Category: Samoa
New Zealand mount remarkable fightback to deny Samoa history
NEW ZEALAND 22 SAMOA 20 TOM SMITH, Go Media Stadium, Auckland, Sunday MELE HUFANGA sealed a massive second-half comeback to deny Fetu Samoa their first…
Pacific Championships broadcasting schedule
RUGBY LEAGUE fans are set for a blockbusting international calendar this October as the Pacific Cup and Bowl kicks off with Fiji against the Cook…
New Zealand, Samoa and Tonga name Pacific Cup squads
THE SQUADS are in for the men’s Pacific Cup – with not a single current Super League player included. All the players selected by New…
Sydney Roosters star ‘expresses desire’ to play for England
ENGLAND coach Shaun Wane says that Sydney Roosters centre Billy Smith wants to represent the country. The Sydney-born 25-year-old centre has scored 16 tries in…
Full Pacific Championships schedule revealed
THIS year’s Pacific Cup finals will be held at Parramatta’s CommBank Stadium on Sunday, November 9. The full schedule for this year’s Pacific Championships has…
Tonga rise as top nations retain places in world rankings
TONGA have returned to the top four of the men’s international world rankings following their run to the Pacific Cup Final. After beating New Zealand…
‘The future is promising’: Why Samoa left England happy despite series defeat
Samoa failed to register a victory in their first-ever tour to the UK but the Pacific nation remains positive as it builds and grows towards…
Final Whistle: South Pacific offers hope for international rugby league
SOUTH PACIFIC was the title of one of the great theatrical and movie musicals written by Rodgers and Hammerstein. Some years ago I spent some…
Gardiner on Samoa’s Siva Tau: ‘That’s passion’
Samoa coach Ben Gardiner has described the controversial coming together of his team and England during the Siva Tau as “passion” and “spectacular” after several…
League Express Podcast 62
In this week’s episode of the League Express Podcast, Jake Kearnan and Martyn Sadler discuss England’s victory over Samoa at Wigan on Sunday and whether…