Samoa

The dates and venues for the next round of World Cup qualification have now been set. America First Field in Sandy, Utah, will host the first leg on Saturday, September 20, with the second leg to take place at Estadio Sausalito in Viña del Mar, Chile. Los Cóndores will represent …

Canada has been rewarded for achieving World Cup Qualification at the earliest possible opportunity with some new fixtures. Three away tests against European opposition have been arranged for the November test window. As first reported by Neil Davidson of the Canadian Press, Canada are set to play Romania, Georgia, and …

Only three places remain at Rugby World Cup 2027. Three teams qualified this weekend to see twenty-one of the twenty-four slots claimed for Australia 2027. The remaining vacancies will be determined in matches over the coming weeks and months.   THREE PLACES CLAIMED ON SATURDAY With time zones stretching Saturday …

Japan underlined their credentials as potential Pacific Nations Cup champions with a dominant 47-21 win over the USA in Sacramento on Saturday night. The result confirmed the Eagles will play against Samoa in the 5th-place playoff next week with the winner earning a place at Rugby World Cup 2027. It …

The USA scored a blowout 60-0 win over Samoa in their final pool match at the World Cup on Saturday, but in the end it wasn’t quite enough to win a place in the Quarter Finals. Australia will instead move on with a superior points differential after holding England to …

Tonga qualified for Rugby World Cup 2027. The Ikale Tahi qualified as one of the top three teams from the 2025 Pacific Nations Cup (PNC) other than Fiji or Japan. It was Fiji’s 29-15 win over Samoa on Saturday, in Rotorua, New Zealand which saw Tonga officially confirmed for the …

The USA’s hopes of advancing to the knockouts at the World Cup come down to the results of two matches on Saturday. A draw against Australia last week means that not only do the Eagles need a big score against Samoa, they need England to rack up a heap of …

Jarred Adams is the latest Major League Rugby player set to represent Manu Samoa. The 28-year-old loosehead prop has been called up for the Pacific Nations Cup after spending the past three years playing for NOLA Gold in the American competition. He has previously suited up for Samoa at u20 …

The 2025 Rugby Championship is an international rugby competition contested by Argentina, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. The player rosters of the four competitors contain a variety of nationalities. There are differing numbers of homegrown players and Foreign-Born across the teams.   BACKGROUND TO WORLD RUGBY ELIGIBILITY LAWS In …

Evan Olmstead is back in Canada’s Senior Men’s Squad for the first time since the 2019 World Cup. The France-based lock is one of 59 names included on new Head Coach Steve Meehan’s extended list to prepare for the upcoming July internationals and Pacific Nations Cup – which will this …