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Apia, Samoa – 07 May 2025<\/strong> – Samoa missed out on qualifying for Sevens Division Two at the end-of-season event in Los Angeles in the weekend.<\/p>\n

After finishing second in their group, Samoa’s men’s team faced a playoff final where they were left scoreless 31-0 against Germany.<\/p>\n

Last week, the HSBC SVNS organisation announced a change to the format, which no longer included a playoff for the top tier at the LA tournament – so challenger teams, including Samoa, could not win through to the top level.<\/p>\n

Instead, there will be three division levels going forward, and LA playoff winners qualified for next season’s division two.<\/p>\n

Uruguay, USA, Kenya, and Germany qualified for the 2026 men’s division two series.<\/p>\n

Samoa and the other unsuccessful playoff teams will begin the 2026 season in regional competitions, from which they will have a chance to progress through the levels.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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