Bula
Now that wasn’t what many fans expected… but it happened, and the Hurricanes ran in 11 tries to defeat the Fijian Drua 67-5 in their Super Rugby Pacific competition clash earlier this afternoon.
For many fans it was painful watching the Drua succumb to the Hurricanes that way.
But it is back to the drawing board for the Drua as the competition heats up.
Anyway the big one on the front page for Monday, May 9, is an interesting take by a politician.
National Federation Party leader Professor Biman Prasad believes Girmitiyas will be turning in their
graves over how the FijiFirst Government is using the 1987 coup in the girmit celebrations as a “political gimmick”.
Professor Biman Prasad made the statement during a rally at Tadevo in Navua on Saturday night.
He said Government should also apologise to the family of the late Professor Brij Lal — a descendant of girmit for banning him from the country of his birth. The late Prof Lal died at his home in Brisbane, Australia last year.
Read the full report in The Fiji Times.
HEADLINES
Here are some headlines that made The Fiji Times.
Page 4
- FIJI LABOUR Party leader Mahendra Chaudhry says mothers are the epitome of love, care, sacrifice and compassion.
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- YOUNG Fijian men and women eligible to vote must think about their future while voting in this year’s 2022 General Election.
- ATTORNEY-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says there’s a lot of talk going around.
- TEACHERS actually play a very pivotal role in terms of how children are shaped, says the Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum
- A 27-year-old man died in an accident at Waimicia in Rakiraki yesterday morning.
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- UNITY Fiji party has urged people to vote wisely in the upcoming general election.
- FORMER national rugby player Daniel Lobendahn has been appointed as a deputy party leader of The People’s Alliance party.
- THE People’s Alliance party leader Sitiveni Rabuka says they will be contesting the 55 seats available in Parliament, however, they would be announcing 75 provisional names.
SPORTS
Page 30 – THE Swire Shipping Fijian Drua will need to do a lot of soul searching in preparation for their game next weekend. Drua captain Meli Derenalagi was lost for words last night as they went down to the Hurricanes 67 – 5. “We never executed any of our plays well and we really have to work on them to regroup for the matches ahead. I will be hard on the boys tomorrow as we begin our preparations against Moana Pasifika next week and we really need to work hard,” he said.
MORE INSIDE
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