Samoa Rules
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Samoa Rules is a game derived from Australian rules football that is only played in Samoa. The game is played on rugby fields and each team consists of 15 players per side.
Unlike Australian rules football, player movement is restricted to zones (similarly to Rec Footy). There is a line across the centre that backs and forwards can not cross. Onballers are allowed to go anywhere.
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The Vailima Six-Shooters' Championship began in Samoa in 1998 under these rules, and as the game grew in popularity, it became known as Samoa Rules. The competition has grown to over six teams. Samoan Rules players have gone on to represent Samoa in the Samoan national Australian rules football team, known as the Bulldogs.
