Samoa Rugby Football Union

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The Samoa Rugby Football Union are the governing body of the sport of rugby union in Samoa. They are 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.

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