Rugby union in Samoa

Rugby union in Samoa
Rugby union in Samoa
	Springbok Percy Montgomery faces off Samoans Elvis Seveali'i (21) and Joe Tekori (18).
Country	Samoa
Governing body	Lakapi Samoa
National team(s)	Samoa
Nickname(s)	Manu Samoa
First played	1920
Registered players	23,372
Clubs	140
National competitions
	Rugby World Cup; Pacific Nations Cup; Rugby World Cup Sevens; IRB Sevens World Series
Club competitions
	Pacific Rugby Cup; Datec Cup Provincial Championship

Rugby union in Samoa is the country's most popular sport. The national teams in both the standard 15-man game and rugby sevens are consistently competitive against teams from vastly more populous nations.

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