Samoa Womens Rugby Union Re-Established

30 January 2024: The Samoa Women’s Rugby Union has been re-established. The Women’s Union was re-established in April 2023 by a small group of men and women who were active at the time as coaches, managers, players and administrators in the women’s game in Samoa.

The AGM was held at Lakapi Samoa Headquarters in November 2023.

The Samoa Women’s Rugby Union is now led by President Sifuiva Malaea Lauano who is the school principal at Leifiifi College and has been a strong advocate of women’s rugby development in Samoa. The former Manusina player; Luamanuvae Poto Lio was elected Vice President along with Secretary Unasa Tepora To’oa Tu’i and Treasurer Tamara Sootaga Mealoi.

The Women’s Rugby Union Goals are:

1. To promote and improve the development of women’s rugby in Samoa
2. To develop the necessary skills of the game and a sense of sportsmanship and fair play
3. To provide the facilities and the infrastructure which allows for continued participation in women’s rugby
4. To increase community- based participation in women’s rugby and the affiliated sub-unions.

“I believe that the talents and the skills of rugby is with our own local girls all we have to do is develop and give them the chance to showcase the talents they have,” said President Sifuiva Malaea Lauano.

“This can be achieved by providing opportunities within our own communities so that they can play, participate and believe in themselves that they can do it.”

The Union believes it is everyone’s responsibilities, the leaders the principals, the parents, the teachers, the sponsors and the whole community to help development women’s rugby in Samoa.

“We have witnessed the growth of women’s rugby of today and it is our responsibilities to make sure the young females of Samoa must experience and benefit from women’s rugby just like in other countries of the world.”

The main office will be based at the Lakapi Samoa High Performance Unit.

There Union will soon publicize a Calendar of Events for this year.