Polynesia

9 Sep 2012

As sea levels rise, Tuvalu, one of the world's most isolated nations, is struggling to keep its heads above water, writes Matt Siegel. Pictures by Andrew Quilty.

Samoa deal rare loss to England

25 Mar 2012

If it was really the Pool of Death then England had forgotten to pay the ferryman extra to carry their opponents across the River Styx. They stumbled against Samoa in their final pool game last...

Samoa off to flying start despite Kenyan resistance

24 Mar 2012

Samoan coach Stephen Betham revealed he had had a tough job keeping his players' feet on the ground after their stunning 26-19 victory over New Zealand in February's USA Sevens in Las Vegas, a win...

Talking points

10 Sep 2011

Our editors will be looking ahead today to these developing stories ...

Young Hongkongers take to the rugby pitch

Australia need consistency to end 23-year jinx

27 Mar 2011

Nineteen-eighty-eight: five syllables everybody associated with Australian sevens must be sick of hearing. That, of course, was the year they last won the Cup competition in Hong Kong, but captain...

Opinion

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John Tsang's confused middle-class claim

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An age-old problem and the sums that just don't add up

Reality bites newcomers Mexico

For two minutes and eight seconds, Mexico could dream. The minnows were competing with the best sevens team in the world, and holding their own. One second later came stark reality, Reupena...

NZ lures Chinese buyers

The pulling power of New Zealand's clean, green image is not lost on Chinese investors, who are looking to New Zealand's food bowl with acquisitions in mind.

Mystery island

Easter Island is a tiny, isolated speck of land that sits all by itself in the vast South Pacific Ocean. For such a small place, it has a surprisingly large number of unanswered riddles that...

Vulnerable Kiwis look to return to glory days

Played five, won one, lost four. That is the sorry record New Zealand have against Samoa this season. But Kiwi skipper DJ Forbes laughs aside any suggestions the uncompromising islanders are a...

Your chance to follow in Frodo's footsteps

If you want a chance to visit the land of the long white cloud, read on. Proactive Study Abroad is offering one of our junior reporters a place on the Whitianga English Alive Tour to New Zealand...

Hong Kong celebrate a day to remember

Hong Kong have promised more than they have delivered in recent years. But yesterday everything they had hoped for materialised as they stunned Portugal and Tonga to finish second in their pool...