Bula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 06 Episode 61 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a bright and sunny Monday morning 04 September 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. In RWC2023 Countdown today: pressure is building in two camps leading into their big clash to open the tournament in Paris on Saturday morning. The All Blacks would have re-grouped after their mauling by the Springboks in London, while confidence will be sky-high in the French squad with a perfect run of RWC2023 warm up Tests. The last time they met in Paris in 2021, France trounced the All Blacks 25-40. In rugby league: NRL Finals - Week 1 All AEST Qualifying Final 1 sees the Brisbane Broncos vs Melbourne Storm at Suncorp Stadium on Friday at 7:50pm, the second Qualifying Final - Penrith Panthers vs the New Zealand Warriors at BlueBet Stadium on Saturday at 4pm. And then the first of two Elimination Finals – lose and you’re gone (6th vs 7th): Cronulla Sharks vs Sydney Roosters at Shark Park on Saturday at 7:50pm, and then 5th vs 8th the Knights vs Canberra Raiders in Newcastle at 4pm. In the FIBA Basketball World Cup hosted by the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia: Australia has ended its campaign beating Georgia 84-100. South Sudan and Japan both qualified for the Paris Olympics as the tournament’s highest-placed finishers from Africa and Asia. Japan’s win meant China were eliminated from Olympic qualifying contention before their game against the Philippines even ended. In any event, they lost 75-96 to the co-hosts for their fourth defeat of the tournament. In Football: UEFA Champions League defending champions, Manchester City will take on RB Leipzig, Red Star Belgrade and Young Boys in Group G. Group F looks to be the toughest of all with Saudi-owned Newcastle facing AC Milan and Borussia Dortmund as well as Qatar-backed PSG. In SportsBiz: With the Pac-12 season finally here, all eyes are now on what results new Head Coach, Deion Sanders can bring to the University of Colorado. This after Sanders signed a five-year, US$29.5Million contract — typically way out of Colorado’s budget. Then the money came pouring in, with a record-breaking US$28M in donations to Colorado’s Buff Club. Also, ticket prices to see Colorado play in 2023 has risen dramatically with the average resale ticket price for their home games this season at US$302 and US$209 for road games — both huge increases over 2022. Next weekend will be even more expensive — when Colorado hosts Nebraska in its home opener — which has been outselling Colorado’s 2022 home opener by over 1,500% at an average resale ticket price of US$434. In Combat sports: British boxer, Derek Chisora who has been beaten three times by Tyson Fury, believes ‘The Gypsy King’ will hit the mat when he steps into the ring against former UFC Heavyweight Champion, Francis Ngannou on 28 October in his professional boxing debut in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia against the reigning WBC World Heavyweight Champion. But Chisora ultimately believes that ‘The Gyspy King’ will leave with another big win on his record. This sounds seriously, suspiciously like a paid advertisement to me! 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