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Meet Poly WWE Diva Nia Jax
Savelina Fanene is a professional wrestler currently signed to WWE under the ring name Nia Jax.
Fanene was born in Honolulu, Hawaii and is the daughter of Joseph and Renate Fanene. She attended Palomar College in San Marcos, California where she played college basketball.
While in California, Fanene was a plus-size model. (ALL THATT!!)
Fanene is of Samoa and German ancestry. A fan of professional westling since her childhood, Fanene decided to pursue a career in westling after watching her cousin Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson perform at Wrestlemania XXVIII
'Tongan Thor' named in Reds squad!
Tongan born Taniela Tupou, nicknamed the Tongan Thor, has been confirmed in the Reds' Super Rugby squad for next season.
The ex-Sacred Heart College student moved to Australia two years ago after being blocked by the NZRU for not having a NZ passport.
Despite this, Tupou has gone from strength to strength, starring for the Brothers club and turning heads for Queensland Country in Australia's National Rugby Championship where he scored three tries in six matches this year.
He is one of eight new faces in the 37-man Reds' squad.
The Reds began pre-season training this week in preparation for the 2016 Super Rugby season, which starts on February 27 against the Waratahs in Sydney.
Steven Adams shows off NZ in his doco "The Kiwi Way"
After offering the United States a taste of Kiwi in his first two seasons in the NBA, Steven Adams has showcased the entire culture in a new documentary recently released.
The Oklahoma City Thunder sent a film crew to follow Adams to New Zealand in the NBA off-season, to capture the essence of their starting centre in a project called The Kiwi Way: Steven Adams' New Zealand.
The film aired in Oklahoma over the weekend and is available to watch in its entirety on the Thunder website, with Adams showing off his homeland and illustrating the impact he has made on New Zealand basketball.
Bidding war for Manu Tuilagi tops $1M
The Samoan born player is at the centre of a tug of war that is set to see him become English club rugby's richest player at $1.15 million a season.
English coach Stuart Lancaster's hard-line disciplinary attitude in the leadup to the tournament saw Tuilagi dropped from the World Cup squad after he was convicted of assaulting two female police officers and damaging a taxi.
Now the recent hike in the salary cap by $2.13m is set to earn the 24-year-old Samoan a fortune as a bidding war for his services escalates.
Last month Saracens offered Tuilagi a $920,000 deal, yet Tuilagi's club Leicester have raised the stakes beyond the million dollar mark as they look to keep him for next season.
Tuilagi, who is both midfielder and winger, has played 25 tests for England since 2011 and was part of the British & Irish Lions triumph in Australia in 2013.
Jacksonville Jaguars try to pronounce Tyson Alualu's son's middle name
When you are an islander, chances are you will have a middle name that is a challenge for most people to pronounce - so check out the boys from the Jacksonville Jaguars having a go!
Jaguars defensive lineman Tyson Alualu and his wife named their son Tyten Fa'apaleleali'iiviiga Alualu to tribute their Samoan heritage. His teammates tried to pronounce the newest Alualu's name.
Tributes flood in for the late great Jonah Lomu
Messages of condolences and fond memories from all over the globe have flooded in after news broke yesterday of the passing of All Blacks legend Jonah Lomu in Auckland.
A condolences book has been set up at the NZ Rugby House for the public to share messages and memories of Jonah Lomu.
Rip Curl choose Samoa
Check out this beauty of an ad, for Rip Curl in Samoa.
Explore the beautiful colours and prints of the My Bikini Collection, as worn by Alana, Gigi and Gabby in the paradisian waters and sun-kissed white-sand coastlines of Samoa.
Music: Hypersleep
Track: Emigre
Director/DOP - Andrew Buckley
Post Production - Short Films AU
Manu Samoa sings beautiful hymn for Springboks legend Joost Van Der Westhuizen
A moving hymn performed by members of the Samoan rugby team for terminally ill Springboks legend Joost van der Westhuizen during their 2015 World Cup campaign in England.
Manu Samoa posted on their Facebook page a video of the team singing the hymn "Fa'afetai i le Atua" (Thank you, God, our Creator) sung in Brighton, England. The video shows the players dressed in blue training gear standing and singing to van der Westhuizen who sits in a wheelchair dressed in a Springboks hoodie.
Van der Westhuizen was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in 2011 and given between two and five years to live.
The hymn is well-known in the Samoan community. The chorus says: "Sing hallelujah, thank you, hallelujah" and the second verse includes the sentence, "Thank you to your son Jesus, who came down from above. The one who is our refuge."
In the Facebook post, Manu Samoa wrote: "Totally humbling experience to meet Springboks legend Joost Van Der Westhuizen in Brighton today.…more
Mater Dei High Samoan drumline
This isn't your typical drumline. This Mater Dei High School football player carries his Samoan heritage with him on the field every week through his family and their music.
Tupua Productions is a Polynesian entertainment company and they share their pacific muscial styling at events like High School Football games which entertain thousands of spectators
New medal for SBW video
Watch SBW receive his replacement medal! A true role model of international rugby!!!