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Cairns is positioning itself as an international rugby hub, with teams from across Australia and the Pacific drawn to the region\u2019s direct flights, sports infrastructure and leisure offering.<\/strong><\/p>\n The Cairns Airport team have joined members of the local Fijian community to highlight Cairns\u2019 potential as an international rugby hub.<\/p>\n This year\u2019s Fiji Airways Rugby 7\u2019s tournament has attracted growing interest from men\u2019s and women\u2019s teams, boosting Tropical North Queensland\u2019s potential as a year-round destination for competitions and training.<\/p>\n The upcoming Fiji Airways Cairns Rugby 7\u2019s tournament will be held on October 30 and 31 at Stan Williams Park.<\/p>\n \u201cCairns is an ideal location, because of direct services with Fiji Airways and Air Niugini, and it gives visiting teams the opportunity to extend their stay and experience Tropical North Queensland,\u201d Fiji Community Association FNQ president Ili Cava said. \u201cThere is a great opportunity for Cairns to develop as an international gateway for teams to train, compete and visit.\u201d<\/p>\n The venue has recently received a boost, with a $12 million upgrade of Stan Williams Park completed last year, delivering a new grandstand and modern amenities. A second phase of refurbishments is in the pipeline.<\/p>\n \u201cMajor sporting competitions like Fiji Airways Rugby 7\u2019s help to showcase our region as a world-class events and business hub, as well as an idyllic holiday destination,\u201d Cairns Airport chief executive officer Richard Barker said. \u201cDirect services with Fiji Airways and Air Niugini make Cairns a natural northern gateway to Australia from the Pacific, while their broader route networks provide valuable connections from a range of global markets.\u201d<\/p>\n The tournament is an initiative of the Fiji Community Association FNQ.<\/p>\n Beyond rugby, the tournament will feature family-friendly activities and DJ entertainment across the two days.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n kabarsula SLOT <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Cairns is positioning itself as an international rugby hub, with teams from across Australia and…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2871,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2870","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-kabarsula"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kabarsula.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2870","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kabarsula.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kabarsula.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kabarsula.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kabarsula.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2870"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kabarsula.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2870\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kabarsula.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2871"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kabarsula.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2870"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kabarsula.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2870"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kabarsula.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2870"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}