Manu Samoa 7s have secured 5th place in Sydney after two solid wins to Australia (24-10) and Ireland (24-12) on day three. With valuable World Series points on the line, the Samoans came out flying and scored two brilliant first-half tries through speedster Tuna Tuitama and Samoa powerhouse Taunuu Niulevaea. Samoa took full advantage of […]
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Samoa Sevens Head to Sydney 5th on World Series Table, Pooled with USA, Ireland and Spain
The Manu Samoa 7’s head to Sydney in 5th place on the Rugby Sevens World Series table after securing 10 points from winning the Bowl in Hamilton. At 55 points, Samoa are just 8 behind New Zealand who catapulted to the top of the table after the cup final in Hamilton. Argentina’s 22 points for […]
France Pull Off 21-10 Win Over Samoa in Hamilton
After putting away Kenya by 31-5 this morning, the Manu Samoa 7’s have not been able to secure the win in their second pool match against France in Hamilton. The Cape Town champions were starved of possession by a relentless French side, who looked to have been the more determined team on the day. Samoa […]
Samoa’s Under 18 Rugby 7s Undefeated on Day 1 of World School Tournament
Tama Samoa are through to the quarterfinal round of the World School 7s after remaining undefeated on Day 1 of the Tournament at the Pakuranga Rugby Club in Auckland New Zealand. The World Schools 7’s is an annual Rugby 7’s tournament that showcases the best under 18 7’s talent from around the world. This […]
Manu Samoa 7’s Defeat Blitzboks in Extra Time, Falaniko Kicks Winning Penalty Goal
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. […]
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 […]