Samoan federation of Rugby to XV

The Fédération Samoa of Rugby to XV (Samoa Rugby Football Union) is an organization member of the International Rugby Board (IRB) which governs the organization of Rugby with XV in the Samoa islands.

It gathers the provincial federations, the clubs, associations, the sportsmen, the trainers, the referees, to contribute to the practice and the development of Rugby in all the Samoan territory .

It is divided into 12 local federations. The Samoa Rugby Football Union is member of Pacific Islands Rugby Alliance (PIRA), with the Fiji and the Tonga. Rugby with XV is practiced in 120 clubs by approximately 5  000 adult players and 10  000 juniors, whereas the population is only of 175  000 inhabitants.

History

Rugby with XV was introduced in Samoa in 1920 and the Samoan federation of Rugby was created in 1924.

The team of Samoa played its first international match against the team of Fiji the August 18th 1924, Samoa lost 0-6. The return match was gained by Samoa on the score of 9-3.

Prize list

  • Team of the Samoa of Rugby to XV

  • World cup

    • 1987: not invited
    • 1991: 1/4 finalist
    • 1995: 1/4 finalist
    • 1999: weir-keeper (1/8e finalist)
    • 2003: hen of the 1st turn

  • Team of the Samoa of Rugby to XV female
    • Course in World cup

List presidents

Internal bonds

  • Pacific Rugby Cup

  • Team of Samoa of Rugby to XV
  • Team of the Samoa of Rugby to XV female

External bonds

  • Official site

  • Site of the supporters of the team of Manu Samoa
  • Site of the supporters of the team of Pacific Islanders

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