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New Zealand's Under 20 rugby team will take the Oceania Championship Trophy home for a third consecutive year after beating Australia 43-6 on the Gold Coast.

New Zealand Under 20 captain Luke Jacobson. Photo: PHOTOSPORT

In the opening stages of the match, Australia dominated possession and territory as they starved New Zealand of the ball in the opening exchanges.

Harry Nucifora scored the first points of the match for the men in gold as he gave the home side a 3-0 lead.

New Zealand were able to earn possession and score their first points of the match off the back of a dominant scrum within the Australian red zone with Captain Luke Jacobson diving over for the try.

They continued to test the Australian defence taking their lead to 3-10 through a penalty kick through flyhalf Tiaan Falcon.

Isaia Walker-Leawere then crossed the line after several phases of attack taking the score to 3-17 despite an aggressive defense effort by the Australians.

New Zealand complied Australia's issues with another try through the backs as centre Tamati Ruka Tua scored in the corner to take a 6-29 lead.

In the second half Tom Christie and Luke Jacobson extended New Zealand's lead to 43-6.

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BEACH HANDBALL: The Australian boys have claimed the Oceania title and gold medal and our girls are runners up, taking a silver medal at the event in Raratoga in the Cook Islands between May 3-5.

Theboys have taken the title of Oceania Championships in their final against New Zealand. They won both periods (halves) of the match 2:0, with the first half 16:2 and the second 24:4. They were undefeated across the three days.

The final this afternoon was their second match of the day, having played American Samoa earlier in the semi-final.

Our U17 girls also made their way to the final undefeated, with two of the wins via penalty shoot outs. They played American Samoa. Rain and wind interrupted play with American Samoa ahead and this was the theme for the rest of the match when play resumed. This time American Samoa won both periods - 11:4 and 7:0.

In the Girls event, four teams were contesting the title American Samoa, Australia, the Cook Islands and Kiribati. The guys event had five teams with the addition of New Zealand.

Australian player Liam McCourt was awarded MVP for the boys and Stephanie Floor from American Samoa for the girls.

Both Australian teams making the finals, with the top two teams in each boys and girls qualifying for the U17 World Beach Handball Championships to be held in Mauritius in July. The event is also part of the qualification pathway for the 2018 Youth Olympic Games.

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One of Prime Minister Narendra Modis most insightful, if low key, foreign policy initiatives was to work to deepen relations with more than a dozen island nations of Oceania. He met with regional leaders in Fiji soon after he was elected, and invited regional leaders to India the following year.

There are many reasons for the engagement. Oceania has age-old ties to India, covers about 1/6th of the planets surface, is increasingly strategic, has a lot of votes in international platform, substantial resources, a largely educated population, and is culturally and economically compatible with India. However, ever since the colonial period, Australia and New Zealand have considered much of the region to be theirs. Even India has bowed to their lead. During the most recent coup in Fiji, they told India to stay out of it, and India did. It was like India taking Spains advice on how to deal with South America.

China, of course, followed its own path. As a result, it has become highly influential in the region, including in Australia and New Zealand themselves. As others, including India, started to realise that perhaps Australia and New Zealand were advancing their own agenda, they started to try to develop direct relations with the region. Modi was a leader in this area.

In turn, as Australia and New Zealand saw their primary position threatened, they began to tighten their grip. The most prominent form that has emerged is the Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations Plus (PACER Plus) trade agreement. Australia and New Zealand have been pushing for PACER Plus for over a decade. There was little appetite for it in the Pacific Island Countries (PICs). Most already have duty free and quota free access to Australia and New Zealand for their goods, and the only labour mobility they are likely to get (and have already anyway) is to work seasonally for low wages, in difficult conditions, on Australian and New Zealand farms.

The PICs on the other hand will have to open up their fragile economies to Australia and New Zealand, dropping tariffs, rewriting their regulations, getting rid of policies that protect domestic innovation, and potentially undermining their possibilities of creating new bilateral relationships with, for example, India. PACER Plus, for example, might make it very difficult for the PICs to buy much needed, low cost Indian pharmaceuticals. What the PICs get in exchange for opening themselves up to what amounts to economic regime change is very unclear.

So why did the Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, Kiribati, Niue, Palau, Republic of Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu, agree to sign PACER Plus in June? One reason is that, while Australia and New Zealand have large dedicated teams (including from their own business sectors) to negotiate PACER Plus, most PICs have very few trade negotiators. To resolve that problem, Australia, New Zealand, and a few others funded an organisation to negotiate on behalf of Pacific Island Countries. The organisations Chief Trade Advisor, the man supposed to be advising Pacific Island countries, is not from the Pacific. He is from Ghana. Pacific Island Countries are socially and economically complex. It is difficult to know how someone who hasnt lived the intricate social capital constructs of the region can, even with the best of intension, design a trade system that will protect food security, social stability and healthy family life in Oceania. The Australians were clear about their goals from the start. In 2002 an Australian official said: A practical or economic interest of ours was to ensure that, whatever trade liberalisation occurred between the island countries, if it were extended to other states such as the United States, Japan or the EU, it did not disadvantage our trading position.

Since then, Australia and New Zealand have used what Pacific Network on Globalisation has called bullying and cheque-book diplomacy to push through what is essentially an old style neo-liberal agreement they probably think will enhance their own position in the region, but is more likely to open the door to Chinese companies registered in Australia and New Zealand. The process of the negotiations has been problematic. Qualified, honest senior civil servants in at least one PIC were moved out of their jobs at the insistence of the larger countries due to their objections to the deal. While Australia and New Zealand regularly extol the virtues of accountability and transparency in the region, they have negotiated the agreement in secret and even now, a month before the signing, are not releasing the official text.

The two countries in the region self-confident enough to stand up to Canberra and Wellington are not signing. Papua New Guinea pulled out early on, saying the deal was completely in Australia and New Zealands favour. And Fiji claims it was excluded from the final meeting in part because of its objections over the very restrictive third party most favoured nation clause (MFN), a clause that seriously risks affecting Indian engagement in the region.

New Zealand Member of Parliament Barry Coates says of PACER Plus: Typically trade rules have been preferential for developing countries but in this case Australia and New Zealand, as developed countries are requiring treatment at least as favourable. The MFN clause also sits uncomfortably with the look North approach adopted by PNG and Fiji. This will restrict the scope for future trade agreements with India and others.

Now is the time for Indian trade negotiators to take a close look at PACER Plus not only to see what it might mean for India but also, in conjunction with their colleagues in the PICs, to help make sure this agreement will actually help the region to become stronger, not weaker, in the difficult times ahead.

Cleo Paskal is The Sunday Guardians Special Correspondent.

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BMW Australia U20s Head Coach Simon Cron has named eleven Queensland U20s in his side ahead of their final clash of the Oceania Rugby U20s Championship against New Zealand, to be played on Saturday night at Bond University on the Gold Coast.

St.George Queensland Reds backrower Reece Hewat will again captain the side, and will be joined in the starting XV by Harrry Hockings, Angus Scott-Young (VC), Liam Wright, Harry Nucifora, Tony Hunt, Dylan Riley and Jayden Ngamanu.

Efi Maafu and Angus Blyth have been named in the reserves, as well as Isaac Lucas who is in line for his debut.

BMW Australia U20s Head Coach, Simon Cron said: New Zealand have been in good form throughout the competition with a very cohesive attack which was on display against Samoa and Fiji.

We need to focus on our processes and execution of roles.

The boys are starting to come together as a group and develop combinations within the squad so I am looking forward to those boys getting on again tomorrow.

It doesnt come any better than a Trans-Tasman match at any level of Rugby and this group will wear that gold jersey with pride when they represent Australia.

The match kicks off at Bond University at 7:00pm on Saturday 6 May with the match to be streamed LIVE through http://www.rugby.com.au.

BMW Australia U20s team to play New Zealand U20s at Bond University, Gold Coast, on Saturday 6 May, 7pm local time 1.Harry Johnson-Holmes, NSW Gen Blue U20s, Sydney University 2.Jordan Uelese Melbourne Rebels U20s 3.Harry Chapman, NSW Gen Blue U20s, Randwick 4.Ryan McCauley, NSW Gen Blue U20s, Easts 5.Harry Hockings, Queensland U20s, University of Queensland, Bowen 6.Angus Scott-Young (VC), Queensland U20s, University of Queensland 7.Liam Wright, Queensland U20s, Easts 8.Reece Hewat (C) Queensland U20s, Norths 9.Harry Nucifora, Queensland U20s, Bond University, Gold Coast 10.Nick Jooste (VC), Brumbies U20s, Wests 11.James Ramm, NSW Gen Blue U20s, Randwick 12.Tony Hunt, Queensland U20s, University of Queensland 13.Dylan Riley, Queensland U20s, Bond University, Gold Coast 14.Jayden Ngamanu, Queensland U20s, Souths 15.Semisi Tupou, Melbourne Rebels U20s, Box Hill Reserves 16.Efi Maafu, Queensland U20s, Wests 17.Sama Malolo, Western Force U20s, Wests Scarborough 18.Vaauli Faamausili, Melbourne Rebels U20s, Moorabbin 19.Angus Blyth, Queensland U20s, Bond University, Gold Coast 20.Lachlan Swinton, NSW Gen Blue U20s, Sydney University 21.Theo Strang, NSW Gen Blue U20s, Sydney University 22.Isaac Lucas, Queensland U20s, Sunnybank 23.Clay Uyen, Western Force U20s, University of WA

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Ryan de Vries and Auckland City have one hand on the OFC Champions League title heading into the second leg of the final.

Though their coach won't let them believe it for one second, Auckland City have a hand on the OFC Champions League trophy.

That was obvious to everyone after the first of the final's two legs at Kiwitea St lastSunday, where they beat Team Wellington 3-0, in a game where they could have scored plenty more, but for the heroics of goalkeeper Scott Basalaj, who made six world-class saves to keep the tie alive - but only just.

At Dave Farrington Park on Sunday, the men from the capital will need to win by four, or 3-0 then on penalties,to claim the continental prize, which has belonged to City for the past six years, and also qualifies the winner for the Club World Cup.

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Joao Moreira celebrates his second goal in the first leg.

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Team Wellington goalie Scott Basalaj gave up a penalty here, but was otherwise brilliant in the first leg.

You bet, andRamonTribulietx, City's coach, knows it.

He saw Barcelona, his hometown club, come back from 4-0down after the first legto beat Paris Saint-Germain in theUEFAChampions League last month, so he knows it'spossible. And in New Zealand, he saw three of his men earn red cards and hit the showers in a 4-1 loss to Waitakere United in February, and he also saw Team Wellington come from behind four times to beat Waitakere in their national league semifinal.

They arethreerecent examples of howfootball can turn ridiculous at a moment's notice,and that's why no one was celebrating too hard in Sandringham lastweekend - you just never know what might happen.

All the same, it's hard to see City letting it slip from here, especially not when it would be their seventh straight title, and when it would mean another ticket to the Club World Cup, which is this year being played in the United Arab Emirates, a new location with a new local side for the Oceania champions - whoever they may be - to get past in the first instance.

City gained the upper hand in this tie inside 30 minutes last Sunday, taking a more direct approach than usual, and putting Team Wellington's three central defenders under pressure right from the start. They could have been up 2-0 inside five minutes, but for Basalaj's brilliant keeping and the post, and when they did notch up that scoreline on the half-hour mark, it was well deserved.

In the second half, the two sides assumed roles that were reversals of how they usually like to play, and of how they played in the national league final, with Team Wellington having possession, and City trying to press andpounce on the counter-attack. It was a shift that stymied Team Wellington at times - they were oftencontent to float balls in from deep that were dealt with easily by defenders Angel Berlanga and Daewook Kim - and they will need to rediscover some variety in attack if they are to have any chance of a comeback in the second leg.

They will also need to put in their best defensive showing of the season, because as soon as City score, the score-three-and-penalties option will be off the table, courtesy of the away goals rule, which means City would then win any aggregate draw come the end of 90 minutes.

It is easy to applaudTeam Wellington's ridiculous goalscoring record - they have scored 83 in 26 matches this season, and only been kept scoreless three times, including in the first leg of this final- but the more telling statistic might be the down the other end of the pitch, where they have only kept threeclean sheets.

AT A GLANCE

OFC Champions League final - second leg

Team Wellington v Auckland City Dave Farrington Park, Wellington Sunday, May 7;1pm

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05 May 2017

IAAF World Championships and Oceania veteran Beouch Ngirchongor is helping his fellow NMI athletes train hard for the 2017 Oceania Athletics Association Area Championships that will be held in Suva, Fiji from June 29 to July 1.

Ngirchongor who set a previous best time of 23.92 in the 200-meter dash of the 15th IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China two years ago expressed confident about his team mates.

He and eighth other local athletesZarinae Jones Sapong, Riella Ann Billy Ichiuo, Traven Quitugua, Annalei Santos, Jamie Pangelinan, Jerald Castillo, Daniel Calvo III and Chloe Salvosa are gearing up this years Oceania event.

Ngirchongor is not new to Oceania championships. He, Jerald Castillo and Zarinae Sapong competed in 2015 Oceania championships in Cairns, Australia.

In our group, I am the veteran so I kind of motivate them every time we see each other in practice, Ngirchongor said adding that with the help of Preston Basa and coach, Elias Rangamar they work like a family during practice.

Ngirchongor who finished fourth 200-meter sprint in Australia two years ago with 24.5 is also confident he can beat his PBT in Fiji. He figured it out, he said over the last several weeks of training at the Oleai Sports Center, Airport field and Hopwood Junior High football field.

We come every 5:30 in the morning. It is hard to explain. But Im making myself better than before. We all are pretty working hard, he said.

I wish to beat my PBT and the win gold this time, he added.

He said he also feels good about his team mates specially Traven Quitugua and Zarinae Sapong.

For his new team mates, he said he helps his coaches bring them up, as well.

Every time we practice I tell them to be always confident about themselves, dont let themselves down. I always tell them they should learn confidence and feel like a champion, he said.

In Fiji, Ngirongchor, Sapong and Ichiuo will prove themselves in the open division of 100-meter and 200-meter dash.

Quitugua, Santos and Pangelinan will compete in the 18-and-under sprints while Castillo, Calvo III and Salvosa will compete in the 20-and-under events.

Salvosa will do long jump and sprints; Santos, shot put and discus throw and Castillo in 100-meter sprint.

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At the Oceania under 20 Rugby Championship on the Gold Coast, the young Fijian team have given the host nation Australia a fright, pushing them all the way before eventually losing their match by just eight points, 32-24.

Fiji scored three tries to Australia's four and showed plenty of fighting spirit after losing their opening encounter against New Zealand by 60 points to 3.

In the earlier game on Match Day 2, Samoa again managed to get past the 20 point mark, but that was nowhere near enough to trouble the junior All Blacks, who ran in 12 tries to the young Manu's two, to win by 80 points to 23.

Peter Horne, World Rugby's High Performance General Manager in Oceania says while there were positive signs from the two junior sides from the Pacific, its clear there's still work to be done in order for them to be more competitive with Australia and New Zealand.

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Australia have battled wind, rain and a physical Samoan side to get their Oceania U20s Championship campaign off on the right foot with a 43-20 victory at Bond University on Friday night.

The Australians scored seven tries to two but struggled at different times for cohesion and the pattern that head coach Simon Cron would like to see them play with at these titles.

They led 24-10 at the break and continued to work away in the second half to give the final scoreline.

It must be said that the Kiwis looked the much more impressive side on the first night of the championships in the earlier game v Fiji but the Aussies will be much better for the run in the often trying conditions.

Scrumhalf Ryan Lonergan did some good things and was rewarded with a try while loose head prop Harry Johnson-Holmes worked hard throughout the evening.

Angus Scott-Young was another in the middle of a lot of the good things that the Aussies were able to achieve in tough conditions.

Oceania U20s Championship

Australia 43

Tries: Ramm, Ikatau, Lonergan, Johnson-Holmes, Scott-Young, Hewat, Maafu

Cons: Lonergan 4

Pens: 0

Samoa 20

Tries: 2

Pens: 2

Cons: 2

Table after Round One

1. New Zealand 5 (+60)

2. Australia 5 (+23)

3. Samoa 0 (-23)

4. Fiji 0 (-60)

Australian U20s team to face Samoa U20s

1. Harry Johnson-Holmes, NSW U20s

2. Efi Maafu, Queensland U20s, NSW U20s

3. Harry Chapman, NSW U20s,

4. Harry Hockings, Queensland U20s,

5. Ryan McCauley, NSW U20s

6. Angus Scott-Young, Queensland U20s

7. Liam Wright, Queensland U20s

8. Reece Hewat, Queensland U20s

9. Ryan Lonergan, ACT U20s,

10. Nick Jooste, ACT U20s

11. James Ramm, NSW U20s

12. Tony Hunt, Queensland U20s

13. Len Ikatau, ACT U20s

14. Dylan Riley, Queensland U20s

15. Jayden Ngamanu, Queensland U20s

Reserves

16. Tom Horton, NSW U20s

17. Sama Malolo, Western Force U20s

18. Vaauli Faaumusili, Melbourne Rebels U20s

19. Lachlan Swinton, NSW U20s

20. Darcy Swain, ACT U20s

21. Theo Strang, NSW U20s

22. Jack McGregor, Melbourne Rebels U20s

23. Clay Uyen, Western Force U20s

New Zealand vs Samoa, 3pm AEST

Australia vs Fiji, 5pm AEST

Round 3, Saturday May 6

Samoa vs Fiji, 5pm AEST

Australia vs New Zealand, 7pm AEST

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ACS Laisani Moceisawana (left) hits the tape to claim gold in the senior girls 100m event at the ANZ Stadium during the Coca-Cola Games on April 21, 2017. Photo: Jone Luvenitoga

Athletics Fiji has selected 169 athletes to represent Fiji at the 2017 Oceania Championships which will be held at the ANZ National Stadium in Suva, from June 28 to July 1. Fiji will be represented in the Under-18, U20, Open grade, Masters and Para events.

The Fiji team consists of athletes from the Coca-Cola Games winners, Adi Cakobau School who will be fielding 18 while Jasper Williams and Natabua will be fielding 15 athletes each.

Athletes from schools like Sigatoka Methodist, Yasawa Secondary, Vunisea Secondary, Magodro, Richmond High, St. Bedes, Napuka Junior, Niusawa Methodist and Delana Methodist to name a few have had some outstanding performances at this years Coca Cola games and have also forced their way into the team.

Approximately 500 athletes from 20 countries in the Oceania Region will be competing at the championships including Australia with 150 and New Zealand with 55 athletes. The New Zealand team will consist of five current NZ senior champions and four Rio Paralympics medalists.

The championships are also a qualifying event for the 2017 World Athletics Championships where all first place getters in the Open grade track finals will automatically qualify.

Tracks

With the absence of Banuve Tabakaucoro, the sprints charge will be led by high school sprint sensation Shane Tuvusa, Samuela Railoa who is ranked No 1 in the sprints this season , Lodoni flyers Sailosi Tubuilagi, Kameli Sauduadua, former high school sprint kings Vilisoni Rarasea, Albert Miller Jnr and Aaron Powell. In the distance events, Jet runners Avikash Lal who has been dominating road races and had recently returned from the World Cross Country Championships in Uganda will be joined by Suva Marathon Club top runners Jeremaiah Singh, Kennol Narayan and Rajeshwar Prasad.

SJSS sprint queen Heleina Young will be joined by Olympian and SJSS alumni Sisilia Seavula who will be battling it out with Alesi Finau, Makereta Naulu and Laisani Moceisawana for the title of Fijis fastest female.

Field

Two time Olympian Leslie Copeland, National record holder in the Shot Put Mustafa Fall, national record holder in the triple jump Eugene Vollmer and national record holder in the high jump Malakai Kaiwalu will be looking to inspire the field with their beastly performances.

Junior high jump sensation, Shawntell Lockington is in impressive form and will be looking to better her performance of 1.66m and hopefully break the national record of 1.70m. With the absence of national record holder Milika Tuivanuavou, Alice Peters and Bonasere of ACS will be looking to take the helm for the lady throwers and will be joined by the likes of Fiji Swimming rep Kinisimere Naivalu of SGS.

The Fiji Team are as follows:

Under 18 Boys

Waisake Nakavu (MBHS 100m), Tyrone Chambers (NAT 100m), Nemani Mudreilagi (NAT 100m & 200m), Kolinio Radrudru (QVS 200m), Apolosi Nawai (Lelean 200m), Petero Veitaqomaki (Sigatoka Methodist 400m), Douglas Matakibau (NAT 400m), Osea Baleinamau (QVS 400m), Aisea Busa (Cuvu College 800m), Josua Daveta (MBHS 800m & 1500m), Kolaia Bucalevu (Magodro Secondary 800m), Alivereti Vakasilimi (Tailevu North College 1500m), Ayush Prasad (Xavier College 1500m), Paula Nasara (NAT Long Jump), Noa Kautoga (Xavier College Long Jump), Aporosa Taqiri (RKS Long Jump), Jone Sukulu (Xavier College Triple Jump), Ilisoni Naiteqe (QVS High Jump), Kolaia Ivi (RKS High Jump), Nikola Raiqeu (St. Johns College High Jump), Tikomaijapani Batibasaga (NAT Shot Put), Brandon Mario (MBHS Shot Put), Kautane Erasito (MBHS Discus), Joseva Taleimaicakaudrove (RKS Discus), Darcy Cammick (Niusawa Methodist Javelin), Maximus Lestro (MBHS Javelin) and Eronimo Vakarewa (South Taveuni Secondary Javelin).

Under 18 Girls

Salote Baravilala (Jasper Williams 100m), Braelynn Yee (NAT 100m), Louisa Tubailagi (St. Josephs Secondary 100m & 200m), Serenia Ragatu (ACS 200m & 400m), Vika Bavui (Jasper Williams 200m), Virisila Radovu (Naitasiri Secondary 400m), Ana Kaitoga (ACS 400m), Vani Loloma (ACS 800m), Laisiana Seru (Vunisea Secondary 800m), Lavenia Kororua (Naiyala Secondary 800m & 1500m), Makereta Talei (Navosa Central 1500m), Saravina Nakaisawa (Waidina Secondary 1500m), Shawntell Lockington (Xavier College High Jump), Tuliana Tinai (Jasper Williams High Jump), Alumita Diunisi (Jasper Williams High Jump), Fane Sauvakacolo (SGS Triple Jump), Sovaia Vusona (Levuka Public Long Jump), Mereseini Waqatoki (ACS Long Jump), Luse Qasevakatini (Basden College Long Jump), Tarairi Erasito (St. Josephs Secondary Shot Put & Discus), Ilisaveci Maramasoqo (ACS Shot Put), Loata Nabulagi (ACS Shot Put), Seinimili Cagilaba (Vunisea Secondary Discus), Elisabeta Lilicama (Napuka Secondary Discus), Marica Bai (Richmond High Javelin), Ateca Narisia (ACS Javelin) and Ilisapeci Loloma (St. Johns College Javelin).

Under 20 Boys

Netani Vakayali (Lelean 100m), Tony Lemeki (MBHS 100m), Malasebe Tuvusa (SGS 100m & 200m), Nemia Nawave (Ratu Navula 200m), Jim Colasau (QVS 200m), Viliame Tawake (Vunisea Secondary 400m), Apolosi Koroi (QVS 400m), Melchizedek Katafono (Dudley High School 400m), Shaneel Narayan (Xavier College 800m & 1500m), Jekesoni Yavala (Uluivalili Secondary 800m), Petero Tuisiga (Bua College 1500m), Dave Raika (Bucalevu Secondary 1500m), Tevita Senico (NAT High Jump), George Vokiti (NAT High Jump), William Sikuri (St. Thomas High Jump), Kitione Nasau (NAT Long Jump & Triple Jump), Penijamini Nasorowale (Sigatoka Methodist Triple Jump), Jethro Lockington (NAT Long jump), Kavekini Vasuitaukei (Sigatoka Methodist Long Jump), Mua Cavuilati (RKS Shot Put), Isikeli Lumelume (MBHS Shot Put), Livai Natavi (QVS Shot Put), Josua Serukilagi (QVS Discus), Eneri Waqailutua (QVS Discus), Jone Savou (NAT Discus), Mosese Saqanavere (RKS Javelin), Jone Elder (RKS Javelin) and Amania Isa (Niusawa Methodist Javelin).

Under 20 Girls

Alesi Finau (Jasper Williams 100m & 200m), Heleina Young (St. Josephs Secondary 100m), Taraivini Tane (ACS 100m), Akanisi Sokoiwasa (Jasper Williams 400m), Seinimili Maisamoa (ACS 400m), Mereoni Loki (Jasper Williams 200m & 400m), Tupou Saukalou (Jasper Williams 800m), Cilia Kalokalo (Lomary Secondary 800m), Vika Tuilomana (ACS 800m & 1500m), Jemima Ferguson (NAT High Jump), Tera Narayan (St. Josephs Secondary High Jump), Amelia Finau (Ballentine Memorial High Jump ), Alesi Bulisala (ACS Long Jump), Mariana Talatoka (Napuka Secondary Long Jump), Senimili Vakamino (ACS Long Jump & Triple Jump), Lydia Panapasa (SGS Shot Put), Maraia Siganisucu (St. Josephs Secondary Shot Put), Penina Elliot (Rishikul Sanatan Discus), Merelita Tamaniceva (Delana Methodist Discus), Kinisimere Naivalu (SGS Discus), Katarina Lilicama (Napuka Secondary Javelin), Tupou Tuiloa (St. Johns College Javelin) and Joana Tabua (Jasper Williams Javelin).

Open Men

Vilisoni Rarase (Trailblazers 100m & 400m Hurdles), Shane Tuvusa (NAT 100m & 200m), Aaron Powell (Gospel Saints 100m & 200m), Samuela Railoa (Jetrunners 200m & 400m), Albert Miller Jnr (Laucala 4x100m relay), Sailosi Tubuilagi (RKS 400m), Kameli Sauduadua (RKS 400m), Ilaitia Waqairadovu (QVS 4x100m), Emosi Sukanaivalu (MBHS 400m Hurdles), Errol Qaqa (Laucala 110m Hurdles), Viliame Salusalu (RKS 800m & 1500m), Josua Raivanua (RKS 800m), Atama Vunibola (Wainibuka Junior 1500m), Mohammed Ali (Kamil College 1500m), Avikash Lal (Jetrunners 5000m & 10000m), Jeremaiah Singh (Suva Marathon Club 5000m & 10000m), Kennol Narayan (Suva Marathon Club 5000m & 10000m), Pramesh Prasad (5000m Walk & 10000m Walk), Rajeshwar Prasad (Suva Marathon Club 5000m Walk), Malakai Kaiwalu (Brothers High Jump), Meli Kolanavanua (RKS High Jump), Poasa Satoqi (Brothers High Jump), Waisale Dausoko (Veiuto Long Jump), Iosefo Kamusu (St. Bedes College Long Jump), Sireli Bulivorovoro (USP Islanders Long Jump), Eugene Vollmer (Laucala Triple Jump), Belasio Waqadau (NAT Triple Jump), Kalaveti Mokosiro (NAT Triple Jump), Mustafa Fall (Dakua Shot Put & Discus), Robert Elder (Laucala Shot Put), Solomone Qisavola (Laucala Shot Put), Setareki Matau (Brothers Discus), Maurea Konrote (Brothers Discus), Leslie Copeland (Trailblazers Javelin), Pita Tamani (Brothers Javelin), Alipate Wesele (Brothers Javelin) and John Sade (Pacific Sports Academy Decathlon).

Open Women

Makereta Naulu (ACS 100m & 200m), Sisilia Seavula (Laucala 100m & 200m), Laisani Moceisawana (ACS 100m), Elenoa Sailosi (Trailblazers 4x100m), Younis Bese (Laucala 4x100m), Elenani Tinai (ACS 400m), Mereseini Vukici (Jasper Williams 400m & 800m), Filomena Balobalo (ACS 200m & 400m), Ana Kaloucava (Laucala 400m Hurdles), Maria Noela (Lomaivuna High 800m), Tavenisa Senigacali (ACS 800m), Camari Adilasaqa (wainibuka Junior 1500m & 3000m), Nanise Tavisa (Brothers High Jump), Diama Maramanikaibau (Laucala High Jump), Rosalia Raqato (Jasper Williams High Jump & Triple Jump), Francis Kurivitu (Jasper Williams Triple Jump) Nanise Tokalauvere (Nasinu Secondary Triple Jump), Emily Tamani (Jasper Williams Long Jump), Mereoni Bonasere (ACS Shot Put), Alice Peters (Jasper Williams Shot Put), Gloria Taylor (MGM Shot Put), Ana Baleira (ACS Discus), Elena Caucau (Jasper Williams Discus & Javelin), Venina Turaganisolevu (SGS Discus & Javelin), Avelina Soakula (Yasawa Secondary Javelin) and Raylin Mario (Gospel High School Heptathlon).

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Last updated10:49, May 3 2017

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Losi Filipo in action for Wellington last year.

Controversial Wellington rugby player Losi Filipo has been made captain of Samoa at the Oceania Rugby Under 20 Championship in Australia as he attempts to rebuild his career.

Filipo caused a public outcry last year when he was discharged without conviction on assault charges from an incident in 2015, in which he attacked a group of four people, including two women, and stomped on one of the victim's head multiple times.

However, that ruling was overturned following an appeal by police and the 18-year-old was sentenced to nine months' supervision as well as being ordered to attend alcohol counselling and a course on living without violence.

Filipo has been playing on the wing for Samoa at the tournament on the Gold Coast and captained the side during Tuesday's 80-23 defeat to New Zealand.

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Despite making 13 changes from the team that thrashed Fiji by 60 points, New Zealand showed no sign of rust as they ran in 12 tries.

But Filipo believed the scoreline flattered the Kiwis.

"We definitely made a goal for it to slow down their set-piece and I think we pretty much did that," he told Radio New Zealand.

"New Zealand against Fiji they had flowing ball but I thought that our Samoan boys really slowed it down - the results didn't show it but we know as a fact as a team that we did it so I think that's all that counts.

"I mean New Zealand is quite a strong side and to play like that is one hell of a performance."

With Australia beating Fiji 32-24 on Tuesday, they will meet New Zealand in the final on Saturday while Samoa wrap up their campaign against the Fijians.

-Stuff

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