Samoa national rugby union team

















































































Samoa

Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)
Manu Samoa
Emblem
Southern cross
Union
Samoa Rugby Union
Head coach
Steve Jackson
Captain
Chris Vui
Most caps

Brian Lima (64)
Top scorer
Tusi Pisi (219)
Top try scorer
Brian Lima (29)
Home stadium
Apia Park


















First colours














Second colours



World Rugby ranking
Current
16 (as of 21 May 2018)
Highest
7 (2013)
Lowest
17 (2018)
First international

Samoa 0–6 Fiji
(Apia, Samoa; 18 August 1924)
Biggest win

Samoa 115–7 Papua New Guinea
(Apia, Samoa; 11 July 2009)
Biggest defeat

New Zealand 101–14 Samoa
(New Plymouth, New Zealand; 3 September 2008)
World Cup
Appearances
7 (First in 1991)
Best result
Quarter-finals, 1991 and 1995
Website
www.manusamoa.com

The Samoa national rugby union team (also known as Manu Samoa) is governed by the Samoa Rugby Union, which is owned by the affiliated Samoa Rugby Union. The name Manu Samoa is in honour of a famous Samoan warrior. They 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.[1] They are ranked 16th in the world.[2]


Rugby was introduced to Samoa in the early 1920s and a governing body was soon formed. The first international was played as Western Samoa against Fiji in August 1924. Along with Tonga, these nations would meet regularly and eventually contest competitions such as the Pacific Tri-Nations – with Western Samoa winning the first of these. From 1924 to 1997 Samoa was known as Western Samoa.


Samoa have been to every Rugby World Cup since the 1991 tournament. That tournament, along with the 1995 competition, saw them make the quarter-finals. Under their new coach, former New Zealand and Samoan international player Michael Jones, Samoa competed in the 2007 Rugby World Cup. However, Samoa had a dismal World Cup campaign, winning only one match and finishing fourth in their group. Samoa showed an improved performance at the 2011 Rugby World Cup, winning two matches by comfortable margins, and losing close matches to South Africa and Wales.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Financial problems


  • 3 World Cup record


  • 4 Wins against Tier 1 nations


  • 5 Overall record


  • 6 Current squad


  • 7 Individual all-time records


    • 7.1 Most caps


    • 7.2 Most tries


    • 7.3 Most points


    • 7.4 Most matches as captain


    • 7.5 Most points in a match


    • 7.6 Most tries in a match


    • 7.7 Youngest players


    • 7.8 Oldest players




  • 8 The New Zealand connection


  • 9 Strips


    • 9.1 Kit Manufacturers


    • 9.2 Sponsors a




  • 10 See also


  • 11 Notes


  • 12 External links





History


The Marist Brothers brought the game of rugby to Western Samoa in 1924 and The Western Samoa Rugby Football Union was formed in 1924. On 18 August 1924, Western Samoa played its first international against Fiji in the capital Apia, the visitors winning 6–0. The match was played at 7 am to allow the Samoans time to get to work afterwards and was played on a pitch with a large tree on the halfway line. The return match was won 9–3 by Samoa to draw the series.


In 1954 Western Samoan visited both Pacific Island neighbors Fiji and Tonga but had to wait a further 20 years before a tour of New Zealand took place. The Samoans won one of eight matches on that tour.


The traditional tri-series between Tonga, Fiji and Western Samoa was established in 1982 with Western Samoa winning the first tournament. Wales visited Western Samoa and won the test 32–16 at Apia. The tour led to a return visit to Wales which brought Western Samoa out of International limbo, although Western Samoa were not invited to the first Rugby World Cup in 1987.


The following year a 14-match tour of Europe took place before a World Cup elimination series in Tokyo, which gave Western Samoa a place in the 1991 Rugby World Cup in Britain. They made a huge impact. After sweeping aside Wales 16–13 in Cardiff and defeating Argentina 35–12, and narrowly losing 3–9 to eventual champions Australia in their pool match, Western Samoa, a country with a population of 160,000, found itself in the quarterfinals against Scotland at Murrayfield. The Scots won comfortably 28–6, but the Samoans were clearly the personality team of the tournament.


Over the next two years the side had a number of notable wins. The most outstanding achievement were in Sevens where it won the 1993 Hong Kong and 1992 Middlesex Sevens. The 1995 Rugby World Cup in South Africa proved that the team belonged in top company. They again reached the quarterfinals after wins over Argentina and Italy, but were beaten 42–14 by the eventual winners South Africa. After the Cup, Manu Samoa made a 13-match tour of England and Scotland, drawing 15–15 with the Scots and going down 27–9 to England.


With the advent of professional rugby in 1995 it was vital for Manu Samoa to develop a new administrative structure. This was made possible with Fay Richwhite and the Western Samoan Rugby Union joining forces to form Manu Samoa Rugby Limited. Fay Richwhite invested $5 million from 1995 to 2004 into Samoan rugby.[3][4]


Samoa emerged from the 1999 World Cup with its honor intact after another shock 38–31 victory over host nation Wales in the pool stages. They again lost out to Scotland in the quarter final play-off.


Manu Samoa qualified for the 2003 World Cup with a 17–16 loss against Fiji, Earl Va'a missing an injury-time penalty. They recovered to beat Tonga both home and away and avenged that Fijian defeat with a 22–12 win in Nadi. They ultimately had to settle for second place in the round robin, behind Fiji on points difference, and a place in the tougher of the two Rugby World Cup 2003 pools alongside automatic qualifiers England and South Africa. In one of the games of the tournament, they led eventual champions England for most of the game before losing 35–22.


Samoa qualified for the 2011 World Cup after beating Papua New Guinea 73–12 in Port Moresby on 18 July 2009. They won 188–19 on aggregate over two matches against Papua New Guinea, having won 115–7 at Apia Park the previous week.[5]


Samoa began their 2011 World Cup campaign preparation with a flying start, after registering an upset against No.2 ranked Australia with a four-try-to-two win of 32–23.[6]



Financial problems


In November 2017, Samoa's prime minister and SRU chairman Tuilaepa Lupesoliai Sailele Malielegaoi announced that the organisation was bankrupt,[7] although those claims were denied by world governing body World Rugby.[8]



World Cup record




Samoa performing their Siva Tau before playing South Africa at the 2007 Rugby World Cup.












































Year Result
1987 Not invited
1991 Quarterfinals
1995 Quarterfinals
1999 Quarterfinal play-offs
2003 Pool stage
2007 Pool stage
2011 Pool stage
2015 Pool stage
2019 Pool stage

In one of the scenes of the feature film, Invictus, Western Samoa can be seen playing South Africa in the 1995 Rugby World Cup.



Wins against Tier 1 nations


































































































































































































































































Overall record




































































































































































































Men's World Rugby Rankings


Top 30 rankings as of 8 October 2018[9]
Rank Change* Team Points
1
Steady
 New Zealand

092.96
2
Steady
 Ireland

090.12
3
Steady
 Wales

085.94
4
Steady
 England

085.68
5
Steady
 South Africa

083.52
6
Steady
 Scotland

083.02
7
Steady
 Australia

082.86
8
Steady
 France

079.10
9
Steady
 Argentina

078.01
10
Steady
 Fiji

076.54
11
Steady
 Japan

075.24
12
Steady
 Tonga

073.84
13
Steady
 Georgia

073.13
14
Steady
 Italy

072.56
15
Steady
 United States

071.66
16
Steady
 Samoa

068.28
17
Steady
 Romania

068.25
18
Steady
 Uruguay

065.37
19
Steady
 Russia

064.89
20
Steady
 Spain

063.09
21
Steady
 Hong Kong

060.46
22
Steady
 Namibia

059.97
23
Steady
 Canada

059.93
24
Steady
 Portugal

058.30
25
Steady
 Belgium

058.09
26
Steady
 Brazil

056.81
27
Steady
 Netherlands

056.52
28
Steady
 Kenya

055.71
29
Steady
 Germany

055.59
30
Steady
 Chile

054.36

*Change from the previous week

Samoa's historical rankings

Samoa IRB World Rankings.png

Source: World Rugby - Graph updated to 2 July 2018[9]

Below is table of the representative rugby matches played by a Samoa national XV at test level up until 14 July 2018.[10]

































































































































































































































































































Opponent
Played
Won
Lost
Drawn
Win %
For
Aga
Diff

 Argentina
4 3 1 0 75% 111 82 +29

 Australia
5 1 4 0 20.00% 58 204 −146

 Belgium
1 1 0 0 100.00% 37 8 +29

 Canada
6 6 0 0 100.00% 169 103 +66

 England
8 0 8 0 0.00% 114 292 -178

 Fiji
52 20 29 3 38.46% 918 1039 -121

 Fiji XV
3 0 3 0 0.00% 20 58 -38

 France
4 0 4 0 0.00% 49 156 -107

 Georgia
4 1 2 1 25.00% 96 64 +32

 Germany
3 3 0 0 100.00% 148 38 +110

 Ireland
6 1 5 0 16.67% 103 209 -106

 Italy
7 5 2 0 71.42% 175 109 +66

 Japan
15 11 4 0 73.33% 482 273 +209

 South Korea
1 1 0 0 100.00% 74 7 +67

 Namibia
2 2 0 0 100.00% 89 25 +64

 New Zealand
7 0 7 0 0.00% 72 411 -339

 Papua New Guinea
2 2 0 0 100.00% 188 19 +169

 Romania
2 0 2 0 0.00% 37 49 -12

 Scotland
11 1 9 1 9.09% 193 298 -105

 South Africa
9 0 9 0 0.00% 99 431 -332

 Tonga
64 33 27 4 51.56% 1119 956 +163

 United States
5 5 0 0 100.00% 117 85 +32

 Uruguay
1 1 0 0 100.00% 60 13 +47

 Wales
10 4 6 0 40.00% 180 235 -55
Total 232 101 122 9 43.53% 4722 5178 -456


Current squad


On 7th October, Steve Jackson named a 31-man squad for their 2018 Northern Hemisphere Tour where they will meet USA, Georgia and Spain




  • Head Coach: New Zealand Steve Jackson


  • Caps Updated: 14 October 2018



Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.




































































































































































































































Player
Position
Date of Birth (Age)
Caps
Club/province

Motu Matu'u

Hooker

(1987-04-30) 30 April 1987 (age 31)
13

England London Irish

Raymond Niuia

Hooker

(1991-10-14) 14 October 1991 (age 27)
0

New Zealand Hawke's Bay

Manu Leiataua

Hooker

(1986-12-26) 26 December 1986 (age 31)
19

France Bayonne

Logovi'i Mulipola

Prop

(1987-03-11) 11 March 1987 (age 31)
22

England Newcastle

Jordon Lay

Prop

(1992-11-05) 5 November 1992 (age 25)
9

England Bristol

James Lay

Prop

(1993-12-16) 16 December 1993 (age 24)
4

England Bristol

Donald Brighouse

Prop

(1993-03-29) 29 March 1993 (age 25)
3

New Zealand Crusaders

Hisa Sasagi

Prop

(1987-07-29) 29 July 1987 (age 31)
4

New Zealand Otago

Paul Alo-Emile

Prop

(1991-12-22) 22 December 1991 (age 26)
6

France Stade Français

Ben Nee-Nee

Lock

(1993-05-12) 12 May 1993 (age 25)
0

New Zealand Blues

Josh Tyrell

Lock

(1990-10-16) 16 October 1990 (age 28)
3

England Doncaster Knights

Brandon Nansen

Lock

(1993-11-03) 3 November 1993 (age 24)
2

France Stade Français

Filo Paulo

Lock

(1987-11-06) 6 November 1987 (age 30)
27

England London Irish

Ofisa Treviranus

Flanker

(1984-03-31) 31 March 1984 (age 34)
39

England London Irish

Faifili Levave

Flanker

(1986-01-15) 15 January 1986 (age 32)
16

Japan DynaBoars

Piula Fa'asalele

Flanker

(1988-01-22) 22 January 1988 (age 30)
14

France Toulouse

Jack Lam

Flanker

(1987-11-18) 18 November 1987 (age 30)
27

England Bristol

TJ Ioane

Flanker

(1989-05-09) 9 May 1989 (age 29)
15

England Sale Sharks

Melani Matavao

Half-back

(1995-11-19) 19 November 1995 (age 22)
7

New Zealand Otago

Dwayne Polotaivao

Half-back

(1990-07-30) 30 July 1990 (age 28)
2

New Zealand Northcote RFC

Pele Cowley

Half-back

(1993-04-16) 16 April 1993 (age 25)
9

New Zealand Suburbs RFC

Tusi Pisi

First five-eighth

(1982-06-18) 18 June 1982 (age 36)
32

England Bristol

D'angelo Leuila

First five-eighth

(1997-01-18) 18 January 1997 (age 21)
8

New Zealand Papatoetoe RFC

Stacey Ili

Centre

(1991-05-11) 11 May 1991 (age 27)
0

New Zealand Hawke's Bay

Rey Lee-Lo

Centre

(1986-02-28) 28 February 1986 (age 32)
18

Wales Cardiff Blues

Henry Taefu

Centre

(1993-04-02) 2 April 1993 (age 25)
1

Australia Western Force

Alapati Leiua

Wing

(1988-09-21) 21 September 1988 (age 30)
20

England Bristol

Ed Fidow

Wing

(1993-09-11) 11 September 1993 (age 25)
4

France Bordeaux

Tim Nanai-Williams

Wing

(1989-07-12) 12 July 1989 (age 29)
11

France Clermont

Jamie-Jerry Taulagi

Fullback

(1993-06-18) 18 June 1993 (age 25)
1

New Zealand Hawke's Bay

Ahsee Tuala

Fullback

(1989-08-23) 23 August 1989 (age 29)
12

England Northampton Saints



Individual all-time records



Most caps


















































































































































#
Player
Pos
Span
Mat
Start
Sub
Won
Lost
Draw
%
1 Brian Lima Wing 1991–2007 64 61 3 31 31 2 50.00
2 To'o Vaega Centre 1986–2001 61 56 5 35 25 1 58.19
3 Semo Sititi Flanker 1999–2009 59 50 9 33 26 0 55.93
4 Census Johnston Prop 2005– 57 43 14 25 31 1 44.73
5 David Lemi Wing 2004– 54 46 8 21 31 2 40.74
6 Zak Taulafo Prop 2009– 44 39 5 20 22 2 47.72
7 Opeta Palepoi Lock 1998–2005 43 30 13 24 19 0 55.81
8 Ofisa Treviranus Flanker 2009- 41 31 15 16 24 1 40.24
9 Mahonri Schwalger Hooker 2000–2011 40 33 7 18 22 0 45.00
10 Daniel Leo Lock 2005–2014 39 33 6 22 16 1 57.69

Last updated: Germany vs Samoa, 14 July 2018. Statistics include officially capped matches only.[11]



Most tries





















































































































#
Player
Pos
Span
Mat
Start
Sub
Pts
Tries
1 Brian Lima Wing 1991–2007 64 61 3 140
29
2 Alesana Tuilagi Wing 2002–2015 37 35 2 90
18
3 Semo Sititi Flanker 1999–2009 59 50 9 85
17
4 Afato So'oalo Wing 1996–2001 20 18 2 80
16
5 Lome Fa'atau Wing 2000–2007 35 31 4 70
14
6 David Lemi Wing 2004– 54 46 8 65
13
7 To'o Vaega Centre 1986–2001 61 56 5 71
12
8 George Leaupepe Centre 1995–2005 26 23 3 50
10
9 Elvis Seveali'i Centre 2000–2007 20 16 4 45
9
10 3 players on 7 tries

Last updated: Germany vs Samoa, 14 July 2018. Statistics include officially capped matches only.[12]



Most points







































































































































#
Player
Pos
Span
Mat
Pts
Tries
Conv
Pens
Drop
1 Tusi Pisi Fly-half 2011– 34 228 2 22 56 2
2 Earl Va'a Fly-half 1996–2003 28 174 3 33 31 0
3 Silao Leaega Fullback 1997–2002 19 145 2 21 31 0
4 Brian Lima Wing 1991–2007 64 140 29 0 0 0
5 Darren Kellett Fly-half 1993–1995 13 137 2 14 31 2
6 Roger Warren Fly-half 2004–2008 12 119 0 13 29 2
7 Gavin Williams Centre 2007–2010 16 106 5 18 15 0
8 Tanner Vili Fly-half 1999–2006 31 99 4 20 13 0
9 Alesana Tuilagi Wing 2002–2015 37 90 18 0 0 0
10 Andrew Aiolupo Fullback 1983–1994 37 89 3 21 11 0

Last updated: Germany vs Samoa, 14 July 2018. Statistics include officially capped matches only.[13]



Most matches as captain















































































































































#
Player
Pos
Span
Mat
Won
Lost
Draw
%
Pts
Tries
1 Semo Sititi Flanker 2000–2007 39 19 20 0 48.71 45 9
2 Pat Lam Number 8 1995–1999 23 8 13 2 39.13 10 2
3 David Lemi Wing 2012–2017 21 9 10 2 47.61 35 7
4 Peter Fatialofa Prop 1990–1995 16 11 5 0 68.75 9 2
5 Mahonri Schwalger Hooker 2009–2011 13 5 8 0 38.46 0 0
6 George Stowers Number 8 2008–2009 7 4 3 0 57.14 10 2
Chris Vui Lock 2016 7 2 5 0 28.57 5 1
8 Kahn Fotuali'i Scrum-half 2013–2017 4 0 4 0 0.00 3 0
Ofisa Treviranus Number 8 2015 4 1 3 0 25.00 5 1
Alesana Tuilagi Wing 2015 4 2 1 1 62.50 5 1

Last updated: Germany vs Samoa, 14 July 2018. Statistics include officially capped matches only.[14]



Most points in a match













































































































































#
Player
Pos
Pts
Tries
Conv
Pens
Drop
Opposition
Venue
Date
1 Gavin Williams Centre 30 2 10 0 0
 Papua New Guinea

Samoa Apia
11/07/2009
2 Roger Warren Fly-half 24 0 0 8 0
 Tonga

Samoa Apia
29/05/2004
3 Andrew Aiolupo Fullback 23 1 8 1 0
 South Korea

Japan Tokyo
08/04/1990
Silao Leaega Fullback 23 1 3 4 0
 Japan

Wales Wrexham
03/10/1999
Toa Samania Fullback 23 1 3 4 0
 Italy

Samoa Apia
08/07/2000
6 Darren Kellett Fly-half 22 0 2 5 1
 Tonga

Samoa Moamoa
04/06/1994
Ahsee Tuala Fullback 22 2 6 0 0
 Germany

Germany Heidelburg
14/07/2018
8 To'o Vaega Centre 21 1 4 3 0
 Fiji

Samoa Apia
01/06/1991
Earl Va'a Fly-half 21 1 5 2 0
 Georgia

Australia Perth
19/10/2003
Roger Warren Fly-half 21 0 3 4 1
 Fiji

Samoa Apia
09/07/2005

Last updated: Germany vs Samoa, 14 July 2018. Statistics include officially capped matches only.[15]



Most tries in a match






















































































































































#
Player
Pos
Pts
Tries
Conv
Pens
Drop
Opposition
Venue
Date
1 Elvis Seveali'i Wing 20 4 0 0 0
 Japan

Samoa Apia
10/06/2000
Alesana Tuilagi Wing 20 4 0 0 0
 Tonga

Samoa Apia
02/07/2005
Esera Lauina Wing 20 4 0 0 0
 Papua New Guinea

Samoa Apia
11/07/2009
Robert Lilomaiava Wing 20 4 0 0 0
 Canada

Wales Colwyn Bay
09/11/2012
5 Tupo Fa'amasino Wing 12 3 0 0 0
 South Korea

Japan Tokyo
08/04/1990
Brian Lima Centre 12 3 0 0 0
 Fiji

Samoa Apia
01/06/1991
Afato So'oalo Wing 15 3 0 0 0
 Tonga

Samoa Apia
28/06/1997
Dominic Feau'nati Wing 15 3 0 0 0
 Namibia

Namibia Windhoek
12/07/2003
Mikaele Pesamino Wing 15 3 0 0 0
 Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea Port Moresby
18/07/2009
Alesana Tuilagi Wing 15 3 0 0 0
 Namibia

New Zealand Rotorua
14/09/2011
Ed Fidow Wing 15 3 0 0 0
 Germany

Samoa Apia
30/06/2018

Last updated: Germany vs Samoa, 14 July 2018. Statistics include officially capped matches only.[16]



Youngest players






































































































#
Player
Pos
Age
Opposition
Venue
Date
1 Anitele'a Tuilagi Centre 19 years and 27 days
 Tonga

Samoa Apia
02/07/2005
2 Carl Manu (Centre) 19 years and 59 days
 Fiji

Samoa Apia
01/06/2002
3 Toa Samania Wing 19 years and 97 days
 Wales

Samoa Moamoa
28/05/1991
4 Siro Fuatai 19 years and 114 days
 Tonga

Samoa Apia
27/05/1972
5 Brian Lima Centre 19 years and 123 days
 Tonga

Tonga Nuku'alofa
28/05/1991
6 Va'a Tasi Wing 19 years and 136 days
 Fiji

Fiji Suva
04/07/1981
7 D'Angelo Leuila (Fly-half) 19 years and 145 days
 Georgia

Samoa Apia
11/06/2016
8 Esera Puleitu Fly-half 19 years and 149 days
 South Africa

South Africa Johannesburg
13/04/1995
9 Na'ama Leleimalefaga (Prop) 19 years and 180 days
 Fiji

Samoa Apia
19/05/2007
10 Lolani Koko Centre 19 years and 263 days
 Tonga

Tonga Suva
22/06/1983

Last updated: Germany vs Samoa, 14 July 2018. Statistics include officially capped matches only.[17]



Oldest players






































































































#
Player
Pos
Age
Opposition
Venue
Date
1 Maurie Fa'asavalu Flanker 37 years and 310 days
 Romania

Romania Bucharest
18/11/2017
2 Peter Fatialofa Prop 37 years and 85 days
 Fiji

Fiji Suva
20/07/1996
3 Nu'uuli Lene (Prop) 36 years and 128 days
 Georgia

Samoa Apia
11/06/2016
4 To'o Vaega (Centre) 36 years and 86 days
 Ireland

Republic of Ireland Dublin
11/11/2001
5 Cencus Johnston Prop 36 years and 41 days
 New Zealand

New Zealand Auckland
16/06/2017
6 Tusi Pisi Centre 36 years and 26 days
 Germany

Germany Heidelburg
14/07/2018
7 David Lemi Wing 35 years and 288 days
 England

England Twickenham
25/11/2017
8 Brian Lima Centre 35 years and 240 days
 England

France Nantes
22/09/2007
9 John Schuster Centre 35 years and 160 days
 United States

Samoa Apia
26/06/1999
10 Semo Sititi Number 8 35 years and 134 days
 Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea Port Moresby
18/07/2009

Last updated: Germany vs Samoa, 14 July 2018. Statistics include officially capped matches only.[18]



The New Zealand connection


Western Samoa's triumph in the 1991 Rugby World Cup was inspired by their assistant coach Bryan Williams,[citation needed] who was a New Zealand-born (of Samoan descent) All Black great of the 1970s. The 1991 Samoan World Cup team included many New Zealand born or raised players; the catalyst was Auckland prop Peter Fatialofa, who in 1989, became the first major New Zealand-based player to play for Samoa. By the time of the 1991 World Cup several other New Zealand-born Samoans like Pat Lam, Stephen Bachop, Frank Bunce and Apollo Perelini had joined him. New Zealand born players with Samoan parentage have played for Samoa, such as Earl Va'a, Pat Lam and Lome Fa'atau.


The rugby relationship that exists between New Zealand and Samoa is a complex one. Close ties exist between the two countries, these bonds first being formed with the start of mass Polynesian migration to New Zealand in the latter half of the twentieth century.
In the 2007 World Cup there were 14 New Zealand-born players in the Samoan squad.[19] The only team with more foreign born players in their squad was Italy who had 15.[19]



Strips


Manu Samoa play in blue and white uniforms, with the home strip consisting of blue jerseys, white shorts and blue socks and the away kit being with the colours reversed. Since 2007, the flag of Samoa has been featured on the left sleeve and pe'a-like patterns were incorpored into the jerseys.
























1989-1998 Home


















1998-2001 Home


















1999 RWC Home


















2001-2003 Home


















2003-2005 Home

























2003 RWC Home


















2007-2010 Home


















2010-2012 Home


















2010-2012 Away


















2012-2013 Home
























2014 Home


















2015 Rugby World Cup Home


















2015 Rugby World Cup Away


















2015-2016 Home






















2016 Home


















2016 Away




Kit Manufacturers



  • 1986-1988 Umbro

  • 1988-1996 Canterbury of New Zealand

  • 1996-1998 Reebok

  • 1999-2003 Adidas

  • 2004-2009 Puma

  • 2010-2012 KooGa

  • 2012-2013 BLK

  • 2014-2015 Canterbury of New Zealand^b

  • 2015-2016 BLK

  • 2016-2017 LE Sportswear

  • 2018-current BLK



Sponsors a



  • 1980s-1992 None

  • 1992-1994 Telecom New Zealand

  • 1994-1998 Vailima

  • 1998-1999 Newcall

  • 1999-2003 None

  • 2005-2011 SIFA. WS

  • 2012-2013 Digicel

  • 2014-2016 Cromwell Property Group (front), Redefine Properties (back)

  • 2016-2017 Bluesky Communications

  • 2017- Magnum Hire (front), Henderson Cars (back) ^c

  • 2017 - Invest Samoa ^d

  • 2018 - Grey Investment Group


^a Sponsored logos appear on jerseys for matches other than the Rugby World Cup where branding, except for logos of equipment manufacturers, is not allowed.


^b Canterbury brand apparel was supplied for the 2014 end-of-year tour.


^c Sponsors worn during the Pasifika Challenge double-header.


^d Invest Samoa sponsored Samoa during the 2017 end-of-year rugby union tests.



See also








  • World Cup

  • Pacific Tri-Nations

  • Pacific Islanders rugby union team

  • Samoa Rugby Football Union

  • Samoa national rugby league team



Notes





  1. ^ We quit: SRU Samoa Observer


  2. ^ "World Rugby Rankings". World Rugby..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  3. ^ "Samoa's Prime Minister praises banker, Sir Michael Fay, for supporting Manu Samoa". Radio New Zealand International. 18 April 2004. Retrieved 7 November 2011.


  4. ^ "Fay: Samoans need change". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 8 July 2015.


  5. ^ "Samoa qualify for 2011 World Cup". BBC Sport. 18 July 2009. Retrieved 4 August 2009.


  6. ^ Samoa shock Australia with 32–23 win in Sydney BBC Sport, 17 July 2011


  7. ^ "Union broke, P.M. admits". Samoa Observer. 7 November 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.


  8. ^ "Autumn Tests: Samoa rugby not bankrupt, says World Rugby". BBC. 20 November 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.


  9. ^ ab "Men's World Rankings". World Rugby. Retrieved 25 June 2018.


  10. ^ Samoa rugby statistics


  11. ^ http://stats.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/records/player/most_matches.html?id=15;type=team


  12. ^ http://stats.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/records/player/most_tries.html?id=15;type=team


  13. ^ http://stats.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/records/player/most_points.html?id=15;type=team


  14. ^ http://stats.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/records/player/most_matches_captain.html?id=15;type=team


  15. ^ http://stats.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/records/player/most_points_match.html?id=15;type=team


  16. ^ http://stats.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/records/player/most_tries_match.html?id=15;type=team


  17. ^ http://stats.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/records/player/youngest_appearance.html?id=15;type=team


  18. ^ http://stats.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/records/player/oldest_appearance.html?id=15;type=team


  19. ^ ab "All those born abroad". Planet Rugby. Archived from the original on 11 October 2007. Retrieved 2 October 2007.




External links



  • Official website of Manu Samoa

  • Samoa Rugby Union


  • Manu Samoa Looking Forward For RWC2011 Manu Samoa Rugby blog


  • Samoan rugby union news Planet Rugby

  • The information website for supporters of the Manu Samoa Rugby Team


  • Rankings International Rugby Board

  • Pacific Islanders Rugby Team Supporters Site












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