Bula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 15 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a bright and sunny Monday morning 16 October 2023.

Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.

BOOM against all odds – the second upset of the RWC2023 quarter-finals where England arm-wrestled Fiji 24-28 in Marseille to move through to the next round and Fiji proudly goes home a genuine Tier One rugby nation after scalping Japan, England last month and Australia, plus running Wales and England very close at RWC2023.

But will it change anything?

Who can forget, New Zealand 28-24 over Ireland in a classic Test yesterday.

In SportsBiz: The big question for Fiji Rugby Union, Fiji’s passionate rugby fans and the Government of Fiji – what happens now with regards the Fiji Water sponsorship – the most lucrative sponsorship ever of any sports in Fiji’s history; some F$3.8Million for six months until the end of RWC2023.

Two questions - will they renew it? And at what cost to Fiji?

In Combat sports: In the main event on the Gold Coast yesterday: Tim Tszyu made the statement that he needed to in his final fight in Australia before heading overseas, defeating American Brian Mendoza by unanimous decision (116-111, 116-112, 117-111) to defend his WBO Junior Middleweight title.

Sam Goodman defeated Miguel Flores via unanimous decision also (118-107, 120-105 by two judges).

In Football and only in Teheran: Cristiano Ronaldo might want to avoid Iran for a while.

Iranian media reports that there have been several lawsuits filed against the Al-Nassr star after he hugged and kissed artist Fatima Hamimi on the cheek to thank her for a gift of two paintings.

As such, Ronaldo could be staring down 99 lashes as punishment for adultery - touching a woman while in a relationship.

This after his Saudi Club Al-Nassr traveled to Tehran to play Persepolis for an Asian Champions League group stage match.

Hamimi, who is reportedly 85 per cent paralysed and paints with her feet, was one of many fans who showered Ronaldo with gifts.

And that’s a wrap!

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