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Rugby: the other football — The sport gains popularity in Seattle thanks to Fijian star

October 13, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly The sport of rugby is gaining local interest in the Seattle area thanks to an international rugby superstar. Waisale Serevi is rugby royalty as he has single-handedly put the tiny nation of Fiji on the map in the sport.

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2011, Alexander Lee, America Samoa, Central Washington, Eric Rasmussen, Europe, Fiji, Island Kings, Iva Sooto, North American, Old Puget Sound Beach Rugby Club, Pacific Islands, Pete Carroll, Seattle Rugby Football Club, Serevi Rugby Nation, Sevens World Cup, Summer Olympics, Tonga, Vol 30 No 42 | October 15 - October 21, Waisale Serevi

Pacific nations realizing their Olympic hopes

April 1, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

HONG KONG (AP) — In the 114-year history of the Olympic movement, Fiji and Samoa have never so much as won a medal. But their prospects changed on Oct. 9, when the International Olympic Committee voted to include rugby sevens in the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro.

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2010, Al Caravelli, Australia, China, Fiji, Hong Kong Sevens, IRB, Iliesa Tanivula, International Olympic Committee, Melrose Cup, Olympic Games, Rio Games, Stephen Betham, United States, Vol 29 No 14 | April 3 - April 9, Waisale Serevi, World Cup-winning, Zach Test

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