Samoa rules

Samoan game

Samoa rules is a game derived from Australian rules football and rugby union that is occasionally played in Samoa.

## Rules

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Generally the rules are taken from Australian rules, but each team consists of 15 players, like rugby union.[1]

Unlike Australian rules football, player movement is restricted to zones (similarly to rec footy). There is a line across the centre that backs and forwards can not cross. Onballers are allowed to go anywhere. Forwards can only operate in their attacking half, the backs in their defensive half.[1] Like Gaelic football, players are permitted to bounce the ball only once while running, in order to encourage kicking.[1]

## Pitch

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The game is played on rugby union fields, sometimes a single one, or two side by side.[1] This means the pitch is rectangular, rather than oval, like an Australian football field.

## History

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The Vailima Six-Shooters' Championship began in Samoa in 1998 under these rules, becoming known as Samoa rules. A number of Samoa rules players went on to represent Samoa in the Samoan national Australian rules football team.

## References

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1. ^ a b c d "Samoa | Travel Blog". www.travelblog.org. Retrieved 4 July 2009.

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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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Rugby football

Rugby union|

| General|

* Competitions
* Oldest competitions
* Dangerous play
* Equipment
* Eye-gouging
* Gameplay
* Glossary
* History
* International eligibility rules
* Laws
* Playing countries
* Positions

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Variations|

* American flag rugby
* Beach
* Mini
* Samoa rules
* 7s
* Snow
* Tag
* Tambo
* 10s
* Touch
* Wheelchair
* Women's
* Rugby X

Comparisons|

* American football
* Canadian football
* Rugby league

Related topics|

* Olympic venues (7s)

Rugby league|

| General|

* Gameplay
* Geography
* History
* Laws
* Physical disability
* Playing field
* Wheelchair

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Comparisons|

* American football
* Canadian football
* Rugby union

Related articles|

* Burnside rules
* Oldest clubs
* Oldest competitions

* Category
* Commons

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Football codes

Association|

* Amputee
* Beach
* Crab
* Five-a-side
* Futsal
* Indoor
* Freestyle
* Keepie uppie
* Footbag
* Paralympic
* Powerchair
* Jorkyball
* Roller
* Rush goalie
* Swamp
* Street
* Three-sided
* Walking

Australian rules|

* AFLX
* Lightning football
* Metro footy
* Nine-a-side
* Rec footy
* Variations

Gridiron|

* American
* Eight-man
* Flag
* Nine-man
* Seven-man
* Six-man
* Sprint
* Touch
* Wheelchair
* Arena
* Canadian

Rugby|

* League
* Masters
* Mod
* Nines
* Sevens
* Tag
* Wheelchair
* PD Rugby League
* Union
* American flag
* Beach
* Mini
* Sevens
* Snow
* Tag
* Touch
* Tens
* X
* Tambo
* Touch
* Wheelchair

Other codes|

* Circle rules
* Gaelic
* Harrow
* Lelo burti

Hybrid codes|

* Austus
* Boston game
* Eton field
* Eton wall
* International rules
* Samoa rules
* Speedball
* Swedish
* Universal
* Volata

Rules and
regulations|

| Modern|

* Association
* Gridiron
* American
* Rugby league
* Rugby union

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Former|

* Cambridge
* Sheffield

Ancient games|

* Caid
* Cuju
* Calcio Fiorentino
* English school games
* Episkyros
* Harpastum
* La soule
* Marn Grook
* Medieval
* Ba
* Camping
* Cnapan
* Cornish hurling
* Old Division
* Royal Shrovetide
* Uppies and Downies

History|

* American
* Early
* Modern
* Association
* Australian rules
* Rugby league
* Rugby union

Comparisons|

* American and Canadian
* American and rugby league
* American and rugby union
* Association and futsal
* Association and rugby union
* Canadian and rugby league
* Canadian and rugby union
* Gaelic and Australian rules
* Gaelic and rugby union
* Rugby league and rugby union

Memorabilia|

* American football card
* Association football card
* Australian rules football card
* Rugby card

Related articles|

* Attempts to ban football games
* Oldest clubs
* Oldest competitions

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Hybrid sports

* Austus
* Bossaball
* Boston game
* Chess boxing
* Composite rules shinty–hurling
* Disc golf
* Football tennis
* Footgolf
* Footvolley
* International rules football
* Iomain
* Korfball
* Padbol
* Parahawking
* Polocrosse
* Samoa rules
* Sepak takraw
* SlamBall
* Tennis polo
* Teqball
* Universal football
* Volata

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Team sports

* Sport
* Governing bodies
* National sport
* Sportspeople

Ball sports|

| Invasion games|

| Basket sports|

* Basketball
* beach
* deaf
* 3x3
* water
* wheelchair
* Cestoball
* Dueball
* Korfball
* Netball
* Fast5
* indoor
* wheelchair
* Rezball
* Ringball
* SlamBall

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Football
codes|

* Australian rules football
* AFLX
* Lightning football
* Metro footy
* Nine-a-side
* Rec footy
* Gaelic football
* Ladies'
* Circle rules football

Association football|

* Association football
* amputee
* beach soccer
* freestyle
* futsal
* Indoor soccer
* minifootball
* paralympic
* powerchair
* roller soccer
* socca
* street

Gridiron codes|

* American football
* eight-man
* flag
* nine-man
* six-man
* sprint
* touch
* wheelchair
* Arena football
* Canadian football

Hybrid codes|

* Austus
* Eton wall game
* International rules football
* Samoa rules
* Speedball
* Swedish football
* Universal football
* Volata

Medieval/historical
football codes|

* Ba' Game
* Caid
* Calcio fiorentino
* Camping
* Cnapan
* Cornish hurling
* Cuju
* Harpastum
* Kemari
* La soule
* Lelo burti
* Marn grook
* Pasuckuakohowog
* Royal Shrovetide
* Uppies and downies

Rugby codes|

* Rugby league
* masters
* mod
* nines
* sevens
* tag
* wheelchair
* Rugby union
* American flag
* beach
* mini
* sevens
* snow
* tag
* Tambo
* touch
* tens
* X
* Touch
* Wheelchair

Other related codes|

* Cuju
* Kī-o-rahi
* Jegichagi
* Yubi lakpi

Stick-and-ball
sports|

* Bando
* Cammag
* Gateball
* Hurling
* Camogie
* Super11s
* Shinty–Hurling
* Indigenous North American stickball
* Iomain
* Knattleikr
* Knotty
* Lacrosse
* box/indoor
* field
* intercrosse
* women's
* Ritinis
* Shinty
* Shinty–Hurling

Hockey sports|

* Ball hockey
* Bandy
* rink
* Broomball
* Field hockey
* indoor
* Floor hockey
* Floorball
* Ice hockey
* pond
* power
* ice sledge
* Ringette
* Rinkball
* Roller hockey
* in-line
* quad
* Rossall hockey
* Shinny
* Street hockey
* Underwater hockey
* Unicycle hockey

Polo sports|

* Auto polo
* Cowboy polo
* Cycle polo
* Elephant polo
* Hobby horse polo
* Horseball
* Pato
* Polo
* Arena polo
* Chovgan
* Snow polo
* Polocrosse
* Segway polo
* Yak polo

Other goal sports|

* Angleball
* Cycle ball
* Flickerball
* Goalball
* Handball
* beach
* Czech
* field
* wheelchair
* Motoball
* Pushball
* Quidditch
* Roll ball
* Underwater football
* Underwater rugby
* Water polo
* canoe
* inner tube
* Whirlyball

Bat-and-ball
games|

| Baseball variants|

* Baseball
* Baseball5
* Brännboll
* Corkball
* Kickball
* Matball
* Over-the-line
* Pesäpallo
* Rounders
* Schlagball
* Softball
* Fastpitch
* 16-inch
* Stickball
* Vitilla
* British baseball
* English baseball
* Welsh baseball
* Wiffle ball
* Town ball
* Wireball

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Cricket variants|

* Cricket
* One Day
* Test
* Twenty20
* Indoor cricket
* Vigoro

Other games|

* Danish longball
* Lapta
* Oină
* Stoolball

Net and wall games|

* Ball badminton
* Biribol
* Bossaball
* Fistball
* Fives
* Eton
* Rugby
* Footbag net
* Football tennis
* Footvolley
* Jianzi
* Jokgu
* Newcomb ball
* Peteca
* Sepak takraw
* teqball‎
* Throwball
* Volleyball
* beach
* indoor
* sitting
* standing
* pioneerball
* snow

Other ball games|

* Dodgeball
* Gain-ground
* Balle à la main
* Ballon au poing
* Jeu de paume
* Longue paume
* Kaatsen
* Kin-Ball
* Lagori
* Mesoamerican ballgame
* Pelota mixteca
* Prisonball
* Tamburello
* Tchoukball
* Ulama
* Valencian pilota
* Llargues
* Yukigassen

Tag sports|

* Kabaddi
* Kho kho
* World Chase Tag

Water sports|

* Synchronized swimming
* Yacht racing

Other non-ball sports|

* Airsoft
* Bo-taoshi
* Buzkashi
* Combat (juggling)
* Curling
* wheelchair
* Guts
* Hornussen
* Jereed
* Makura-Nage
* Paintball
* Roller derby
* Synchronized skating
* Tug of war
* Ultimate

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