Rugby Samoa
| Lakapi Samoa | |
|---|---|
Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi | |
| Men's coach | Seilala Mapusua |
| Website | http://www.lakapisamoa.com |
Rugby Samoa (
Federation of Oceania Rugby Unions
(FORU).
There are 12 provincial unions made up of around 120 clubs and boasting nearly 5,000 senior and twice as many junior players in a country with a population of just under 175,000 people.
The main domestic tournament is the Samoa National Provincial Championship.
National teams
The
siva tau before each game. Samoa Rugby Union were formerly members of the Pacific Islands Rugby Alliance (PIRA) along with Fiji and Tonga.[3]
The
Adelaide Sevens.[6]
Financial problems
In November 2017, Samoa's prime minister and union chairman
Tuilaepa Lupesoliai Sailele Malielegaoi announced that the organisation was bankrupt,[7] although those claims were denied by world governing body World Rugby.[8]
Notes
References
- ^ Jones, p10
- ^ Von Dincklage, Vaelei (30 November 2020). "Samoa Rugby Union rebranded as Lakapi Samoa". Samoa Observer. Apia, Samoa. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ a b "We quit: SRU". www.samoaobserver.ws. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ^ "International Rugby Board, Retrieved 31 May 2010". irb.com. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ^ "Samoa win Hong Kong Sevens". Times LIVE. 28 March 2010. Retrieved 29 March 2010.
- ^ "Superb Samoa wins Adelaide Sevens". International Rugby Board. 21 March 2010. Retrieved 29 March 2010.
- ^ "Union broke, P.M. admits". Samoa Observer. 7 November 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ^ "Autumn Tests: Samoa rugby not bankrupt, says World Rugby". BBC. 20 November 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- Jones, John R; Golesworthy, Maurice (1976). Encyclopedia of Rugby Union Football. London: Robert Hale. ISBN 0-7091-5394-5.
