12 December 2022, HSBC 7s Leg 3, Cape Town South Africa. Manu Samoa 7’s have made it to their first grand final of an HSBC World Series leg since 2019 after defeating host nation South Africa by 10-7. A penalty goal off the boot of 20-year-old Faafoi Falaniko broke the 7-7 tie in extra time. […]
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Capetown 7s: Samoa Secures Two Wins Amongst Upsets Galore in Capetown
The Manu Samoa 7s have secured their second pool game 45-0 win over Japan in Capetown after defeating Uruguay 21-10 in their first match last night. In their first Capetown pool match, NZ All Blacks went down to Spain. Australia lost to Great Britain and Ireland have lost to Uruguay. What this means is the […]
Manu Samoa 7’s Open their Accounts in Capetown with a Win over Uruguay
Manu Samoa 7s have opened their accounts at the Capetown 7s with a 21-10 win over a valiant Uruguay side. Tuna Tuitama, Uaina Sione and Vaafauese Apelu Maliko crossed over for Samoa’s three tries while Neueli Leitufia put in two conversions, with Paul Scanlan popping over one. Uruguay are in their first season in the […]
Samoa Wins PacificAus Sports 2022 Oceania Rugby U20 Trophy
Samoa are the winners of the PacificAus Sports 2022 Oceania Rugby U20 Trophy after a two-match competition with Pacific brothers Tonga. The Galumalemana Rudolph Moors coached side clinched the Championship after beating Tonga Under 20s by 8 points to 5 in the second test match at Teufaiva Stadium, Nuku’alofa. Last week a second half comeback […]
Samoa lose in Cup Quarter Final
Manu Samoa 7’s have fallen out of the cup contentions at the Dubai 7’s after going down to South Africa 24-19. The men in blue got off to a hot start taking an early 12-0 lead Va’afauese Maliko hit the Springboks defence with two left foot steps before hitting the gas to run away with […]
Samoa through to Dubai Cup Quarterfinals
Manu Samoa 7’s are through to the cup quarterfinals of the Dubai 7’s after defeating Japan 38-17 and Canada 33-5 Dubai is Samoa’s first tournament without captain Melani Matavao who is unavailable for this tournament due to injury. Samoa put Japan away quite comfortably in their first pool match. Tama Uli and Manu 7’s veteran […]
Samoa Finish 4th in Hong Kong
The Manu Samoa 7s have ended the first leg of the 2022/23 HSBC World Series in 4th place after a close 17-19 defeat to France. Due to Covid-19 this was the first Hong Kong 7’s tournament since 2019. 11 of Samoa’s 13-man squad had never experienced the prestigious Hong Kong 7’s with eight players having […]
Samoa Defeat Defending Champions Australia by 22-17
Samoa are so far unscathed in the pool of death after a nail biting 22-17 win over defending champions, Australia. Samoa beat New Zealand 24-0 on Day 1 of the three-day prestigious Hong Kong 7s, and now face host nation Hong Kong to complete pool matches. Both teams had a decent crack at each other […]
Manu Samoa 15s: Preparations in Full Swing for Northern Hemisphere Tour
Preparations are in full swing for the Manu Samoa 15s Northern Hemisphere Tour. Head Coach Vaovasaomanaia Seilala Mapusua has strong support through his management. He is assisted by former All Black and Wellington Hurricane, Tana Umaga as well as former Captain of Manu Samoa and Waikato Chiefs front rower, Mase Mahonri Schwalger. The team’s preparations […]
Pat Lam says Steve Luatua is Not Available for Samoa Due to Injury
Former All Black Steven Luatua will not feature in upcoming the Manu Samoa Northern Hemisphere tour despite getting called up by Manu Samoa 15s head coach Vaovasamanaia Seilala Mapusua. Bristol Bears director of rugby and former Manu Samoa captain Pat Lam has confirmed the flanker’s calf injury susustained during a pre-season training will regrettably prevent […]