Kia ora, Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula, Aloha and Welcome to Season 10 Episode 69 of Breakfast Bites, by TEIVOVOdigital.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on Monday morning 09 September 2024.
 
Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Blue continent, where it is mainly cloudy and 20 degrees Celsius at 5am this morning!
 
In Rugby Union: In the Asahi Super Dry Pacific Nations Cup semifinals: Japan will play Manu Samoa and the Fiji Water Flying Fijians will play USA.
 
The Rugby Championship is a dead rubber now, especially after Los Pumas thrashed the Wallabies in Santa Fe by 50 points.
 
Fans in New Zealand are chomping at the bit for revenge against the Boks, not another Bledisloe Series against a soft bunch of Wannabies!
 
Hopefully Los Pumas can challenge the Boks fearsome forwards.
 
In Rugby League: Kalyn Ponga led his band of Knights to a 14-6 win over the Dolphins, in what was Wayne Bennett’s last game in charge, before he takes up digs at Redfern next year.
 
And the NRL Second Qualifying Final 2024 sees [2] Penrith Panthers vs [3] Sydney Roosters on Friday 13 September at 7:50pm at BlueBet Stadium.

While the First Qualifying Final pits [1] Melbourne Storm vs [4] Cronulla Sharks on Saturday 14 September at 4:05pm at AAMI Park, and the First Elimination Final: [5] North Queensland Cowboys vs [8] Newcastle Knights at 7:50pm at Queensland Country Bank Stadium.

The NRL Second Elimination Final sees [6] Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs vs [7] Manly Sea Eagles on Sunday 15 September at 4:05pm at Accor Stadium.

In Football: Former Man U and Chelsea star, Juan Mata has made a stunning move to the A-League, signing with Western Sydney Wanderers.

The midfield star won the FIFA World Cup in 2010 and EURO2012 with Spain, as well as winning the UEFA Champions League with Chelsea and the FA Cup with Man U following a decade in the Premier League.

Now 36, Mata signed a one-year deal ahead of the season-opening derby in October in Parramatta.

In the US Open Tennis at Arthur Ashe Stadium, Flushing Meadows: American hope, Taylor Fritz lost to World number one Jannik Sinner 6-3 6-4 7-5 in the Men’s final. 
 
As Swiftees would say – “Oh Taylor Oh!”
 
Finally, in the UFC: Former UFC Champion, Conor McGregor, has expressed his interest in running to be the President of the Republic of Ireland in 2025.

Dana, your boy is drunk again.

And that’s a wrap peeps!

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