Samoa women's national rugby union team
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| Union | Samoa Rugby Football Union | |
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| Nickname(s) | Manusina Samoa | |
| Coach(es) | Euini Lale Faumuina/Ramsey Tomokino | |
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| First international | ||
 Samoa 10 - 12 Japan  (1 September 2000) | ||
| Largest win | ||
 Tonga 7 - 68 Samoa (20 November 2018) | ||
| Largest defeat | ||
Samoa 0 - 87 Australia  (8 August 2009) | ||
| World Cup | ||
| Appearances | 3 (First in 2002) | |
| Best result | 1st, 2018 | |
The Samoa women's national rugby union team is a national sporting side of Samoa, representing the nation at rugby union. The side first played in 2000.
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.
| Player | Position | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club/province |
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| Sharlene Fagalilo | Hooker | 26 July 1985 |  Old Boys University
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| Laura Levi | Hooker | 25 October 1983 | Ardmore Marist RC
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| Sally Kaokao | Prop | 12 May 1979 | Manurewa RFC
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| Ala Leavasa-Bakulich | Prop | 9 October 1979 | Marist
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| Ginia Muavae | Prop | 31 August 1990 | Waikato University
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| Tessa Wright | Prop | 23 November 1993 | Ponsonby RFC
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| Vicki Campbell | Lock | 22 September 1981 |  Queen's University RFC
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| Juliana Sua | Lock | 27 December 1994 | Manurewa RFC
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| Cynthia Taala | Lock | 29 August 1974 | Ardmore Marist RC
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| Cynthia Apineru | Flanker | 11 September 1983 | Ardmore Marist RC
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| Helen Collins | Flanker | 5 June 1984 | Northern United RFC
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| Apaula Kerisiano | Flanker | 14 August 1987 | Vaiala Ulalei RC
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| Rita Lilii | Flanker | 4 December 1984 | Ardmore Marist RC
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| Italia Tipelu | Flanker | 3 December 1986 | Ponsonby RFC
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| Roxy Leaupepe | Scrum-half | 16 September 1983 | Manurewa RFC
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| Tulua Leuluaialii | Scrum-half | 4 September 1981 | Marist
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| Bella Milo | Fly-half | 29 May 1986 | Auckland Marist
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| Brenda Collins | Centre | 29 October 1982 | Northern United RFC
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| Mac Collins | Centre | 12 September 1991 | Northern United RFC
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| Merenaite Faitala-Mariner | Centre | 22 August 1987 | Ardmore Marist RC
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| Justine Luatua | Wing | 17 May 1989 | Ardmore Marist RC
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| Taliilagi Mefi | Wing | 15 August 1989 | Leulumoega Fou College
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| Bernadette Robertson | Wing | 4 June 1993 | Ardmore Marist RC
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| Tile Start | Wing | 3 February 1988 | East Tamaki RFC
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| Mele Leuluaialii | Fullback | 31 October 1982 | Ardmore Marist RC
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| Soteria Pulumu | Fullback | 16 November 1991 | Vaiala Ulalei RC
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Overall record
See List of Samoa women's national rugby union team matches
Summary of all full international matches:
| Opponent | First game | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | % Won |
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| Australia | 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
 Canada | 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
 England | 2005 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% |
 Fiji | 2006 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50% |
 Ireland | 2002 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
 Italy | 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Japan | 2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
 Kazakhstan | 2002 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
 Netherlands | 2013 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| New Zealand | 2006 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% |
 Papua New Guinea | 2018 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
 Scotland | 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
 South Africa | 2006 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50% |
 Spain | 2006 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
 Sweden | 2013 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| Tonga | 2006 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
 Wales | 2002 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| Summary | 2000 | 26 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 46.2% |
- Notes
* Updated to end of 2018.
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Samoa women's national rugby union team.
- Samoan rugby union news from Planet Rugby
- Pacific Islanders Rugby Team Supporters Site
- The information website for supporters of the Manu Samoa Rugby Team
- World Cup 2007 Preview
- Manu Samoa - World Cup 2007