Scenes in Apia, Samoa after win

[rlno1]

https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?extid=CL-UNK-UNK-UNK-AN_GK0T-GK1C&ref=watch_permalink&v=1348192095718379

[DiH68]

This is great. The first 30 seconds I was thinking ‘nothing really extraordinary about 20 people scattered along the side of the road’ but when they get to the main road it’s brilliant.

I’m in Brisbane and apparently in the Redbank Plains area which has a big Pacific Islands community, police were called today to break up all the crowds of people this morning. I think the local Samoans were basically doing what they are doing in this video - hooning around, beeping their horns, letting off fireworks.

remember the game started at half past midnight here so I don’t think some of the locals were too happy being kept awake all night by the celebrations

[Tosh]

Classic example of “every cloud has a silver lining.”

[iangidds]

Great to see , send the Lions there for a tri nations with Tonga ! Guaranteed full houses and great advertisment for RL

[Big Picture]

15 minutes ago, iangidds said:

Great to see , send the Lions there for a tri nations with Tonga ! Guaranteed full houses and great advertisment for RL

And losses just like the last tour.

[frank]

2 hours ago, DiH68 said:

This is great. The first 30 seconds I was thinking ‘nothing really extraordinary about 20 people scattered along the side of the road’ but when they get to the main road it’s brilliant.

I’m in Brisbane and apparently in the Redbank Plains area which has a big Pacific Islands community, police were called today to break up all the crowds of people this morning. I think the local Samoans were basically doing what they are doing in this video - hooning around, beeping their horns, letting off fireworks.

remember the game started at half past midnight here so I don’t think some of the locals were too happy being kept awake all night by the celebrations

Add South Auckland to that, the Samoans have been partying from the early hours  and  continued all day

[Tosh]

2 hours ago, iangidds said:

Great to see , send the Lions there for a tri nations with Tonga ! Guaranteed full houses and great advertisment for RL

Financial disaster unfortunately.

[iangidds]

13 minutes ago, Tosh said:

Financial disaster unfortunately.

Why would it be ? Would it not have packed stadia and make great TV which will drive up tv and sponsorship revenue?

[Tosh]

1 minute ago, iangidds said:

Why would it be ? Would it not have packed stadia and make great TV which will drive up tv and sponsorship revenue?

Biggest stadium in Samoa holds 12k.

samoa is a small poor country .

[Pulga]

And Utah:

 

 

 

 

[gingerjon]

4 hours ago, rlno1 said:

https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?extid=CL-UNK-UNK-UNK-AN_GK0T-GK1C&ref=watch_permalink&v=1348192095718379

Casually scanning some Samoa news pages and I came across one that began with, "They should readying themselves for Mass but instead they are celebrating Toa Samoa's famous victory."

And I still can't work out if they were pleased or angry about that.

Fantastic scenes though. Absolutely joyous.

[Pulga]

4 hours ago, DiH68 said:

This is great. The first 30 seconds I was thinking ‘nothing really extraordinary about 20 people scattered along the side of the road’ but when they get to the main road it’s brilliant.

I’m in Brisbane and apparently in the Redbank Plains area which has a big Pacific Islands community, police were called today to break up all the crowds of people this morning. I think the local Samoans were basically doing what they are doing in this video - hooning around, beeping their horns, letting off fireworks.

remember the game started at half past midnight here so I don’t think some of the locals were too happy being kept awake all night by the celebrations

 

 

 

[Pulga]

 

 

 

Ōtara, South Auckland.

 

[Copa]

They definitely know how to party!!

 

[Pulga]

Reddit threads about it

 

 

 

 

 

 

[moorside roughyed]

Fantastic to what their national team mean to them. Heartening to see the effects it's having on the nation. The Samoan team will see these scenes and it will strengthen their resolve and make them have a real go at the Aussies. Regardless of the outcome they can go home with their heads held high and be very proud of themselves.

[Copa]

It’s a great example of how “heritage” teams are perfectly acceptable to some nations/cultures.

[gingerjon]

3 minutes ago, Copa said:

It’s a great example of how “heritage” teams are perfectly acceptable to some nations/cultures.

You clearly do not speak Samoan.

They are driving round in fury going, "HAVE YOU SEEN, ONLY TEN PER CENT BORN ON THE ISLAND, LOOK AT HOW I COMPARE IT TO THE RUGBY UNION SQUAD ON WIKIPEDIA?"

[bratman]

5 hours ago, rlno1 said:

https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?extid=CL-UNK-UNK-UNK-AN_GK0T-GK1C&ref=watch_permalink&v=1348192095718379

Haha go Samoa! Definitely makes up for the disappointment, a bit

[Copa]

Edited November 13, 2022 by Copa

[Pulga]

 

 

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[RP London]

6 hours ago, iangidds said:

Great to see , send the Lions there for a tri nations with Tonga ! Guaranteed full houses and great advertisment for RL

Please don't send the lions anywhere.. just let England go over if you want to send anyone... 

[Kayakman]

3 hours ago, gingerjon said:

Casually scanning some Samoa news pages and I came across one that began with, "They should readying themselves for Mass but instead they are celebrating Toa Samoa's famous victory."

And I still can't work out if they were pleased or angry about that.

Fantastic scenes though. Absolutely joyous.

They were both pleased and angry at the same time.