APIA, Samoa (AP) — Mahonri Schwalger has resigned as coach of the Samoa men's rugby team while facing serious criminal charges. Chairman Tuilaepa Dr. Sailele Malielegaoi confirmed on Tuesday that ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Samoa became the 24th and last team to qualify for the 2027 Rugby World Cup after a hard-fought 13-13 draw with Belgium on Tuesday. Manu Samoa have played in every ...

WELLINGTON, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Former New Zealand rugby sevens coach Gordon Tietjens has been appointed coach of Samoa from next year, the Samoa Rugby Union said on Friday. The 60-year-old, who was ...

Pacific Island unions Fiji and Tonga have told RNZ Pacific they believe the pool draw gives their teams good chances to ...

BRISBANEBRISBANE — Samoa will play in the men’s sevens rugby tournament at next year’s Paris Olympics after beating Papua New Guinea 24-0 in a qualifying final at the Oceania Sevens tournament on ...

The International Rugby Board (IRB) has confirmed that Samoa will face England on Saturday despite threat of action from their players. The Pacific islanders' trip to Twickenham on November 22 had ...

World Rugby on Tuesday dismissed as "inaccurate" claims from Samoa's prime minister that the sport is bankrupt in the Pacific nation and the governing body interfered in coach selection. p pulse ...

Argentina is one of 12 fortunate teams at the Rugby World Cup to have a long break of 12-14 days between games at some point during the pool stage. Samoa is not one of them. Manu Samoa and Los Pumas ...

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WELLINGTON, Sept 9 (Reuters) - The All Blacks will play their first official test in the Pacific Islands when they take on Samoa in Apia next year but they will do so without players involved in the ...

Japan will play Samoa, Tonga and Fiji in warm-up Test matches before this year's Rugby World Cup in France, the Japan Rugby Football Union said Friday.