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Rugby brings joy, money and a sense of identity to many in the Pacific Islands. But how badly are they treated by the powerful forces that run the game? Made with the support of NZ On Air.
Fair Game: Pacific Rugby Against the World
English, Sports, 1 season, 7 episodes, 4 hours, 56 minutes
Fair Game: Pacific Rugby Against the World
English, Sports, 1 season, 7 episodes, 4 hours, 56 minutes
Episode 6: Together, Apart
As Samoa and Fiji face off at the Pacific Nations Cup, rugby bosses say they're trying to close the gap between the top playing nations and the Pacific. And a new generation of Pasifika are ready to take their place at the table.
2/22/2023 • 52 minutes, 35 seconds
Episode 5: Women’s rugby in the Pacific
Pasifika women just want to play the game they love but they're fighting for even fewer resources than their male counterparts. They're also battling to change traditional mindsets about women in rugby.
2/20/2023 • 51 minutes, 38 seconds
Episode 4: Fiji: Politics, Performance and Power
Fijian rugby is doing better than its island neighbours but within World Rugby vast disaparites still exist between playing nations.
2/15/2023 • 46 minutes, 32 seconds
Episode 3: Samoa: Culture and connection
"We don't get the resources the big nations get." In Samoa even the school kids know the score. Has inequality become normalised?
2/13/2023 • 46 minutes, 33 seconds
Episode 1: Mana Moana!
Pasifika players have brought so much to the game of rugby - what have they got in return?
2/8/2023 • 49 minutes, 24 seconds
Episode 2: Money and Mate Ma’a Tonga
Tongan players talk about tough choices and a huge gap in resources between powerful rugby nations and the Pacific. And they ask: ''Is this structural racism?"
2/8/2023 • 47 minutes, 9 seconds
Fair Game: Pacific Rugby Against the World - Coming Soon!
If you have a game where the rules favour one set of teams over another - is that game fair?
11/2/2022 • 2 minutes, 39 seconds