American Samoa national rugby sevens team

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American Samoa Sevens
Logo American SamoaRugby.png
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

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
Seventh place
2 September 2 September
  Solomon Islands  21   Tokelau  7
  American Samoa  26     Solomon Islands  33

See also

References

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External links

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  2. ↑ http://www.amerika-samoa-rugby-union.com/players-profiles/
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