The Marist St. Joseph's Stadium is a sports stadium in Lotopa, Samoa.
Named after the Marist Brothers who brought rugby union to Western Samoa in 1920, the 4,000 capacity stadium was the venue for, amongst others, the rugby league 9's competition at the 2007 South Pacific Games and the International Marist 7's in February 2007.
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Marist is a noun or adjective derived from the name Mary – in particular Mary the Mother of Jesus Christ. It may refer to:
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Rugby league nines at the 2007 Pacific Games was held from 5–6 September 2007 at Marist St. Joseph's Stadium. Fiji won the gold medal, defeating the Cook Islands in the final by 14–0. Hosts Samoa took the bronze medal, defeating Tonga by 20–10 in the third place match.
Rugby league sevens at the 2009 Pacific Mini Games was held from 5–6 September 2009 at Marist St. Joseph's Stadium. Fiji won the gold medal, defeating hosts the Cook Islands in the final by 20–12. Samoa took the bronze medal, defeating Tonga by 26–24 in the third place match.
Rugby sevens at the 2019 Pacific Games in Samoa was played from 12 to 13 July at the St Joseph's Sports Field. The venue was changed three days before the tournament due to muddy conditions at Apia Park.
The women's rugby sevens tournament at the 2019 Pacific Games was held in Lotopa, Samoa. It was hosted at the St Joseph's Sports Field from 12 to 13 July 2019. Fiji won the gold medal with a 19-5 victory over Australia in the final.