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Samoa A national rugby union team

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Samoa A
UnionSamoa Rugby Union
Emblem(s)the Southern Cross
Team kit
Samoa A playing Uruguay XV at the 2018 Americas Pacific Challenge in Montevideo.

Samoa A is a national representative rugby union team of the Samoan rugby union. It is the second-tier side to the Samoa national rugby union team. Samoa A competes in the Pacific Challenge, formerly known as the Pacific Rugby Cup, against teams including Tonga A and Fiji Warriors.[1] Since 2016, the team has also competed in the Americas Pacific Challenge.

Between 2006 and 2010, Samoa was represented by two teams at the Pacific Rugby Cup; Upolu Samoa and Savaii Samoa. The two teams were replaced in 2011 by Samoa A which is now the sole Samoan representative in the Pacific Challenge. The tournament is now mainly contested by national 'A' teams.

International results

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Matches against national teams or national 'A" teams up to and including 2014 Pacific Rugby Cup:

22-03-2011  Samoa A 12–23 Fiji Warriors Churchill Park, Lautoka
26-03-2011  Tonga A 15–13  Samoa A Lawaqa Park, Sigatoka
11-10-2012  Samoa A 18–20  Tonga A Teufaiva Stadium, Nuku'alofa
15-10-2012 Fiji Warriors 42–34  Samoa A Teufaiva Stadium, Nuku'alofa
04-03-2014  Samoa A 27–18  Tonga A TG Milner Field, Sydney
11-03-2014 Pampas XV 38–24  Samoa A David Phillips Field, Sydney

Record

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Honours

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Pacific Rugby Cup

Americas Pacific Challenge

Season standings

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Pacific Challenge (formerly Pacific Rugby Cup)

Year Pos Pld W D L F A +/- TB LB Pts Final  Notes
2018 3rd 3 1 0 2 82 72 +10 5
2017 4th 3 0 0 3 78 112 -34 0 1 1
2016 2nd 3 2 0 1 98 56 +42 2 0 10
2015 2nd 3 2 0 1 69 87 -18 1 0 3 Finished 2nd in Pool A[2]
2014 4th 4 1 0 3 82 91 -9 1 2 7   Finished 4th in Pool B
2013 2nd 6 2 0 4 134 198 -64 1 1 10   Runner-up on league table (no final)
2012 2nd 8 3 0 5 191 238 -47 0 1 13   Runner-up on league table (no final)
2011 2nd 8 3 0 5 135 171 -36 1 2 15   Runner-up on league table (no final)

Americas Pacific Challenge

Year Pos Pld W D L F A +/- TB LB Pts Final  Notes
2018 1st 3 3 0 0 97 72 +25 2 0 14   First on league table (no final)
2017 4th 3 1 0 2 90 142 -52 2 1 7   Fourth on league table (no final)
2016 3rd 3 2 0 1 97 103 -6 1 0 9   Third on league table (no final)

References

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  1. ^ "Samoa A beats Tonga 27-18 in Pacific Rugby Cup Campaign". Talamua. 4 March 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  2. ^ "World Rugby Pacific Challenge : 2014/2015 - results, fixtures, tables - It's rugby". www.itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
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