Sport Rugby union WR affiliation 1988 Men's coach Alama Ieremia | Founded 1924 PIRA affiliation 2002 | |
President Tuilaepa Lupesoliai Sailele Malielegaoi | ||
The Samoa Rugby Union are the governing body of the sport of rugby union in Samoa. They were formerly members of the Pacific Islands Rugby Alliance (PIRA) along with Fiji and Tonga.
There are 12 provincial unions made up of around 120 clubs and boasting nearly 5,000 senior and twice as many junior players in a country with a population of just under 175,000 people.
The Western Samoa Rugby Football Union was formed in 1924. It joined the International Rugby Board in 1988.
In 2009 Samoa traveled to the Northern Hemisphere to play Wales, France and Italy.
References
Samoa Rugby Union Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA