American Samoa national rugby sevens team

American Samoa Sevens
Union American Samoa Rugby Union
Nickname(s) Talavalu
Coach(es) Leota Setefano Fata
Captain(s) Feite Okesene
Team kit
Change kit
Change kit
Largest win
 New Caledonia 7 - 38 American Samoa 
28 Oct., 2011
Largest defeat
 Fiji 61 - 0 American Samoa 
28 Oct., 2011[1]
World Cup Sevens
Appearances 0

The American Samosa national rugby sevens team has competed in the Pacific Games; they finished in 5th place at the 2011 Pacific Games. They did not qualify for the 2014 Hong Kong Sevens.

Current squad

Squad to the 2014 Hong Kong Sevens World Series Qualifier.[2]

  • Feite Okesene (c)
  • Kamilo Soi
  • Iakopo Atonio
  • Nikikata Lua
  • Pentateuch Vaki
  • Tesimale Seve
  • Joseph Poyer
  • Tavita Silva
  • Maugalei Veavea
  • Taisamoa Patrick Ng-Lam
  • Ryan Pa'aga
  • Taligau Tauese

Pacific Games

2011

Group B

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Samoa 330015212+1409
 Solomon Islands 32014367−247
 American Samoa 31023981−425
 Vanuatu 30032498−743

Quarter-finals

5–8th bracket

 
SemifinalsFifth place
 
      
 
2 September
 
 
 Tokelau12
 
2 September
 
 New Caledonia19
 
 New Caledonia17
 
2 September
 
 American Samoa19
 
 Solomon Islands21
 
 
 American Samoa26
 
Seventh place
 
 
2 September
 
 
 Tokelau7
 
 
 Solomon Islands33

See also

References

  1. ↑ Federation of Oceania Rugby Unions (2011). "2011 Oceania Sevens Championship Fixtures and Results". Retrieved June 18, 2012.
  2. ↑ http://www.amerika-samoa-rugby-union.com/players-profiles/
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