Sunday 21 May 2023, Source: World Rugby Sevens. The men’s HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2023 Award winners were announced on Sunday following a spectacular conclusion to the Series which saw New Zealand awarded their 14th Series title, Argentina win the HSBC London Sevens, Australia secure the final Paris 2024 Summer Olympics spot and Canada […]
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Samoa Overcomes Australia to Qualify for Cup Quarterfinal in London
Right from the kickoff Taunu’u Niulevaea showed excellent strength at the breakdown to earn Samoa the ball. From there they spread wide to Va’afauese Apelu-Maliko who made easy work of an Australian defender to score Samoa’s first try. Samoa’s second try was a carbon copy of their first. Brilliant work again by Samoa in the […]
Manu Samoa 7s through to Semifinal in Singapore
The Manu Samoa 7s have secured a semifinal spot at the Singapore 7s after a 22-7 win over Uruguay. Samoa took some time to warm up and we saw a first half of unforced errors by both teams. This was reflected on the score board where Samoa only led by 7-0 at halftime with one […]
Hong Kong 7s: Manu Samoa Edge Out Australia 15-12
Manu Samoa have made the 9th place final in Hong Kong after a down-to-the-last minute battle with Pacific neighbours Australia. Tuna Tuitama continues his form to add early points for Samoa in the first minute. Vaafauese Apelu-Maliko added two tries to take his season tally to 31 – placing him first equal with New Zealand’s […]
Fijian Drua Stun Crusaders in Historical 25-24 Win
By Naveel Krishant Fiji Village. The Swire Shipping Fijian Drua has created history as they stunned Shop N Save Super Rugby Pacific defending champions the Crusaders 25-24 in a thriller at Churchill Park in Lautoka. Kemu Valetini kicked a penalty in injury time to seal the win for the Drua. The Drua players played the […]
Vodafone National Provincial Championship Results for Round 1
The Vodafone National Provincial Championship (NPC) 2023 kicked off on Saturday 11th March at St Joseph’s College Fields, Alafua. After two years in the COVID wilderness Samoa provincial rugby finally made a comeback yesterday with the NPC kicking off for the first time since 2016. The Super 9 rugby championship replaced the NPC from 2017 […]
LA Sevens: Matches Disrupted due to Bad Weather
The Los Angeles Sevens has postponed all matches for at least 30 minutes due to bad weather. With one minute to go in the Pool D match between Great Britain and Spain the referee was told to take all players off the field. “We must all get off now,” the referee is heard saying to […]
TIR Moataa Retains Taula Apia Rugby Union Shield after Close Challenge by Laulii Lions
The Taumeasina Island Resort Moataa side managed to hold onto the shield after a solid challenge by the Laulii Lions. TIR Moataa were leading by 17-5 at halftime, with Laulii missing out on a try in the first five minutes, ruled disallowed due to a knock-on. The men in white only scored 7 points in […]
Lots of Action at Taula Apia Rugby Union
There was a lot of action at the Tunaimato rugby grounds as the Taula Apia Rugby Union competition continued into its second week with the men’s shield game and visitors from Aotearoa joining the launch of the women’s round-robin. The Men’s Senior A shield remains with the Taumeasina Island Resort sponsored the Moataa Whites after […]
Samoa Moves Up to 3rd Place on Sevens World Series Points Table
Samoa have moved two spots up on the Rugby 7s HSBC World Series points table after a solid performance in Sydney where the men in blue won the 5th place final. The Manu 7s secured 5th place in Sydney after two solid wins to Australia (24-10) and Ireland (24-12) on day three. This gave them […]
