American Samoa national rugby sevens team

American Samoa Sevens

Union	American Samoa Rugby Union
Nickname(s)	Talavalu
Coach(es)	Leota Setefano Fata
Captain(s)	Casey Te Beest
Team kit Change kit Change kit
Largest win
New Caledonia 7–38 American Samoa   28 October, 2011
Largest defeat
Fiji 61–0 American Samoa   28 October 2011 [1]
World Cup Sevens
Appearances	0

The American Samoa national rugby sevens team represents American Samoa in rugby sevens. They occasionally compete in the Pacific Games and the Oceania Sevens Championship. They have competed in the World Series core team qualifier in 2014.

Background

American Samoa competed in the 2011 Pacific Games and finished in 5th place. In 2013, they finished in fifth place at the Oceania Sevens Championship which gave them the opportunity to compete in the World Series core team qualifier at the 2014 Hong Kong Sevens. ^{[2] [3]}

The Talavalu competed at the 2023 Oceania Sevens Championship in Brisbane. ^{[4] [5]} They finished in thirteenth place after beating Kiribati in the classification playoff. ^[6]

Players

Squad to the 2023 Oceania Sevens Championship and Pacific Games. ^[5]

Players
Ryan Anderson
Joe Koroiadi
Riko Koroiadi
Niles Tuamoheloa
Noah Tuamoheloa
Michael Pa’aga
Casey Te Beest (c)
Lolesio Lolesio
George Ponefasio
Tony Esau
Ta’ai Leota
Joe Tu’ua
James Matavao

Overall

Pacific Games

Pacific Games
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L
2011	Fifth Place Playoff	5th	6	3	0	3
2015	Did Not Compete
2019	Fifth Place Playoff	5th	5	2	0	3
2023	Fifth Place Playoff	5th	5	3	0	2
Total	0 Titles	3/4	16	8	0	8

Oceania Sevens

Oceania Sevens
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L
2008	Did Not Compete
2009
2010
2011	Fifth Place Playoff	6th	7	2	0	5
2012	Fifth Place Playoff	6th	6	3	0	3
2013	Fifth Place Playoff	5th	6	3	0	3
2014	Seventh Place Playoff	8th	6	1	1	4
2015	Seventh Place Playoff	7th	6	1	0	5
2016	Seventh Place Playoff	7th	7	2	0	5
2017	Seventh Place Playoff	7th	5	1	1	3
2018	Did Not Compete
2019	Ninth Place Playoff	9th	6	3	0	3
2021	Did Not Compete
2022
2023	13th Place Playoff	13th	5	1	0	4
Total	0 Titles	9/15	54	17	2	35

See also

• Sports portal

• Rugby union in American Samoa
• American Samoa national rugby union team

References

1. Federation of Oceania Rugby Unions (2011). "2011 Oceania Sevens Championship Fixtures and Results". Archived from the original on 2012-06-19. Retrieved June 18, 2012.
2. "Sport: American Samoa sevens squad picked". RNZ . 2013-11-08. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
3. "Oceania success for Samoa, Cooks and US Samoa". 2013-10-05. Archived from the original on 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2023-11-11.
4. "Final lap before three-day sevens thriller". oceania.rugby. 2023-11-09. Retrieved 2023-11-11.
5. Fa’asau, Asi Andrew (2023-11-07). "Talavalu and Segaula first of Team American Samoa off to Games". www.samoanews.com. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
6. Grey, Lachlan (2023-11-12). "Aussie women & NZ men claim Oceania 7s gold, Fiji and Samoa book tickets to Paris". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 2023-11-12.

External links

• Official Site for Amerika Samoa Rugby Union