Bula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 07 Episode 69 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a sunny and bright Wednesday morning 13 December 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Blue Continent. In rugby union: Bristol Bears are reported to be chasing Fijian number eight BIG Bill Mata, from Scottish side Edinburgh. RugbyPass is reporting that Bears Samoan boss, Pat Lam is keen to add 32-year-old powerhouse and offloading genius, Mata to his squad for the 2023/24 season. The Fijian star is reported to currently make in the region of £450,000 a season. In rugby league: BOOM GONE – the entire Wests Tigers board and CEO Justin “fiasco” Pascoe have been dismissed in a stunning move following a bombshell internal review, according to The Daily Telegraph. Former New South Wales Premier, Barry O’Farrell will be interim Chairman. Mr O’Farrell was previously Wests Tigers Chairman in 2019 before taking up a role as High Commissioner to India. Shane Richardson will be interim Chief Executive Officer. He was previously CEO of Penrith from 2002-2004 with the Panthers winning the Premiership in 2003. He was also the CEO of the South Sydney from 2004 to 2015, with the Rabbitohs winning the Premiership in 2014. And senior NRL Sports journalist, Paul Kent has been found not guilty of allegations he attacked and choked his then-partner at his home in Sydney. Following a two-day hearing in a Sydney Court, Magistrate Daniel Rees ruled that he could not find the charges proven beyond reasonable doubt. In SportsBiz: One of the most extraordinary contracts in pro sports history just got even crazier. Shohei Ohtani, the Japanese baseball superstar has signed a $US700Million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, but will be paid just $US2M a year while playing for them. The Athletic first reported the bizarre structure of the contract which will see Ohtani defer US$US680M of his salary until after the deal wraps up. So Ohtani gets US$2M a year between 2024 and 2033 while actually playing for the Dodgers, and US$68M a year between 2034 and 2043. In football: A Turkish referee was punched by a Club President before being kicked by another person after collapsing to the ground in a sickening attack in Turkey’s Super Lig. The visitors received a 95th-minute red card, only to stun the home side with a 97th minute equaliser. When the full time whistle blew, host team President Faruk Koca charged onto the pitch and punched Halil Umut Meler in the face. As the referee hit the turf, another person – who appeared to be a Club official – kicked him in the head. So that’s the beautiful game – now to combat sports: Aussie fight favourite, Robert Whittaker could still be catapulted into a UFC300 blockbuster against Kamaru Usman, despite having already agreed to fight a month earlier in UFC299 against Brazilian Paulo Costa. Speaking with Fox Sports Australia this week, Whittaker’s Manager Titus Day confirmed that since they verbally agreed to accept the fight, Costa has vanished. You mean like run away? Maybe he’s switched to netball. And that’s a wrap! 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