| 1989 Western Samoa rugby union tour of Europe | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summary |
| ||||
| Total |
| ||||
| Test match |
| ||||
| Opponent |
| ||||
 Germany |
| ||||
 Belgium |
| ||||
 Romania |
| ||||
The 1989 Samoa rugby union tour of Europe was a series of matches played between September and November 1989 in Europe by Samoa national rugby union team. The visit Germany, Belgium., Romania, France and England.
The Ireland men's national rugby league team, known as the Wolfhounds, is organised by Rugby League Ireland and represents Ireland in international rugby league. The representative team is composed largely of players of Irish descent who compete in the Super League as well as the Australasian National Rugby League. Ireland is also represented by an Ireland A side, which is made up of players from the Irish domestic competition.
The Pacific Islanders was a combined international rugby union team that played from 2004 to 2008. It represented Fiji, Samoa and Tonga; Niue and the Cook Islands also supplied players to the squad for the Pacific Islanders' tour in 2004. The team did not play at Rugby World Cups, where each of the nations continued to represent themselves.
The Samoa national rugby union team represents Samoa in men's international rugby union and it is governed by the Samoa Rugby Union. They are also known as Manu Samoa, which is thought to derive from the name of a Samoan warrior. They perform a traditional Samoan challenge called the siva tau before each game. Samoa Rugby Union were formerly members of the Pacific Islands Rugby Alliance (PIRA) along with Fiji and Tonga. They are ranked 15th in the world.
The Fiji national rugby union team represents Fiji in men's international rugby union competes every four years at the Rugby World Cup, and their best performances were the 1987 and 2007 tournaments when they defeated Argentina and Wales respectively to reach the quarterfinals. Fiji also regularly plays test matches during the June and November test windows. Fiji also plays in the Pacific Tri-Nations, and has won the most Pacific Tri-Nations Championships of the three participating teams.
The Pacific Tri-Nations was the traditional rugby union series between Tonga, Fiji and Samoa. It was established in 1982 with the Samoan team, then known as Western Samoa, winning the tournament. In 2006 it was replaced by the IRB Pacific 5 Nations which was then renamed the Pacific Nations Cup.
Va'aiga Lealuga Tuigamala, sometimes known as Inga Tuigamala, is a former professional rugby union and rugby league player. Born in Samoa, he represented New Zealand in rugby union, winning 19 caps, and later Samoa in both rugby league and rugby union. He played in one rugby league and two rugby union World Cups.
Rugby union in Fiji is a popular team sport and is considered to be the national sport of the country. The sport was introduced to Fiji in the 1880s. Fiji is defined as a tier two rugby nation by World Rugby. The national team has competed at the Rugby World Cup and made it as far as the quarter finals. Their sevens team is also noted for their success, and have won the Rugby World Cup Sevens twice and the World Rugby Sevens Series three times.
Rugby union in American Samoa is a growing sport.
The most successful teams in women's international rugby union have been England, France, and New Zealand.
Lolani Koko is a Samoan former rugby union and rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played representative rugby union for Samoa and representative rugby league for Western Samoa, including at the 1995 Rugby League World Cup.
Sarah Cowley is a New Zealand track and field athlete. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the women's heptathlon event. She will be reporting from the Tokyo Olympics for TVNZ.
Jack McGrath is an Irish rugby union player for Ulster and for the Ireland national rugby union team. His preferred position is loosehead prop.
TJ Ioane is a Samoa international rugby union player. He plays as a flanker for Glasgow Warriors in the Pro14 on loan from Premiership Rugby side London Irish.
The American Samoa Rugby Union, or ASRU, is the governing body for rugby union in American Samoa. It was established in 1990, and became fully affiliated to the International Rugby Board (IRB) in 2012.
The 1989 Fiji rugby union tour of Oceania was a series of matches played in Australia, New Zealand, Samoa and Tonga, between April and June 1989 in by Fiji national rugby union team.
Ahsee Tuala is a Samoan rugby union player who plays as a fullback for Aviva Premiership side Northampton Saints.
Ken Siaosi Pisi is a former rugby union player for Northampton Saints in the Aviva Premiership and the Samoa national rugby union team.
The 1988 Samoa rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland was a series of ten rugby union matches played in October and November 1988 in Wales and Ireland by the Samoa national rugby union team, who competed under the name of Western Samoa at the time. Samoa lost both their international matches but won four of their eight non-international games against club and regional teams.
Timo Danny Lawrence Tagaloa is a New Zealand-born Samoan rugby union player. He played as left winger. He played for Samoa national rugby union team and for the All Blacks.
