Perpignan saw three Fijians in their 26-20 win over Clermont. Alivereti Duguivalu started at centre and was paired with ...

Marseille (AFP) – Levani Botia has climbed mountains before and the renowned Fijian jackler is prepared to do it again to help Fiji topple England at the Rugby World Cup in Marseille. The 34-year-old ...

MARSEILLE, France -- Trying to shift Fiji back-row Levani Botia once he's clamped on to the ball at the breakdown is like "hitting a wall," according to one rival player. Botia is one of the world's ...

LEVANI Botia is the former prison warden they call the “Demolition Man” in France. And the softly-spoken Fijian is out to put a giant wrecking ball through England’s World Cup hopes in Marseille on ...

England star Tom Curry shared a teasing smile after being hit in the face by Fiji's Levani Botia during their World Cup encounter. After Botia tried to pluck the ball out of the ruck, both sides had a ...

England will take on a Fijian side bursting with quality on Sunday, but La Rochelle's Levani Botia might just be their most potent weapon. The modern-day hybrid player, capable of playing in the back ...

Levani Botia’s family will walk up the mountain, start the generator and look for the television signal. Once the picture is sharp enough, the Fiji flanker’s friends and relatives will sit down and ...

Levani Botia is known to the supporters of La Rochelle as Le Démolisseur, or “the demolition man”, in homage to his destructive capacity at the breakdown and corrosive tackling. But it doesn’t quite ...