Bula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 06 Episode 65 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a wet but warm Saturday morning 09 September 2023.Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. And the Rugby World Cup 2023 has kicked off: The opening game between New Zealand and France was a cracker, with Mark Telea scoring inside the first two minutes from a pinpoint accurate cross kick by Beauden Barrett, but Thomas Ramos was in the zone with his kicking and France won 27-13.Upcoming games to watch:C Sun Sep 10 3:00 AM Australia vs Georgia in ParisD Sun Sep 10 7:00 AM England vs Argentina in MarseilleC Mon Sep 11 7:00 AM Wales vs Fiji in BordeauxSamu Kerevi returns and Marika Korebeite replaces Suliasi Vunivalu in the Wallabies starting XV RWC2023 opening game.While Fiji born All Black flyer Emoni Narawa has been ruled out with a recurring back injury.In Background Buzz at the end of this podcast I take a closer look at all the Pasifika countries including Australia and New Zealand’s chances at RWC2023, so hang in there.In rugby league: The Broncos are into their first preliminary final since 2017 after snapping a 14-game losing streak against the Storm with an emphatic 26-0 victory at Suncorp Stadium last night.The comprehensive win marked an incredible turnaround for the Club, led by Head Coach, Kevin Walters who was appointed at the end of 2020 just after Brisbane collected its first ever wooden spoon.And the NRL plans to fly all 17 Club bosses to Las Vegas as part of the NRL’s double header to open the 2024 season, where a cast of former NFL and college players will participate in a rugby league combine in a bid to bring new talent into the NRL.In SportsBiz: Nick Bosa and the San Francisco 49ers have agreed to a five-year, US$170Million contract that will make him the highest-paid defensive player in NFL history, with his new annual average salary of US$34M per season according to ESPN.Bosa has 43 career sacks, including an NFL-best 18.5 sacks last season when he won Defensive Player of the Year and finished sixth in MVP voting. Bosa has already made three Pro Bowls and won Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2019.In Football: While Demarai Gray became the latest Premier League player to leave for the Saudi Pro League after joining Al-Ettifaq on Friday, Mohamed Salah is staying put at Liverpool, and a late bid for Man U star Jadon Sancho also failed to amount to anything as the Saudi transfer window closed.Gray joins former Liverpool midfielder Jordan Henderson at the same Club, while Neymar, Riyad Mahrez and Karim Benzema have been among the biggest names in the football world to make the Saudi switch.In Combat sports: UFC Prez, Dana White touched down in Sydney late yesterday afternoon, and was then whisked straight to Homebush for a shock appearance at the official weigh-in by UFC megastar, Israel Adesanya and American challenger, Sean Strickland for UFC293 later today at Qudos Bank Arena.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