American Samoa national rugby union team (sevens)

American Samoa Sevens

Union	American Samoa Rugby Union
Nickname(s)	Talavalu
Coach(es)	Leota Setefano Fata
Captain(s)	Feite Okesene
Team 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

American Samoa's national rugby union sevens team represents American Samoa in Rugby sevens. They have competed in the Pacific Games; they finished in 5th place at the 2011 Pacific Games. They qualified 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

Non-traveling Reserve

• Ross Poyer
• James Venasio
• Taeao Pa'aga

Team Manager

• Tommy Elisara

Physio

• Monique Solofa

Pacific Games

2011

Group B

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Samoa	3	3	0	0	152	12	+140	9
Solomon Islands	3	2	0	1	43	67	−24	7
American Samoa	3	1	0	2	39	81	−42	5
Vanuatu	3	0	0	3	24	98	−74	3

•  Samoa 55 – 0 American Samoa 
•  Solomon Islands 19 – 17 American Samoa 
•  Vanuatu 7 – 22 American Samoa 

Quarter-finals

•  Fiji 33 - 5 American Samoa 

5–8th bracket

	Semifinals				Fifth place
	2 September
	Tokelau	12
	New Caledonia	19
					2 September
					New Caledonia	17
					American Samoa	19
					Third place
	2 September			2 September
	Solomon Islands	21		Tokelau	7
	American Samoa	26			Solomon Islands	33

See also

• Rugby union in American Samoa
• American Samoa national rugby union team

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/

External links

• Official Site for Amerika Samoa Rugby Union