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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.
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Union | Samoa Rugby Union | |
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Emblem(s) | the Southern Cross | |
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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.
Matches against national teams or national 'A" teams up to and including 2014 Pacific Rugby Cup:
22-03-2011 | ![]() | 12–23 | Fiji Warriors | Churchill Park, Lautoka |
26-03-2011 | ![]() | 15–13 | ![]() | Lawaqa Park, Sigatoka |
11-10-2012 | ![]() | 18–20 | ![]() | Teufaiva Stadium, Nuku'alofa |
15-10-2012 | Fiji Warriors | 42–34 | ![]() | Teufaiva Stadium, Nuku'alofa |
04-03-2014 | ![]() | 27–18 | ![]() | TG Milner Field, Sydney |
11-03-2014 | Pampas XV | 38–24 | ![]() | David Phillips Field, Sydney |
Pacific Challenge (formerly Pacific Rugby Cup)
Year | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | TB | LB | Pts | Final | Notes |
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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
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