Bula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 06 Episode 56 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a bright Monday morning 28 August 2023.Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. In rugby: France rounded off their preparations for hosting the Rugby World Cup with a convincing 41-17 win against Australia in Paris yesterday, with Thomas Ramos kicking 21 points from the tee. Mark Nawaqanitawase, Fraser McReight and Suliasi Vunivalu touched down for the Wallabies, but a yellow card for Vunivalu early in the second half proved costly. Meanwhile, English rugby media are screaming for their Head Coach, Steve Borthwick to be sacked after five losses in six Tests including their first ever loss to Fiji at Twickenham yesterday.Taking nothing away from Fiji, who fully deserved their historic win, plus how close Manu Samoa ran Ireland in Dublin, some rugby experts hope it will focus minds worldwide that the Island Nations fully deserve yearly home and away fixtures against the so-called big guns.In rugby league: Results from the NRL Round 26 games yesterday: The Bulldogs 24-42 Manly at Accor Stadium and the Knights 32-6 Cronulla Sharks in Newcastle.The NRL has confirmed the games for the Round One 2024 NRL Telstra Premiership matches in Las Vegas: Sydney Roosters v Brisbane Broncos and Manly Sea Eagles v South Sydney Rabbitohs in a double-header that will be played at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Saturday 02 March 2024. In the FIBA Basketball World Cup hosted by the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia: The United States began their quest for Basketball World Cup redemption with a hard-fought 99-71 win over New Zealand on Saturday, while Slovenian superstar Luka Doncic dazzled on his tournament debut.Defending champions Spain also got their campaign off to a successful start, and there were opening wins for Puerto Rico, Georgia, Greece, Brazil and Serbia on the second day.The Australian Boomers suffered a heartbreaking defeat to Germany in their second game of the FIBA World Cup, going down 85-82 at Okinawa Arena.NBA star Dennis Schroder stepped up to lead the way for Germany with 30 points, eight assists and four steals.In Football: In the Premier League, Champions Manchester City beat Sheffield United, with Erling Haaland making up for a missed penalty by scoring the only goal of the game, while Darwin Nunez scored twice to help Liverpool pull off a remarkable 2-1 win over Newcastle at St James' Park after Captain Virgil van Dijk was sent off earlier.In the AFL: As ‘My Hero’ rang out around the Sydney Cricket Ground yesterday, AFL great Lance Franklin made his final lap of the footy field in tears.With wife Jesinta and his two young children alongside him, the man known as “Buddy” farewelled the game after 354 appearances.Franklin departs as one of the all-time greats, becoming the fourth all-time goal scorer in VFL/AFL history with 1066 to his name.But his legacy will live on as the country kid from Western Australia turned into the AFL’s version of a rockstar over the course of his 18 years in the game – nine of those at Hawthorn before his ground-breaking move to Sydney at the end of 2013.Forty thousand fans packed the SCG to pay tribute to Franklin, with a standing ovation given to the retired great.For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.Mahalo, Kakite and tank you all too mas for all your love and support.#TEIVOVORugby #TEIVOVODigital #TeivovoRugby #TeivovoDigital #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #Raka #team #rugbytraining #sports #FRU #Fiji #womensrugby #rugbygirls #wrugby #ladiesrugby #womeninsport #woman #rugby #rugby7s #FijiRugby #rugbyunion #rugbyleague #fitness #weightlifting #training #team #rugbytraining #sports #rakavi #DevelopmentFiji