Samoa

Samoa will field a severely understrength side for the Pacific Nations Cup after their 30 man roster was released absent a number of first choice players. Nine of the starters from the match against the All Blacks will sit out, including the entire back row and halfback pair Kahn Fotuali’i …

Manu Samoa couldn’t quite pick up the win, but they gave the All Blacks all they could handle in front of a thoroughly entertained sellout crowd in Apia. The first forty minutes didn’t produce much in the way of running rugby, but there were plenty of bone-jarring tackles and no …

Played every November, excluding Rugby World Cup years, the November or autumn internationals see European nations hosting incoming test teams from across the globe. It is a time when not only southern nations such as Argentina, Australia, Fiji, Namibia, New Zealand, Samoa, South Africa and Tonga tour the north but …

The teams for the historic match between the New Zealand All Blacks and Manu Samoa in Apia on July 8 have been announced, with both sides opting for experience. Samoa will be captained by Ofisa Treviranus, and field an all-European based forward pack including Toulouse prop Census Johnston and recalled …

World Rugby has released the locations and dates for the 2015/2016 Men’s World Series season. Coming off an exciting season in which Fiji took home the overall crown and the USA won their first-ever tournament, the HSBC World Series preps for their most important season to date. The 2015/2016 season …

Manu Samoa have sprung a surprise by including Toulouse prop Census Johnston in their list of 27 players to prepare for the All Blacks test on July 8. The fan favorite had announced his international retirement in April amidst a stir of concern about the availability of Pacific Nations players …

Uruguay’s return to the Rugby World Cup in 2015 ends a twelve year absence. Getting to the World Cup required intercontinental matches firstly against the USA and secondly against Hong Kong before reaching the final against Russia. The home and away series between Uruguay and Russia was, at the time, between …

New Zealand’s squad for the upcoming international against Samoa and the subsequent Rugby Championship has been named. The selected players are to train together this week in camp before reassembling on July 01 ahead of the historic test in Apia. The forty-one man squad features five uncapped players – Nehe …

Coming off a disappointing performance against Scotland Los Pumitas Head Coach Nicolás Fernández Lobbe has confirmed a team with six changes to face the home side, Italy on Monday in Viadana. The teams will meet in the Semi Finals for 9th position with the winner meeting either Samoa or Japan …

Manu Samoa have revised their extended training squad ahead of the All Black test and the Pacific Nations Cup. Of the original 58 names released in April, 44 have been retained, with that number to be reduced to 26 for the week leading up to the historic match in Apia. …