American Samoa national rugby sevens team

American Samoa Sevens

Union	American Samoa Rugby Union
Nickname(s)	Talavalu
Coach(es)	Leota Setefano Fata
Captain(s)	Feite Okesene
Team kit Change kit Change 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

•  Samoa 55 – 0 American Samoa 
•  Solomon Islands 19 – 17 American Samoa 
•  Vanuatu 7 – 22 American Samoa 

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

• Rugby union in American Samoa
• American Samoa national rugby union team

References

1. Federation of Oceania Rugby Unions (2011). "2011 Oceania Sevens Championship Fixtures and Results". Retrieved June 18, 2012.
2. http://www.amerika-samoa-rugby-union.com/players-profiles/

External links

• Official Site for Amerika Samoa Rugby Union