Samoa women's national rugby sevens team

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The Samoa women's national rugby sevens team represents Samoa in rugby sevens. Samoa competed in the 2011 Pacific Games and were runners-up after losing to Fiji. At the 2015 Pacific Games they defeated Tonga at the fifth place match.

At the Oceania Women's Sevens Championship, Samoa placed second in 2007 and were fourth in 2008, 2013 and 2014. They competed at the 2020 Women's Rugby Sevens Final Olympic Qualification Tournament in Monaco but were unsuccessful to make it to the Tokyo Olympics.[1][2]

Current squad[]

Previous squads[]

  • Apaula Enesi
  • Vanessa Afamasaga
  • Mellisha Leaana
  • Maria Jacinta Ausai
  • Virginia Iona Sofara
  • Suititi Ailaoa
  • Soteria Pulumu
  • Seifono Misili
  • Tina Jones
  • Pepe Mataipule
  • Tafale Roma Malesi
  • Apa'au Ma'ilau

Tournament History[]

Pacific Games[]

Pacific Games
Year Round Position Pld W D L
New Caledonia 2011 Final 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 5 0 2
Papua New Guinea 2015 5th Place Play-off 5th 7 2 1 4
Samoa 2019 Bronze Medal Match 4th 6 3 0 3
Total 0 Titles 3/3 20 10 1 9

References[]

  1. ^ "Samoa women's 7s staff laid off despite Olympic build-up". RNZ. 2021-03-13. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
  2. ^ "Olympic qualification would bring Samoa together in celebration, says Auimatagi Sapani | Women in Rugby". www.women.rugby. Retrieved 2021-11-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "Rugby Union 7s Female: Game3 Result" (PDF). pg2015.gems.pro. 2015 Pacific Games. 8 July 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Rugby Union 7s Female: Samoa". pg2015.gems.pro. 2015 Pacific Games. Retrieved 2016-07-19.
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