Samoa A national rugby union team

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Samoa A
Union Samoa Rugby Union
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Samoa A playing Uruguay XV at the 2018 Americas Pacific Challenge in Montevideo. 2018 World Rugby Americas Pacific Challenge - Uruguay vs Samoa 03.jpg
Samoa A playing Uruguay XV at the 2018 Americas Pacific Challenge in Montevideo.

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.

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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

Matches against national teams or national 'A" teams up to and including 2014 Pacific Rugby Cup:

22-03-2011Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa A 12–23 Fiji Warriors Churchill Park, Lautoka
26-03-2011Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga A 15–13Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa A Lawaqa Park, Sigatoka
11-10-2012Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa A 18–20Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga A Teufaiva Stadium, Nuku'alofa
15-10-2012 Fiji Warriors 42–34Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa A Teufaiva Stadium, Nuku'alofa
04-03-2014Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa A 27–18Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga A TG Milner Field, Sydney
11-03-2014 Pampas XV 38–24Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa A David Phillips Field, Sydney

Record

Honours

Pacific Rugby Cup

Americas Pacific Challenge

Season standings

Pacific Challenge (formerly Pacific Rugby Cup)

YearPosPldWDLFA+/-TBLBPtsFinal Notes
2018 3rd31028272+10——5—
2017 4th300378112-34011—
2016 2nd32019856+422010—
2015 2nd32016987-18103—Finished 2nd in Pool A [2]
2014 4th41038291-9127—  Finished 4th in Pool B
2013 2nd6204134198-641110—  Runner-up on league table (no final)
2012 2nd8305191238-470113—  Runner-up on league table (no final)
2011 2nd8305135171-361215—  Runner-up on league table (no final)

Americas Pacific Challenge

YearPosPldWDLFA+/-TBLBPtsFinal Notes
2018 1st33009772+252014—  First on league table (no final)
2017 4th310290142-52217—  Fourth on league table (no final)
2016 3rd320197103-6109—  Third on league table (no final)

References

  1. ↑ "Samoa A beats Tonga 27-18 in Pacific Rugby Cup Campaign". Talamua. 4 March 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "World Rugby Pacific Challenge : 2014/2015 - results, fixtures, tables - It's rugby". www.itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-02-03.


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