Rugby union in Samoa
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Rugby union in Samoa is the country's most popular sport. The national teams in both the standard 15-man game and rugby sevens are consistently competitive against teams from vastly more populous nati
Springbok Percy Montgomery faces off Samoans Elvis Seveali'i (21) and Joe Tekori (18).
The Samoa Sevens team in March 2009.
The World Rugby Pacific Challenge, formerly the IRB Pacific Rugby Cup, is an annual rugby union football tournament held in Oceania since 2006. It is contested by national 'A' teams from the Asia-Paci
Rugby union in Samoa
…Rugby Football Union. In 2006, the Pacific Tri-Nations was replaced by the IRB Pacific 5 Nations which was then renamed the Pacific Nations Cup. The IRB Pacific Rugby Cup started in 2006 with Upolu Samoa and Savaii Samoa representing Samoa. Rugby was first introduced into Samoa around the turn of the 20th century, when…
The Fiji Warriors (in white) taking on 2006 champions Savaii Samoa (navy blue) in 2007
Upolu Samoa after winning the 2007 Pacific Rugby Cup.