Samoa A national rugby union team
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| Union | Samoa Rugby Union | |
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| Emblem(s) | the Southern Cross | |
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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.
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:
| 22-03-2011 |  Samoa A |
12–23 | Fiji Warriors | Churchill Park, Lautoka |
| 26-03-2011 |  Tonga A |
15–13 | Samoa A |
Lawaqa Park, Sigatoka |
| 11-10-2012 | Samoa A |
18–20 | Tonga A |
Teufaiva Stadium, Nuku'alofa |
| 15-10-2012 | Fiji Warriors | 42–34 | Samoa A |
Teufaiva Stadium, Nuku'alofa |
| 04-03-2014 | Samoa A |
27–18 | Tonga A |
TG Milner Field, Sydney |
| 11-03-2014 | Pampas XV | 38–24 | Samoa A |
David Phillips Field, Sydney |
Record
Honours
- Winner: 2018.
Season standings
Pacific Challenge (formerly Pacific Rugby Cup)
Year Pos Pld W D L F A +/- TB LB Pts Final Notes 2018 3rd 3 1 0 2 82 72 +10 — — 5 — 2017 4th 3 0 0 3 78 112 -34 0 1 1 — 2016 2nd 3 2 0 1 98 56 +42 2 0 10 — 2015 2nd 3 2 0 1 69 87 -18 1 0 3 — Finished 2nd in Pool A[2] 2014 4th 4 1 0 3 82 91 -9 1 2 7 — Finished 4th in Pool B 2013 2nd 6 2 0 4 134 198 -64 1 1 10 — Runner-up on league table (no final) 2012 2nd 8 3 0 5 191 238 -47 0 1 13 — Runner-up on league table (no final) 2011 2nd 8 3 0 5 135 171 -36 1 2 15 — Runner-up on league table (no final)
Americas Pacific Challenge
Year Pos Pld W D L F A +/- TB LB Pts Final Notes 2018 1st 3 3 0 0 97 72 +25 2 0 14 — First on league table (no final) 2017 4th 3 1 0 2 90 142 -52 2 1 7 — Fourth on league table (no final) 2016 3rd 3 2 0 1 97 103 -6 1 0 9 — Third on league table (no final)
References
- ^ "Samoa A beats Tonga 27-18 in Pacific Rugby Cup Campaign". Talamua. 4 March 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
- ^ "World Rugby Pacific Challenge : 2014/2015 - results, fixtures, tables - It's rugby". www.itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
External links
- 2014 Pacific Rugby Cup News on oceaniarugby.com
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