Samoa A national rugby union team
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| Union | Samoa Rugby Union | |
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| Emblem(s) | the Southern Cross | |
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Samoa A is a national representative rugby union team of the Samoan rugby union. It is the second-tier side to the Samoa national rugby union team. Samoa A competes in the Pacific Challenge, formerly known as the Pacific Rugby Cup, against teams including Tonga A and Fiji Warriors.[1] Since 2016, the team has also competed in the Americas Pacific Challenge.
Between 2006 and 2010, Samoa was represented by two teams at the Pacific Rugby Cup; Upolu Samoa and Savaii Samoa. The two teams were replaced in 2011 by Samoa A which is now the sole Samoan representative in the Pacific Challenge. The tournament is now mainly contested by national 'A' teams.
International results[edit]
Matches against national teams or national 'A" teams up to and including 2014 Pacific Rugby Cup:
| 22-03-2011 |  Samoa A |
12–23 | Fiji Warriors | Churchill Park, Lautoka |
| 26-03-2011 |  Tonga A |
15–13 | Samoa A |
Lawaqa Park, Sigatoka |
| 11-10-2012 | Samoa A |
18–20 | Tonga A |
Teufaiva Stadium, Nuku'alofa |
| 15-10-2012 | Fiji Warriors | 42–34 | Samoa A |
Teufaiva Stadium, Nuku'alofa |
| 04-03-2014 | Samoa A |
27–18 | Tonga A |
TG Milner Field, Sydney |
| 11-03-2014 | Pampas XV | 38–24 | Samoa A |
David Phillips Field, Sydney |
Record[edit]
Honours[edit]
- Winner: 2018.
Season standings[edit]
Pacific Challenge (formerly Pacific Rugby Cup)
Year Pos Pld W D L F A +/- TB LB Pts Final Notes 2018 3rd 3 1 0 2 82 72 +10 — — 5 — 2017 4th 3 0 0 3 78 112 -34 0 1 1 — 2016 2nd 3 2 0 1 98 56 +42 2 0 10 — 2015 2nd 3 2 0 1 69 87 -18 1 0 3 — Finished 2nd in Pool A[2] 2014 4th 4 1 0 3 82 91 -9 1 2 7 — Finished 4th in Pool B 2013 2nd 6 2 0 4 134 198 -64 1 1 10 — Runner-up on league table (no final) 2012 2nd 8 3 0 5 191 238 -47 0 1 13 — Runner-up on league table (no final) 2011 2nd 8 3 0 5 135 171 -36 1 2 15 — Runner-up on league table (no final)
Americas Pacific Challenge
Year Pos Pld W D L F A +/- TB LB Pts Final Notes 2018 1st 3 3 0 0 97 72 +25 2 0 14 — First on league table (no final) 2017 4th 3 1 0 2 90 142 -52 2 1 7 — Fourth on league table (no final) 2016 3rd 3 2 0 1 97 103 -6 1 0 9 — Third on league table (no final)
References[edit]
- ^ "Samoa A beats Tonga 27-18 in Pacific Rugby Cup Campaign". Talamua. 4 March 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
- ^ "World Rugby Pacific Challenge : 2014/2015 - results, fixtures, tables - It's rugby". www.itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
External links[edit]
- 2014 Pacific Rugby Cup News on oceaniarugby.com
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