Samoa women's national rugby union team

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.

For the men's team, see Samoa national rugby union team. For the women's sevens team, see Samoa women's national rugby sevens team. For the women's rugby league team, see Samoa women's national rugby league team.

Samoa
Nickname(s)Manusina Samoa
UnionSamoa Rugby Football Union
Head coachEuini Lale Faumuina/Ramsey Tomokino
First colours
World Rugby ranking
Current16 (as of 23 November 2020)
First international
 Samoa 10 - 12 Japan 
(1 September 2000)
Biggest win
 Tonga 7 - 68 Samoa 
(20 November 2018)
Biggest defeat
 Samoa 0 - 87 Australia 
(8 August 2009)
World Cup
Appearances3 (First in 2002)
Best result9th
Samoa at the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup
Women's World Rugby Rankings
Top 20 rankings as of 18 April 2022[1]
RankChange*TeamPoints
1  England096.26
2  New Zealand088.58
3  France088.43
4  Canada088.15
5  Australia078.68
6  United States076.63
7 1 Ireland076.00
8 1 Italy075.12
9  Wales073.63
10  Scotland072.72
11  Spain072.10
12  Japan065.49
13  South Africa063.39
14  Russia061.10
15  Samoa059.72
16  Kazakhstan058.45
17  Netherlands058.27
18  Hong Kong057.89
19  Sweden057.73
20  Germany057.72
*Change from the previous week

History

Samoa won the 2019 Asia Pacific Championship in Fiji.[2] In 2021, they were scheduled to play two test matches against Australia in July but the matches were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3][4][5] Samoa and Hong Kong both withdrew from the Final Qualification Tournament in Dubai due to travel restrictions caused by COVID-19.[6][7][8]

Results

World Cup
YearRoundPositionGPWDLPFPA
1998Did Not Qualify
20029th Place Playoff9th43015630
20069th Place Playoff10th52038084
2010Did Not Qualify
201411th Place Playoff11th300315148
2017Did Not Qualify
2021Withdrew due to COVID-19 pandemic
Total3/79th12507151262

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
 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 20002612 0 1446.2%
Notes

* Updated to end of 2018.

Current squad

Previous squads

References
  1. "Women's World Rankings". World Rugby. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  2. world.rugby (3 June 2019). "Samoa win Asia Pacific Women's Rugby Championship ｜ Rugby World Cup 2021". www.rugbyworldcup.com. Retrieved 19 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "Manusina women to play two tests vs Wallaroos". RNZ. 11 May 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  4. "Wallaroos and Manusina to meet in two-test series". worldrugby.org. 12 May 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "COVID fears hit Australian XVs season". Scrum Queens. 27 June 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  6. "Scots in World Cup play-off final boost". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  7. Iveson, Ali (22 January 2022). "Samoa and Hong Kong pull out of Rugby World Cup qualifying due to COVID-19". www.insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 22 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. "Statement regarding Rugby World Cup 2021 Final Qualification Tournament". www.women.rugby. Retrieved 22 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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