Samoa at the 2006 Commonwealth Games

Samoa at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
CGF code	SAM
CGA	Samoa Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee
Website	oceaniasport.com/samoa
in Melbourne, Australia
Flag bearers	Opening: Closing:
Medals Ranked 35th	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 1 Total 1
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)
1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 2030

Samoa was represented at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.

Medals

				Total
Samoa	0	0	1	1

Medalists

Bronze

• Warren Fuavailili, Boxing, Middleweight 75 kg

Netball

With a team captained by Frances Solia and coached by Linda Vagana, Samoa finished 5th in the netball at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. In the 5th/6th playoff, they defeated Malawi 53–50. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Pool 2

Saturday 18 March 15:00 (UTC+11)	Stats	Singapore	33–76	Samoa		Umpires: Michelle Phippard Carolene Logan Reserve umpire: Jacqui Jashari
		Scoring by quarter: 6-21, 10-18, 9-16, 8-21
		Jeanine Heng Wei Ping  12/15 (80%) Li Ling  9/11 (82%) Tan Hui Yan  8/8 (100%) Pearline Chan  2/2 (100%) Chen Hui Fen  2/4 (50%)		Cathrine Latu  44/51 (86%) Monika Fuimaono  15/16 (94%) Malu Fa'asavalu  13/17 (76%) Ida Vaai  3/7 (43%) Monalisa Tofilau  1/1 (100%)

Sunday 19 March 20:30 (UTC+11)	Report Stats	Samoa	49–42	Wales		Umpires: Stacey Campton Amanda Nottingham Reserve umpire: Jacqui Jashari
		Scoring by quarter:17-10, 9-15, 12-7, 11-10
		Cathrine Latu  40/44 (91%) Malu Fa'asavalu  9/16 (56%) Aloma Inu  0/1 (0%)		Rebecca James  31/41 (76%) Amanda Evans  11/18 (61%)

Tuesday 21 March 15:00 (UTC+11)	Report Stats	Australia	78–47	Samoa		Umpires: Anne Abraitis Bobbi Brown Reserve umpire: Pauline Sciascia
		Scoring by quarter:23-9, 23-14, 14-11, 18-13
		Susan Pratley  28/30 (93%) Catherine Cox  20/25 (80%) Sharelle McMahon  18/20 (90%) Megan Dehn  12/13 (92%)		Monika Fuimaono  27/36 (75%) Malu Fa'asavalu  13/21 (62%) Cathrine Latu  7/10 (70%)

Wednesday 22 March 13:00 (UTC+11)	Stats	Samoa	45–41	Barbados		Umpires: Stacey Campton Pauline Sciascia Reserve umpire: Carolene Logan
		Scoring by quarter:13-9, 13-7, 12-14, 8-11
		Monika Fuimaono  28/41 (68%) Malu Fa'asavalu  17/23 (74%)		Lydia Bishop  27/33 (82%) Latonia Blackman  7/8 (88%) Laurel Browne  7/11 (64%)

Thursday 23 March 21:00 (UTC+11)	Stats	Samoa	47–60	Jamaica		Umpires: Bronwyn Meek Marion Johnson-Hurley Reserve umpire: Amanda Nottingham
		Scoring by quarter: 13-19, 13-16, 14-12, 7-13
		Cathrine Latu  45/49 (92%) Malu Fa'asavalu  2/6 (33%)		Elaine Davis  43/46 (93%) Simone Forbes  17/18 (94%)

Table

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Australia	5	4	1	0	387	169	+218	9
2	Jamaica	5	4	1	0	324	174	+150	9
3	Samoa	5	3	0	2	264	254	+10	6
4	Wales	5	2	0	3	185	271	-86	4
5	Barbados	5	2	0	3	183	279	-96	4
6	Singapore	5	0	0	5	150	346	-196	0

  Qualified for Semi-finals
  Qualified for Classification

Sources: ^[2]

5th/6th playoff

Friday 24 March 20:30 (UTC+11)	Report Stats	Samoa	53–50	Malawi		Umpires: Michelle Phippard Pauline Sciascia Reserve umpire: Stacey Campton
		Scoring by quarter:16-8, 12-15, 17-11, 8-16
		Monika Fuimaono  43/52 (83%) Malu Fa'asavalu  10/15 (67%)		Linda Magombo  44/50 (88%) Emma Mzagada  3/3 (100%) Peace Chawinga  3/10 (30%)

Squad

Samoa roster
Players	Coaches
Name Pos DOB Height Club Nat Caps Malu Fa'asavalu GA, GS (1984-06-11)11 June 1984 (aged 21) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Baytex Panthers Monika Fuimaono GA, GS (1977-05-02)2 May 1977 (aged 28) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Opheira Harder WD (1976-03-29)29 March 1976 (aged 29) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Aloma Inu WA (1986-09-06)6 September 1986 (aged 19) 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Cathrine Latu GS, GA (1986-10-25)25 October 1986 (aged 19) 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Northern Force Akenehe Pereira C, WA (1981-07-21)21 July 1981 (aged 24) 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Frances Solia  (c) C, WA (1976-09-20)20 September 1976 (aged 29) 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Canterbury Flames Geradine Solia GD (1983-10-16)16 October 1983 (aged 22) 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) Capital Shakers Lorna Suafoa  (vc) GK, GD (1975-10-07)7 October 1975 (aged 30) 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Northern Force Monalisa Tofilau GD, GK (1981-06-04)4 June 1981 (aged 24) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) St Mary's Old Girls Association Ida Vaai GA, GS (1986-08-20)20 August 1986 (aged 19) 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Black Cats Brooke Williams C, WA (1982-12-23)23 December 1982 (aged 23) 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Baytex Panthers	Head coach Linda Vagana Notes (c)– Captain (cc)– Co-captain (vc)– Vice-captain – Injury / maternity leave (TRP)– Temporary Replacement Player

Sources: ^[3]

References

1. "(2006) Commonwealth Games – Results – Netball". news.bbc.co.uk. 26 March 2006. Archived from the original on 22 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
2. "Women Netball Commonwealth Games Melbourne (AUS) 2006". www.todor66.com. Archived from the original on 26 November 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
3. "Samoa 45–41 Barbados". m2006.thecgf.com. 22 March 2006. Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2025.