Samoa women's national rugby union team
The Samoa women's national rugby union team is a national sporting side of Samoa, representing the nation at rugby union. The side first played in 2000.
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| Nickname(s) | Manusina Samoa | |
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| Union | Samoa Rugby Football Union | |
| Head coach | Euini Lale Faumuina/Ramsey Tomokino | |
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| World Rugby ranking | ||
| Current | 16 (as of 23 November 2020) | |
| First international | ||
 Samoa 10 - 12 Japan  (1 September 2000) | ||
| Biggest win | ||
 Tonga 7 - 68 Samoa (20 November 2018) | ||
| Biggest defeat | ||
Samoa 0 - 87 Australia .svg.png.webp){kind=small} (8 August 2009) | ||
| World Cup | ||
| Appearances | 3 (First in 2002) | |
Samoa at the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup
History
Samoa won the 2019 Asia Pacific Championship in Fiji.[1] In 2021, they were scheduled to play two test matches against Australia in July but the matches were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2][3][4]
Results
World Cup
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | PF | PA |
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 1998 | Did Not Qualify | |||||||
 2002 | 9th Place Playoff | 9th | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 30 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 2006 | 9th Place Playoff | 10th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 80 | 84 |
 2010 | Did Not Qualify | |||||||
 2014 | 11th Place Playoff | 11th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 148 |
 2017 | Did Not Qualify | |||||||
 2021 | TBD | |||||||
| Total | 3/7 | 9th | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 151 | 262 |
Overall record
See List of Samoa women's national rugby union team matches Summary of all full international matches:
| Opponent | First game | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | % Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Canada | 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| England | 2005 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% |
 Fiji | 2006 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50% |
| Ireland | 2002 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
 Italy | 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Japan | 2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
 Kazakhstan | 2002 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| Netherlands | 2013 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| New Zealand | 2006 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% |
 Papua New Guinea | 2018 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
 Scotland | 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
 South Africa | 2006 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50% |
| Spain | 2006 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
 Sweden | 2013 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| Tonga | 2006 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
 Wales | 2002 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| Summary | 2000 | 26 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 46.2% |
- Notes
* Updated to end of 2018.
Current squad
Previous squads
References
- world.rugby (3 June 2019). "Samoa win Asia Pacific Women's Rugby Championship ｜ Rugby World Cup 2021". www.rugbyworldcup.com. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- "Manusina women to play two tests vs Wallaroos". RNZ. 11 May 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- "Wallaroos and Manusina to meet in two-test series". worldrugby.org. 12 May 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- "COVID fears hit Australian XVs season". Scrum Queens. 27 June 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Samoa women's national rugby union team. |
- Samoan rugby union news from Planet Rugby
- Pacific Islanders Rugby Team Supporters Site
- The information website for supporters of the Manu Samoa Rugby Team
- World Cup 2007 Preview
- Manu Samoa - World Cup 2007
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