Samoa
# samoa - Friday 11 January, 2013
Reports name Pat Lam as next Connacht coach as O’Shea is scolded
The arrival of the former Samoan and All Black international would sweep the board for Kiwi coaches in Ireland.
# samoa - Monday 7 January, 2013
Scotland stalwart Blair retires from internationals
The scrum-half was capped 85 times for his country and was captain of the side on 14 occasions.
# samoa - Saturday 24 November, 2012
November tests: Michalak rescues France against Samoa
The Toulon out-half, and occasional male model, scored 19 points to prevent another Samoan shock.
# samoa - Monday 19 November, 2012
November Tests: Here’s your international Team of the Week
No places for Ireland players this week, but Samoa were more than happy to fill the void.
# samoa - Saturday 17 November, 2012
VIDEO: In case you missed Samoa beating Wales last night, here are the highlights
It includes an incredible George Pisi try.
# samoa - Friday 16 November, 2012
Smashing: Pisi leads the charge as Samoa upset Wales
The Pacific Islanders inflicted a fifth consecutive defeat on the Grand Slam winners.
# samoa - Wednesday 14 November, 2012
Skipper Sam Warburton out as Wales ring the changes for Samoa game
The captain pays the price for last weekend’s defeat to Argentina in Cardiff.
# samoa - Thursday 10 May, 2012
Twickenham plays host to London Sevens and 100,000 rugby supporters
16 of the world’s best sides will compete for the main prize this weekend but there is still no sign of Ireland.
# samoa - Wednesday 11 April, 2012
Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu calls on fellow Polynesians to abandon New Zealand rugby
The controversial Samoan has had his say on perceived racist criticism of Auckland’s Samoan coach.
# samoa - Friday 30 March, 2012
Follow Friday: It’s Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu
With an ostensible penchant for controversy and an obvious intelligence to boot, the Samoan centre is rugby’s answer to Eamon Dunphy.
# samoa - Thursday 29 December, 2011
The Daily Fix: Thursday
In tonight’s fix: Irish people’s biggest worry for 2012, a rise in the number of tourists visiting Ireland (finally!) – and time travel exists. Kind of.
Tiny island of Samoa to travel in time, skipping a whole day
And they won’t even need a flux capacitor…
# samoa - Sunday 27 November, 2011
Tweeting Samoan loses appeal against suspended playing ban
An appeals committee has upheld the tough stance being taken against Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu over tweets made at the RWC.
# samoa - Tuesday 22 November, 2011
Samoan rugby coach fined 100 pigs for World Cup failure
Tuala Matthew Vaea, who has since been relieved of his position, was accused of not earning the respect of his players.
# samoa - Wednesday 26 October, 2011
Samoan captain accuses team management of drunken buffoonery
The team’s executive, meanwhile, does its best Withnail impression while refusing to admit it has a problem.
# samoa - Saturday 15 October, 2011
Six-month suspended ban for tweeting Samoan
Eliota Fuimaono Sapolu faces a significant playing ban unless he apologies for a tweet he wrote about Welsh referee Nigel Owens.
# samoa - Monday 10 October, 2011
England agree to play midweek matches at 2015 World Cup
Following complaints from the players such as Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu, it has been confirmed that the IRB will consider altering the structure of future fixture lists.
# samoa - Thursday 6 October, 2011
The Score’s alternative team of the World Cup
As the Rugby World Cup bids farewell to over half its nations, we pick our stand-outs from the twelve unfortunate squads that have already departed New Zealand.
# samoa - Wednesday 5 October, 2011
Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu’s punishment upheld by the IRB
The centre’s ban from rugby-related activity will remain in place until his disciplinary hearing reconvenes on the 15th of October.
# samoa - Saturday 1 October, 2011
Samoan aims second Twitter rant at IRB, Owens
Gloucester’s Eliota Sapolu Fuimaono faces a misconduct charge over comments made about referee Nigel Owens.
# samoa - Friday 30 September, 2011
As it happened: South Africa v Samoa
As South Africa took on Samoa in their last game of the group stages, we brought you minute-by-minute live coverage of proceedings.
# samoa - Thursday 29 September, 2011
Tuilagi slapped with $10,000 fine for wearing the wrong gumshield?
Samoa’s tackle-shrugging winger has been fined heavily by the IRB for wearing a branded gumshield during Sunday’s World Cup match against Fiji.
# samoa - Sunday 25 September, 2011
Hard Yards: A look back over the best of Sunday’s action
Ireland were back on the field at the Rugby World Cup this morning, so check out just how well they got on…
As it happened: Samoa v Fiji
With Pool Stage qualification and Pacific island bragging rights at stake, this Eden Park encounter was never going to be short on physicality.
# samoa - Wednesday 21 September, 2011
Hook should refuse to play full-back, says Wales great Williams
The Wales legend says the player is not suited to playing at 15, owing to his discomfort under the high ball.
# samoa - Monday 19 September, 2011
Samoan centre compares Rugby World Cup schedule to the holocaust
Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu expressed outrage at the fact that his side were forced to play Wales only four days after competing against Namibia.
# samoa - Sunday 18 September, 2011
As it happened: Wales v Samoa
We went minute-by-minute, as Warren Gatland’s side took on a talented Samoan team, in one of the pivotal Pool D encounters.
# samoa - Wednesday 14 September, 2011
As it happened: Namibia vs. Samoa
Find out what happened when a hard-runnning Samoan side collided with a hard-hitting Namibian in windswept Rotorua.
# samoa - Monday 18 July, 2011
Deans defends Aussie side that was stunned by Samoa
Coach claims that focus should be on the poor performance rather than the team selection, as the Australian press lashes out.
# samoa - Monday 9 May, 2011
Time travel made real: Samoa to move a day forward
The Pacific island nation will move to the other side of the international date line from December 29.
# samoa - Friday 26 November, 2010
The 9 at 9: Friday
Nine things you really, really need to know by 9am: the count beings in Donegal; the bailout talks near fruition and your chance to win a ticket to the event of the year….no, not the Toy Show.
# samoa - Monday 15 November, 2010
What we learned this weekend
You really should watch the amazing end to one NFL game this weekend.
# samoa - Thursday 11 November, 2010
O’Driscoll warns of big hits
Samoa name team for Aviva Stadium bow.
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