{"id":462528,"date":"2026-06-05T15:06:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T15:06:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/462528\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T15:06:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T15:06:13","slug":"tuimaba-returns-as-fiji-names-squads-for-bordeaux-fbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/462528\/","title":{"rendered":"Tuimaba returns as Fiji names squads for Bordeaux \u2013 FBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/radradra-n-tuimaba-olympics.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Aminiasi Tuimaba<\/p>\n<p>Olympic gold medallist Aminiasi Tuimaba headlines the Fiji men\u2019s squad for this weekend\u2019s Bordeaux 7s, marking a key return as the side looks to strengthen its campaign in France. Fiji Rugby has named both its men\u2019s and women\u2019s teams, blending experience with in-form players ahead of the latest leg of the HSBC Sevens Series.<\/p>\n<p>Tuimaba\u2019s inclusion adds firepower to a squad captained by Terio Veilawa, alongside core players such as Jeremaia Matana, Joseva TTalacolo,and George Bose. The team also features Isai Rugu, Ratu Filipe Sauturaga, Apete Narogo, and Tomasi Vuluma as Fiji targets a strong showing in Bordeaux.<\/p>\n<p>On the women\u2019s side, Fijiana 7s will be led by Verenaisi Ditavutu, with a squad that includes Rogosau Adimereani, Sera Bolatini, and Ana Maria Naimasi. Experienced campaigners Reapi Ulunisau and Mere Vocevoce also bolster the lineup, providing leadership and depth.<\/p>\n<p>Both teams head into the tournament following a solid week of preparation in Europe, with coaching staff confident the squads are ready to deliver on the international stage.<\/p>\n<p>Article continues after advertisement<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Aminiasi Tuimaba Olympic gold medallist Aminiasi Tuimaba headlines the Fiji men\u2019s squad for this weekend\u2019s Bordeaux 7s, marking&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":462529,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[111,139,69,213],"class_list":["post-462528","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/462528","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=462528"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/462528\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/462529"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=462528"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=462528"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=462528"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}