Pacific Islanders Rugby
The Pacific Islanders Rugby (the PIs) team embarked on it’s second tour of the Northern hemisphere in November 2008, with the Sports Hydrant as their naming rights sponsor. They played three Tests, against England, France and Italy, and in the final match of the tour vs Italy the PIs claimed their first ever Test victory. The PIs play entertaining, spontaneous rugby and they're the best possible advert for the Pacific Islands, but, does anybody care?
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Expert Opinions
- Podcast: Listen to Total Rugby - interview with Epi Taione Epi Taione spoke to Total Rugby ahead of the combined Islanders’ tour kick-off against England.
- Rugby Times One of the best sites to keep up with all the action in Fijian Rugby
- Article: A proven breeding ground for talent The IRB Pacific Nations Cup is a valuable breeding ground for some of the Pacific region's best and brightest
- IRB Pacific Nations Cup The official website of the Pacific Nations Cup, one of the main Pacific Islands rugby tournaments
- Article: Pacific Leaders back rugby dream The Pacific Islands Rugby Alliance (PIRA) continue to lobby to raise the profile of Pacific Island players
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- Discussion - What challenges do we face when promoting Pacific Islanders Rugby? Having toured with the Pacific Islanders in Europe towards the end of 2008, we became aware of some of the
- Discussion - Should the Super 14 be expanded to accommodate the PIs, and if so, then how? If the team plays in the Southern Hemisphere then the players will probably have to do so as well. As
- Discussion - If the Pacific Islanders play in an expanded Tri Nations, where should the team be based? The PIs are used to logistical problems getting their whole team together, but where should they be based if they