This week, Mate Ma'a Tonga bowed out of the Rugby League World Cup in controversial circumstances, the World Sevens Series is back and the Cook Islands come out of their international netball wilderness.

This week, Mate Ma'a Tonga bowed out of the Rugby League World Cup in controversial circumstances, the World Sevens Series is back and the Cook Islands come out of their international netball wilderness.

This week, Fiji and Tonga advance to the the semi finals of the Rugby League World Cup, a legend of Solomon Islands football is farewelled, Pacific rugby teams remain winless in the Northern Hemisphere and PNG's cricketers head to the UAE.

This week, Fiji and Tonga advance to the the semi finals of the Rugby League World Cup, a legend of Solomon Islands football is farewelled, Pacific rugby teams remain winless in the Northern Hemisphere and PNG's cricketers head to the UAE.

This week, all four Pacific Island nations advance to the Rugby League World Cup quarter finals, an expanded Women's Rugby League World Cup gets underway, Papua New Guinea and Fiji impress at the Oceania Sevens and Tahiti stand firm on their proposed boycott of the Pacific Mini Games.

This week, all four Pacific Island nations advance to the Rugby League World Cup quarter finals, an expanded Women's Rugby League World Cup gets underway, Papua New Guinea and Fiji impress at the Oceania Sevens and Tahiti stand firm on their proposed boycott of the Pacific Mini Games.

This week, the Samoan public are being asked to dig deep to bail out the country's rugby union, the Fijian Drua bow out of title contention, qualifying spots up for grabs at the Oceania Sevens and it's crunch time at the Rugby League World Cup.

This week, the Samoan public are being asked to dig deep to bail out the country's rugby union, the Fijian Drua bow out of title contention, qualifying spots up for grabs at the Oceania Sevens and it's crunch time at the Rugby League World Cup.

Tahiti's government and the Pacific Games Council are at loggerheads over the upcoming Mini Games, Pacific teams impress in the opening round of the World Cup, a rugby league academy in launched in Fiji and the Fijian Drua squeak into the playoffs.

Tahiti's government and the Pacific Games Council are at loggerheads over the upcoming Mini Games, Pacific teams impress in the opening round of the World Cup, a rugby league academy in launched in Fiji and the Fijian Drua squeak into the playoffs.