-Captain, Jeremiah Nanai* (Cowboys), Murray Taulagi* (Cowboys), James Tedesco (Roosters) – Captain, Jake Trbojevic (Manly), Jack Wighton (Canberra Raiders) and Isaah Yeo* (Panthers). The three unlucky Standby players - Dylan Edwards, Nicho Hynes and Damien Cook. *Denotes Kangaroos debutant In boxing – It sounds like it’s off. “We're not going to play a game with a bloke that's just coming out yelling AJ it's off, and then he's a dosser, he's got to sign it, etc. Have your fight and we'll do our thing and we'll see what happens," AJ’s Promoter Eddie Hearn. Sounds like kids in a sand pit. In football – an independent investigation into the US National Women’s Soccer League has found emotional abuse and sexual misconduct systemic in the sport, impacting multiple teams, coaches and players, according to a report released on Monday. “Abuse in the US NWSL is rooted in a deeper culture in women’s soccer, beginning in youth leagues, that normalizes verbally abusive coaching and blurs boundaries between coaches and players,” former acting US Attorney General Sally Yates wrote in her report. Sounds like someone just opened a BIG can of worms! For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you – please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas for all your love and support. #BreakfastBites #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FR

Malo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 03 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this beautiful  bright and sunny Monday morning 03 October 2022, coming to you from  paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. In rugby – the  Women’s RWC about to start in Auckland is the ninth edition of the  tournament, and the first to be held in the southern hemisphere. It will  showcase the phenomenal growth of the women’s game, and hopefully  inspire a new generation of Pasifika girls to play and support rugby. Captains  of all 12 nations competing in the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2021  gathered at Eden Park in Auckland yesterday. Fijiana Captain, Sereima  Leweniqila said: “It has been a tremendous journey. We are both grateful  and excited ahead of our first RWC match ever.” In rugby league – the Penrith Panthers were simply too good, winning the NRL Grand Final in front of 82,415 fans at Accor Stadium in Sydney last night, with  Clive Churchill Medalist Dylan Edwards running 281M, Brian To'o 299M  and Nathan Cleary delivering their fourth and first back-to-back NRL  titles. The  question has gotta be asked, “Has Brad Arthur really got what it takes  to coach the Parramatta Eels to an NRL Premiership title?” Some Club  Executives and Board directors think not, so don’t be surprised if he  gets the flick. Timing is critical so they’ll have to wait a bit. Amazing  that 42,000 fans got into Accor Stadium early to watch the NRL Womens  Final battle, won by the Newcastle Knights with a 32-12 win over  Parramatta whose fans suffered a double loss with their men dumped 28-12  by Penrith. In boxing – Bob  Arum, Tyson Fury’s US-based promoter, believes Eddie Hearn is trying to  prevent the Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua fight: “Because Joshua’s lost  three out of his last five fights and he figures to lose again if he  fights Tyson and so Eddie is in effect being an impediment.” In  the NBA - Kiwi NBA star, Steven Adams has agreed to a two-year contract  extension with the Memphis Grizzlies for $45Million – not sure if  that’s US or Kiwi dollars, whatever that’s still a hell of a lot of  dosh! Is he married? What’s its gender? For  TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you –  please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more  Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas  for all your love and support. #BreakfastBites  #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby  #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji

Malo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 02 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this beautiful  bright and sunny Sunday morning 02 October 2022, coming to you from  paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. In rugby – Women’s RWC Rankings – Fijiana 10th are in their first RWC and could be dangerous if they can unlock their talented players who won the Australian Super Rugby title in April. They have lost to Japan 28-14, Australia 36-19 and pushed Canada all the way last week, falling 24-7. In rugby league – AND  THEN THERE WERE TWO: The last amigos standing Maika Sivo, Junior Paulo,  Waqa Blake, Isiah Papali’i and the Parramatta Eels up against Brian  To’o, Viliame Kikau, Jarome Luai, Api Koroisau and the Penrith Panthers  in the shootout in the NRL Grand Final tonight in Sydney. Are you ready  to R U M B L E? In boxing – Japanese  wrestling and MMA legend, Antonio Inoki has passed away at the age of  79 after years of battling serious health problems.  Inoki famously  fought Muhammad Ali in a mixed rules boxing-wrestling match in 1976 in  Tokyo which ended in a draw after 15 rounds. For  TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you –  please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more  Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas  for all your love and support. #BreakfastBites  #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby  #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji

Malo  and welcome to Season 3 Episode 01 of Breakfast Bites, by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika Peoples sports on this beautiful  bright and sunny Saturday morning 01 October 2022, coming to you from  paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. In rugby – Women’s  Rugby World Cup fever is sweeping New Zealand with over 30,000 tickets  sold for the opening day at Eden Park next Saturday 08 October. Rita  Ora will perform live before a triple header featuring the Black Ferns  vs Australia and Fijiana vs England. Tickets for kids NZ$5 and adults  NZ$20. In rugby league – A  key NRL Grand Final battle will be between the Panthers star, Nathan  Cleary and the Parramatta Eels flying Fijian Wing, Waqa Blake. So the big question is - will Cleary target Blake by peppering him with bombs? Blake  dropped three of them the last time they met and had no answer for the  aerial assault. But if Blake starts confidently, he can ruin Penrith’s  kicking plan. Meanwhile, in the NRL Women’s Grand Final – the key battle will be between Tamika Upton versus Gayle Broughton. Alarm  bells start ringing for defences whenever these two pop up with the  ball. Upton can turn half chances into line breaks and tries while  Broughton, the former NZ Black Ferns 7s star is more physical and a  master at breaking the first contact. In football – all  eyes are on the BIG EPL game this weekend – Man City-Man U. While Man U  has made great progress under the Viking Erik10, Man City are the best  team in the EPL. And sure Man U could threaten Man City on the counter, but all the experts are tipping that they will get pumped. In boxing – mystery  surrounds Gennady GGG Golovkin taking a phone call in the ring straight  after his loss to Canelo Alvarez in their recent trilogy fight in Las  Vegas. Fans were shocked to see him smiling on his phone chatting to  someone in the midst of the post-fight chaos. Big bettors who won on his loss? the Russian Mafia? His Mum maybe? At the FIBA World Championships - no  one on the USA Women’s Basketball Team is wearing Britney Greiner’s No.  15 jersey during the tournament, where the US has qualified to play  China in the final. Greiner has now been in prison in Russia for 216 days. Hang in there girl. For  TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you –  please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more  Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas  for all your love and support. #BreakfastBites  #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby  #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji

Malo  and welcome to Season 2 Episode 92 by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of  Pasifika Peoples sports on this bright and sunny Friday morning 30  September 2022, coming to you from paradise on the 180th meridian in the  middle of the Pacific Ocean. In rugby – Bundee  Aki will miss Ireland’s autumn internationals against South Africa and  Fiji as he received an eight-week ban following his red card for  Connacht last weekend. The crack  Centre was given his marching orders  for a dangerous shoulder-to-head clear out on Stormers Wing Seabelo  Senatla in their United Rugby Championship clash on Saturday. In rugby league – he’s  back, and Eels enforcer Nathan Brown says the speculation of a rift  between him and Head Coach Brad Arthur is rubbish. The 29-year-old  hasn’t played since Round 17 but has earned a sensational recall for the  Eels grand final against cross-town rivals — the Panthers. When  the Parramatta Eels take on the Newcastle Knights in the NRL Women’s  Grand-final on Sunday, watch out for 17-year-old halfback Jesse  Southwell to play the house down. Immortal Andrew Johns declare she will  be “the best player in the competition in a couple of years”. In  football – the EPL starts up again tomorrow with Arsenal-Tottenham then  on Sunday Bournemouth-Brentford, Crystal Palace-Chelsea,  Liverpool-Brighton and the big one on Monday Man City-Man U. Wanna bet  Erik10 the Viking will bless the Pope - Pep G? In boxing - you  gotta hand it to Floyd “Money” Mayweather. Based in Las Vegas,  Mayweather hasn’t fought in the US since the McGregor fight in 2017.  Right now Floyd is happy facing social media stars and TikTok  influencers for million-dollar purses, although nobody can say for sure  how much. Finally  for all you Pasifika volleyballers, a new professional US Women’s  Volleyball League has raised US$16.8Million in investor funding from the  likes of Billie Jean King, Kevin Durant and others for a comp kicking  off across the US later this year. For  TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea - Mahalo, vina’a and thank you –  please hit the subscribe button below if you would like to receive more  Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites. And tank you all too mas  for all your love and support. #BreakfastBites  #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby  #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji

Malo  and welcome to Season 2 Episode 91 of Breakfast Bites by  TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika peoples sports on this beautiful  bright and sunny Thursday morning 29 September 2022 - coming to you from  paradise on the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. In  rugby - while Dally M winner, Roger Tuivasa-Sheck’s switch to rugby  union has been largely successful, earning two All Blacks caps off the  bench and helping the Blues reach the Super Rugby Pacific final, RTS has  been linked with a bombshell return to the NRL with the Sydney  Roosters. Staying with rugby league – the biggest winner at the NRL Awards night in Sydney last night, Sharks halfback Nicho Hynes capped a sensational season to snatch the 2022 Dally M Medal for Player of the Year! Hynes  won it by the highest tally in the award’s 43-year history finishing on  38 votes, ahead of Roosters fullback James Tedesco on 33 and Dragons  halfback Ben Hunt at 32. Sheriff Todd Peyton picked up Coach of the Year. In football – Denmark  will wear team jerseys at the FIFA World Cup that protest the human  rights record of host nation Qatar, with a black option - "the colour of  mourning," unveiled yesterday to honour migrant workers who died during  construction work for the tournament. In boxing – Ukrainian  Flyweight fighter, Maryna Moroz with a record of 11 wins and 3 losses  will be the first UFC fighter to feature as a Playboy Centrefold.  “Playboy is super big for me. I can’t wait to partner up with such an  iconic brand with all my exclusive content,” Moroz said. Ummm I wonder how many guys will check out her next fight versus Jennifer Maia on UFC215 19 November in Las Vegas. For TeivovoSports.com – I’m Culden Kamea, Mahalo, vina’a and thank you! Please  hit the “subscribe” button below if you’d like to receive more Pasifika  sports highlights on Breakfast Bites, and tank you too mas for all your  love and support! #BreakfastBites  #TEIVOVOsports #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby  #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji