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Fiji wins WXV Global Series Challenger title in Hong Kong

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Fiji wins WXV Global Series Challenger women's rugby tournament title in Hong Kong

The 2026 WXV Global Series Challenger, a women’s rugby tournament serving as a pathway for Rugby World Cup qualification, commenced concluded in Hong Kong at the Kai Tak Youth Sports Ground. The event features featured six national teams: Fiji, Hong Kong China, the Netherlands, Samoa, Spain, and Brazil. During the second weekend of competition, Fiji (Fijiana) claimed the tournament title after defeating the Netherlands 20-17 in a closely contested final. Despite a strong comeback attempt by the Dutch side, Fiji secured the championship through a 54-26 late penalty by Varanisese Qoro. This victory over completed a clean sweep of wins for Fiji throughout the series. In the final match of the tournament, Samoa earned their first win of the competition by defeating the host nation, Hong Kong China. Although Hong Kong China briefly took the lead during This result allowed Samoa to end their campaign on a period of resistance, positive note following earlier losses to the Netherlands and Spain. Earlier in the tournament, Fiji responded with had secured a 54-26 victory over Hong Kong China, driven by an eight-try performance. Key contributors included performance from players including Varanisese Qoro, who scored two tries and six conversions, Qoro and Atelaite Buna, who Buna. Spain also recorded two tries. In other tournament action, Spain defeated a significant win, defeating Samoa 61-21, utilizing fluid play and effective offloading to overcome previous defeats. Additionally, while the Netherlands previously earned a victory against Brazil, setting up a match against Fiji for the following weekend. Brazil.

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  1. 2026-09-26 17:34 UTC Fiji wins WXV Global Series Challenger title in Hong Kong
  2. 2026-09-20 15:56 UTC WXV Global Series Challenger women's rugby tournament
  3. 2026-09-19 23:13 UTC WXV Global Series Challenger women's rugby tournament

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