Manusina are winners of the Oceania Women’s Championship after a 19-18 win over Fijiana. In Manusina’s first match they took easy care of Tonga winning 69-5. They followed that up with a convincing 83-0 thumping of Papua New Guinea. This set up a winner takes all showdown with Fijiana for the Oceania Championship. Samoa got […]
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Palauli-i-Sisifo Retain the Bank South Pacific Samoa National School Girls 7s Championship Title
4 June 2023 Apia Samoa Source: Lakapi Samoa Development. Palauli-i-Sisifo College are back-to-back Champions of the Bank South Pacific School National Rugby 7s Championships. The district high school from Savaii edged out Itu-o-Tane College to take out the title for a second year in a row. The defending champs never looked threatened in the road […]
Nuuausala College are the Bank South Pacific Samoa National School Boys 7s Champions
4 June 2023 Apia Samoa Source: Lakapi Samoa Development. Nuuausala College have edged out Leulumoega College to take out this year’s Championship Cup for the Boys Under 18 division at the Bank South Pacific School National Rugby 7s Championships. The road to the championship saw Nuuausala defeat Itu-o-Tane 27-12 in the quarterfinal before they edged […]
Junior Manu Samoa Squad Named for Under 20s Trophy in Kenya
The Junior Manu Samoa 28-man squad plus five non-travelling reserves has been named for the upcoming World Rugby U20 trophy set to be held in Nairobi, Kenya. Head Coach Galumalemana Rudolf Moors has named a talented squad, headlined by Moana Under 20s and Manu Samoa 7’s squad members. Malakesi Masefau and Paul Stanley debuted in […]
Samoa Lead Ocenia Women’s Championship after 83-0 Annihilation of PNG
30 May 2023 Gold Coast, Queensland. The Manusina have continued their dominance of the Oceania Womens Championship with an 83-0 annihilation of Papua New Guinea at Queensland’s Gold Coast on Friday night. Samoa ran in 13 tries against the Cassowaries, who were reduced to 14 players in the 11th minute. Fullback Hasting Leiataua and winger […]
Don Opeloge Sets New Commonwealth Record for Mens 102kg Clean n Jerk
Whenever Samoa’s national weightlifting team compete at regional and global events, the nation can be sure to expect medals to be raining down and records to be broken. The recent Samoa Games held in Apia was no different. Samoa’s golden boy and SGN 2022 People of the Year, Don Opeloge, set a new Commonwealth Games […]
Manusina Kick Off Oceania Campaign with 69-5 Thrashing of Tonga
Manusina have kicked off their Oceania Womens Championship campaign with a 69-5 thrashing of Tonga. The first half saw Samoa dominate in all aspects of the match from the kicking game to the set piece. This was reflected in the halftime score of 47 points to nil, with Samoa having scored seven tries and […]
Macron is the New Technical Partner of Lakapi Samoa
26 May 2023 – The Macron Hero ‘lands’ in the Samoan archipelago and will be featured on the jerseys of the Pacific’s rugby team. Macron is the new technical partner of Lakapi Samoa, the Samoa Rugby Union, 12th in the World Rugby Ranking. The agreement includes the supply of match kits and the entire clothing […]
Moana Pasifika Head to Fiji to Face Drua
THURSDAY 25 MAY 2023. In a piece of DHL Super Rugby Pacific history, the Fijian Drua welcome Moana Pasifika on to Fijian shores. Saturday’s Round 14 match in Lautoka will be a monumental occasion for both organisations. It is an amazing opportunity for Moana Pasifika to visit one of the many Pacific Island’s they represent, […]
La’auli Lupesoli’ai Joseph Parker Scored a First Round KO Over Australian Faiga ‘Django’ Opelu
La’auli Lupesoli’ai Joseph Parker has scored a first round knockout win over Australian Faiga Django Opelu in their heavyweight bout in Melbourne on Wednesday 24 May According to The Coconet TV, the win gifts Parker the Commonwealth Heavyweight title. He has scored his first KO in over 3 years. Parker caught Opelu with a heavy […]