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04 September 2024<\/strong> – The Australian Government is partnering with Rugby Australia and Lakapi Samoa to bring a historic women\u2019s rugby union tour to Samoa. Samoa\u2019s Manusina will face Australia A on 16\u00a0September at Apia Park in Samoa.<\/p>\n

Delivered through\u00a0PacificAus Sports, the match will be the Manusina\u2019s first home game since 2009, and will be preceded by a high-performance training camp as the team prepares to compete in World Rugby\u2019s WXV3 competition in Dubai in a bid to qualify for the 2025 Women\u2019s Rugby World Cup.<\/p>\n

This tour reflects the Australian Government\u2019s continued commitment to partnering with Rugby Australia and the national unions of the Pacific to enhance women\u2019s rugby and deepen sporting connections between Australia and the Pacific.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Australian Government is proud to partner with Rugby Australia and Lakapi Samoa to support this historic match between Manusina and Australia A,\u201d says the Minister for International Development and the Pacific, Pat Conroy.<\/p>\n

\u201cRugby has long brought our two nations together, as competitors on the field, and great friends off it. We look forward to what promises to be an exciting match, and we will continue to support the growth of women\u2019s rugby in Samoa and throughout the Pacific,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\"Manusina<\/p>\n

Manusina\u2019s captain, Masuisuimatamaalii Tauasa Pauaraisa says it will be a huge honour and privilege to lead and captain team in Samoa and an awesome opportunity to get in a quality match and showcase the many talented Tama’ita’i in Samoa through rugby.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was born and raised in Samoa, and having the opportunity to finally run out on home soil is a dream come true. Words never describe the feeling of playing your first-ever Manusina game for your country in front of our beloved people,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are super excited. This is for our team, our beloved aiga, and the people of Samoa. We feel blessed and grateful to be given this opportunity by Lakapi Samoa and the Australian Government through\u00a0PacificAus Sports.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Wallaroo<\/p>\n

Lakapi Samoa CEO, Faleomavaega Vincent Fepulea’i sees the Manusina and Australia A fixture as an excellent opportunity for Manusina to prepare for the key\u00a0fixtures at WXV in Dubai in the efforts to qualify for the Women\u2019s Rugby World Cup in 2025.<\/p>\n

\u201cHaving a first-class fixture in Samoa greatly boosts our women’s game. We want to acknowledge\u00a0the support of the Australian Government through PacificAus Sports<\/em>\u00a0in making this fixture\u00a0a reality; without this fixture, it would have been extremely tough for Manusina to\u00a0have some meaningful competition before attempting to qualify for the Women\u2019s Rugby World Cup, and it is great that it will be here in Samoa,\u201d said Faleomavaega.<\/p>\n

The General Manager of Women\u2019s Rugby at Rugby Australia, Jilly Collins says it\u2019s a unique and enriching experience.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe’re delighted that our\u00a0PacificAus Sports<\/em>\u00a0partnership with the Australian Government will support an Australia A women’s team tour to Samoa. Playing against Manusina will provide a unique and enriching experience for all involved and further strengthen our women\u2019s rugby partnership with Samoa\u201d.<\/p>\n

\"MANUSINA<\/p>\n

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