American Samoa national rugby league team

Not to be confused with Samoa national rugby league team (formerly Western Samoa national rugby league team).

American Samoa

Region

Asia-Pacific

Home stadium

Veterans Memorial Stadium

RLIF ranking

24th

Colours

First international

Tonga 38–14 American Samoa

(Apia, Samoa; 1988)

Biggest win

New Caledonia 6–62 American Samoa

(Auckland, New Zealand; 2004)

Biggest defeat

Tonga 38–14 American Samoa

(Apia, Samoa; 1988)

The American Samoa national rugby league team represents American Samoa at rugby league football and has been participating in international competition since 1988.

Competitions

American Samoa has participated in:

Cabramatta International Nines Rugby League competition/ Sydney: (2008, 2013, 2015)

Pacific Cup (since 1988)
World Sevens (1996, 1997; entered the Qualification Tournament in 2003 and 2004) and the VB Sevens in 2005

International Results

Winning team given first

Cabramatta International 9's Rugby League 2015

Plate Champions

Pacific Cup 2004

Tonga 22-18 American Samoa (18 October 2004)
Cook Islands 28-12 American Samoa (20 October 2004)
American Samoa 62-6 New Caledonia (23 October 2004)

Pacific Cup 1998

American Samoa 40-34 Cook Islands
American Samoa 54-12 Tokelau
Tonga 18-16 American Samoa

Pacific Cup 1992

Tokelau 26-18 American Samoa
New Zealand Māoris 26-12 American Samoa
American Samoa 94-2 Norfolk Island
Australia Aborigines 22-10 American Samoa

Pacific Cup 1988

New Zealand Māoris 42-10 American Samoa
Tonga 38-14 American Samoa

Sevens Results

2005 VB Sevens

NZ Residents 24-8 American Samoa
Fiji A 18-16 American Samoa
American Samoa 32-16 Malta
Sydney Bulls 28-16 American Samoa

2004 World Sevens Qualifier

Aboriginals v American Samoa
North Sydney Bears v American Samoa

2003 World Sevens Qualifier

American Samoa 28-16 Italy
American Samoa 6-18 Newtown Jets
American Samoa 16-22 New Zealand Māori

References

External links

National sports teams of American Samoa

Baseball Basketball F M Football F M M-U23 M-U20 M-U17 Rugby League Rugby Union M M-7s

Olympics

Rugby league in Oceania

Main articles	Australia Cook Islands Fiji New Zealand Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tokelau Tonga

Major federations	Asia-Pacific Australia Cook Islands Fiji New Zealand Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tonga

Major competitions	Australia Cook Islands Fiji New Zealand Papua New Guinea Tonga Solomon Islands

National teams	American Samoa Australia Cook Islands East Timor Fiji Guam Kiribati Marshall Islands Nauru New Caledonia New Zealand Niue Norfolk Island Palau Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tahiti Tokelau Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu Wallis and Futuna

Women's national teams	Australia Cook Islands Fiji New Zealand Niue Samoa Tokelau Tonga

Pacific Cup	1975 1977 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1997 2004 2006 2009

Competitions	Anzac Test Pacific Rugby League International Four Nations Peter Leitch QSM Challenge Trophy

Rugby League International Federation

Full members	Australia Cook Islands England Fiji France Ireland Jamaica Lebanon New Zealand Papua New Guinea Russia Samoa Scotland Serbia South Africa Tonga Ukraine Wales

Affiliate nations	Belgium Canada Czech Republic Denmark Germany Ghana Greece Hungary Italy Japan Latvia Malta Morocco Netherlands Norway Spain Sweden United Arab Emirates United States

Unaffiliated nations	American Samoa Argentina Austria Bosnia Burundi Catalonia Chile Ecuador El Salvador Estonia Georgia Moldova New Caledonia Niue Norfolk Island Peru Philippines Portugal Solomon Islands Thailand Tokelau Uruguay Vanuatu West Indies

International competitions	Men's World Cup Women's World Cup Tertiary Student Rugby League World Cup World Club Challenge Four Nations Tri-Nations The Ashes World Sevens World Nines Anzac Test Asian Cup Baskerville Shield European Cup European Shield European Bowl Mediterranean Cup Pacific Cup Saint Patrick's Day Test Slavic Cup Peter Leitch QSM Challenge Trophy Atlantic Cup Colonial Cup Nordic Cup Milan Kosanovic Cup Balkans Cup Cabramatta International Nines Latino Rugby League Sevens

Awards and rankings	Hall of Fame Golden Boot RLIF Awards World Rankings

Teams list	Men's Women's

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