Samoa

Rugby World Cup 2015 is almost here. The opening fixture of England v Fiji is just 53 days away. It will begin a long tournament played from September 18 to October 31 which the organizers claim as being the biggest sporting event of 2015 and the third biggest of all …

An exhilarating game of rugby between the two Pacific Island nations lived up to all expectations and then some. In one of the all-time great contests of the Pacific Nations Cup, the two sides emerged dead even after an incredible roller coaster finale that saw Patrick Fa’apale kick a late …

Seems like yesterday we were wondering who might make the Pacific Nations Cup squads. Today is round two of the competition and in 10 days the tournament will be done. Two weeks after that the final preparation for World Cup warm-up matches will be in full swing, and then next …

Americas Rugby News is happy to announce another semi-regular feature addition to the website. Each week, our editors will give their predictions and insight on various international rugby matches. Most will involve teams from the Americas, but may also include some big international events such as the Rugby Championship, Six …

Fiji and Samoa have named the sides to compete against each other at Bonney Field in Sacramento on Friday evening. Both won their respective matches against Tonga and USA, making this a pivotal match as they look to secure a spot in the final on August 3. John McKee has …

It was a tale of two halves as Samoa hung on to defeat the USA in the opening round of the 2015 Pacific Nations Cup. Coming off of their strong performance against the All Blacks, 9th ranked Samoa looked to get their tournament off on the right foot against an …

USA Eagles Head Coach Mike Tolkin has named his lineup to face off against Samoa in their 2015 Pacific Nations Cup opening match tomorrow night at Avaya Stadium in San Jose, California. After not having played against each other since 2007, tomorrow’s test will be the first of two times that the USA …

The Pacific Nations Cup returns for its 10th season, featuring six Tier 2 sides in four rounds of action over the space of just 16 days. Included are two triple-headers, one at BMO Field in Toronto on July 29, and the finals at Swangard Stadium in Burnaby on August 3. …

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 …