Rugby Samoa

Samoan rugby union governing body

Rugby SamoaLakapi Samoa

Sport| Rugby union
Founded| 1924; 101 years ago (1924)
World Rugby affiliation| 1988
President| Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi
Men's coach| Seilala Mapusua
Website| http://www.lakapisamoa.com

Rugby Samoa (Samoan: Lakapi Samoa) is the governing body of the sport of rugby union in Samoa. Founded as the Apia Rugby Union in 1924, it was affiliated to the New Zealand Rugby Football Union the same year.[1] It joined the International Rugby Board as the Western Samoa Rugby Football Union in 1988. In 1997, when Western Samoa amended its constitution to change the country's name from Western Samoa to Samoa, the union also changed its name, and dropped the word football to become the Samoa Rugby Union. In November 2020, they changed their name to Lakapi Samoa which is Samoan for Rugby Samoa.[2] They were formerly members of the Pacific Islands Rugby Alliance (PIRA) along with Fiji and Tonga.[3] The union is also a member of the 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

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The Samoa national rugby union team perform a traditional Samoan challenge called 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 Samoa national rugby sevens team competes in the annual World Rugby Sevens Series, and won the 2009–10 World Series.[4] Samoa were crowned winners of the 2010 Edinburgh Sevens. The historic victory followed three consecutive tournament wins in the world series, the Hong Kong Sevens,[5] the USA Sevens and the Adelaide Sevens.[6]

## Financial problems

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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

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## References

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1. ^ Jones, p10
2. ^ Von Dincklage, Vaelei (30 November 2020). "Samoa Rugby Union rebranded as Lakapi Samoa". Samoa Observer. Apia, Samoa. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
3. ^ a b "We quit: SRU". www.samoaobserver.ws. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
4. ^ "International Rugby Board, Retrieved 31 May 2010". irb.com. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
5. ^ "Samoa win Hong Kong Sevens". Times LIVE. 28 March 2010. Retrieved 29 March 2010.
6. ^ "Superb Samoa wins Adelaide Sevens". International Rugby Board. 21 March 2010. Retrieved 29 March 2010.
7. ^ "Union broke, P.M. admits". Samoa Observer. 7 November 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
8. ^ "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.

## External links

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* Official website
* Website for supporters of the Manu Samoa [usurped]

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Samoa national rugby union team

* Lakapi Samoa

Players|

* All Players

Home stadium|

* Apia Park

Competitions and trophies|

* Rugby World Cup
* World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup

* Pacific Rim Rugby Championship
* Pacific Tri-Nations
* Pacific Games

Related teams|

* Sevens
* Samoa A
* U20s

Matches|

| By opponent|

* Fiji

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Pacific Tri-Nations|

* 1982
* 2005

World Cup qualifiers|

* 1991

South Pacific Games|

* 1963

Tours|

| Australia|

* 1994
* 2005

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New Zealand|

* 1996
* 2005

Africa|

* 2003

Europe|

* 1988
* 1989
* 1995
* 1996
* 2000
* 2001
* 2005

Argentina|

* 2005

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Rugby union in Samoa and American Samoa

Governing bodies|

* Lakapi Samoa
* American Samoa Rugby Union

National teams|

| Men's|

* Samoa
* A
* U-20
* 7's
* Pacific Islanders
* Am.Samoa
* Am.Samoa 7's

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Women's|

* Samoa
* 7's
* Am.Samoa 7's

Other notable teams|

* Manuma Samoa

Competitions|

| International|

* Samoa at the Rugby World Cup
* Pacific Nations Cup
* Pacific Rugby Cup
* Rugby World Cup Sevens
* Sevens World Series

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National|

* Samoa National Provincial Championship

Defunct|

* Super 10
* Pacific Rim Championship
* Pacific Tri-Nations
* Women's Pacific Tri-Nations

Venues|

* Apia Park
* Marist Stadium
* Prince Edwards Park

Former teams|

* Upolu Samoa
* Savaii Samoa

Related articles|

* Pacific Islands Rugby Alliance
* Samoa rules (hybrid sport)

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World Rugby members

Africa|

* Algeria
* Botswana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Cameroon
* Egypt
* Eswatini
* Ghana
* Ivory Coast
* Kenya
* Lesotho
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* Mali
* Mauritius
* Morocco
* Namibia
* Nigeria
* Rwanda
* Senegal
* South Africa
* Tanzania
* Togo
* Tunisia
* Uganda
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

North America|

* Bahamas
* Barbados
* Bermuda
* British Virgin Islands
* Canada
* Cayman Islands
* Guyana
* Jamaica
* Mexico
* St. Lucia
* St. Vincent & the Grenadines
* Trinidad and Tobago
* United States

South America|

* Argentina
* Brazil
* Chile
* Colombia
* Costa Rica
* Guatemala
* Panama
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Uruguay
* Venezuela

Asia|

* Azerbaijan
* Brunei
* China
* Chinese Taipei
* Guam
* Hong Kong
* India
* Indonesia
* Iran
* Japan
* Jordan
* Kazakhstan
* Korea
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* Lao
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* Malaysia
* Mongolia
* Nepal
* Pakistan
* Philippines
* Qatar
* Singapore
* Sri Lanka
* Thailand
* United Arab Emirates
* Uzbekistan

Europe|

* Andorra
* Austria
* Belgium
* Bosnia & Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* England
* Finland
* France
* Georgia
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* Netherlands
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Russia
* Scotland
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Ukraine
* Wales
* Turkey

Oceania|

* American Samoa
* Australia
* Cook Islands
* Fiji
* New Zealand
* Niue
* Papua New Guinea
* Samoa
* Solomon Islands
* Tonga
* Vanuatu

Associate unions are in italics

Authority control databases |

* Te Papa (New Zealand)

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