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Wasps centre off to Bristol

30 January 2017 0 comments

Wasps’ Samoan international Alapati Leiua is set to join Bristol Rugby at the end of the season. The powerful centre, who has made thirty appearances […]

Samoan hooker signs contract extension at Quins

26 January 2017 0 comments

Harlequins Samoan international hooker Elia Elia has signed a contract extension to remain at the club until the end of the season. The 20-year-old joined […]

Worcester capture Samoa Test forward

6 December 2016 0 comments

Worcester have completed the signing of versatile Samoa forward Chris Vui until the end of the season. The 23-year-old, who can play in the second […]

Harlequins sign Samoan international

1 December 2016 0 comments

Harlequins have bolstered their front row option with the signing of Samoan international hooker Elia Elia on a short term contact with immediate effect. The […]

Harlequins confirm signing of Alofa Alofa

31 August 2016 0 comments

Harlequins have confirmed the signing of Samoan international Alofa Alofa. The news, revealed on Sunday by The Rugby Paper, follows the departure of Ollie Lindsay-Hague. […]

Dan Leo’s crusade to improve deal for Pacific Islanders

17 August 2016 0 comments

Dan Leo, founder of Pacific Rugby Players Welfare, reckons the contingent of England players with Island origins will rocket over the next decade. England’s latest […]

Worcester sign Bath sacked flanker Faosiliva

3 August 2016 0 comments

Worcester Warriors have confirmed the signing of Samoa international back-row Alafoti Faosiliva. The flanker, who can also play at no.8, moves to Sixways after being […]

20 Questions: Nili Latu – Newcastle back-row

18 May 2016 0 comments

Big sigh of relief to be safe from relegation? We had to wait to the end of the London Irish game last week to know […]

Nick Cain column: Mercenaries under fire as Agustin Pichot cries foul

18 May 2016 0 comments

Agustin Pichot was always a visionary scrum-half and the former Argentine captain has wasted no time in getting stuck into the three-year international residency ruling […]

Jeff Probyn column: Lineout is looking strong again under George Kruis control

11 March 2016 0 comments

With the wheels now firmly back on the chariot, the dream of Grand Slam glory can at last be whispered. England’s win over Ireland, although […]

Rey Lee-Lo looking to make big Cardiff Blues impact like Jonah Lomu

6 January 2016 0 comments

Cardiff Blues centre Rey Lee-Lo is hoping to continue the legacy left behind by his former club-mate Jonah Lomu at the Arms Park. Both men […]

Young Gun: Ruaridh Dawson – Newcaslte scrum-half

6 November 2015 0 comments

The step up from school to men’s rugby is not an easy one to make as Ruaridh Dawson found out – but the tyro No.9 […]

Failure to perform leaves Pacific Islanders in mess – Kahn Fotuali’i

6 November 2015 0 comments

Kahn Fotuali’i has described the possibility of Samoa failing to qualify for the next World Cup in Japan as “potentially devastating” for his country. This […]

Young Gun: Sam Aspland-Robinson – Harlequins wing

30 October 2015 0 comments

International duties made it hard for Sam Aspland-Robinson to settle at Harlequins this summer but, after only a few weeks of constant training, the winger […]

Scotland quintet fit to take on Samoa

8 October 2015 0 comments

Finn Russell, Stuart Hogg, John Hardie, Sean Maitland and Ross Ford have all recovered from injury to start for Scotland against Samoa on Saturday. Scotland […]

VIDEO: Alesana Tuilagi hit with five-week ban

7 October 2015 0 comments

Alesana Tuilagi will miss Saturday’s World Cup match with Scotland after receiving a five-week ban for striking an opponent with the knee. The Newcastle wing, […]

Australia’s World Cup stars join Barbarians squad

6 October 2015 0 comments

Australia‘s star forwards will be lining up for the Barbarians side coached by Michael Cheika against Argentina and Gloucester next month. Captain Stephen Moore, […]

Broken jaw forces Jean de Villiers to retire

28 September 2015 0 comments

Jean de Villiers has retired from international rugby after being ruled out of the rest of the World Cup with a fractured jaw. The South […]

HIGHLIGHTS: Samoa overcome USA in Brighton

21 September 2015 0 comments

Samoa made a winning start to their World Cup campaign with a 25-16 success over the USA in Brighton. Playing in the stadium that saw […]

Watson all set for his giant-sized challenge

15 September 2015 0 comments

Winger believes England can slay the giant and power on to great things at RWC.

WIN tickets to the world premiere of Pacific Warriors

2 September 2015 0 comments

The Rugby Paper has teamed up with Pacific Warriors to give the opportunity to three of our readers to win a pair of tickets to […]

Nalaga fails to make Fiji’s World Cup squad

21 August 2015 1 comment

Head-coach John McKee has omitted experienced backs Napolioni Nalaga and Seremaia Bai in Fiji’s 31-man World Cup squad which features five Premiership players. The squad […]

Brendan Gallagher previews the Bledisloe Cup

5 August 2015 0 comments

This year’s quick-fire Rugby Championship seems to be hurtling to a conclusion almost before it began but the organisers couldn’t have hoped for a more […]

My Life in Rugby: John Devereux – Wales dual-code international

21 July 2015 0 comments

I was one of the last crop of players who was capped while still a student at what was then known as South Glamorgan Institute. […]

All Blacks overcome Samoa in historic Test

8 July 2015 0 comments

New Zealand had to dig deep to get past a plucky Samoan side overnight but won the historic Test in Apia 25-16 in the end. […]

Samoa v New Zealand teams

7 July 2015 2 comments

Samoa: Tim Nanai-Williams; Alofa Alofa, Paul Perez, Johnny Leota, Alesana Tuilagi; Tusiata Pisi, Kahn Fotuali’I; Sakaria Taulafo, Wayne Ole Avei, Census Johnston; Teofilo Paulo, Kane […]

Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu – Let’s have a Jerry Collins rule over eligibility

2 July 2015 0 comments

The late great Jerry Collins would be best remembered by an easing of the existing World Rugby regulations to make it possible for dual […]

Brendan Gallagher speaks to Firebrand Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu about preaching the message of alofa

2 July 2015 0 comments

As well as being a cracking Test centre and fly-half and a ‘have boots will travel’ professional for a decade or more, Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu has […]

“I’m lucky to have had supportive clubs,” says Samoa star Kahn Fotuali’i

23 May 2015 0 comments

Kahn Fotuali’i admits Polynesian players are under pressure to quit international rugby in order to secure lucrative overseas contracts. But Northampton‘s Samoan scrum-half insists he […]

Jeff Probyn’s column: World Cup wage cap would promote level playing field

22 May 2015 0 comments

With the domestic season more or less over and sights set firmly on the World Cup, we are once again forced to confront the realities […]

Nick Cain: Contract blackmail harms World Cup

13 May 2015 0 comments

The parlous state of the Tier Two nations was emphasised this week by Dan Leo, the Samoa and London Irish lock. Leo said that leading […]

20 Questions: Kane Thompson – Newcastle lock

6 May 2015 0 comments

What do you make of Newcastle‘s season? It’s been disappointing. We haven’t been able to close out a few games we could have won. But […]

Harlequins to face USA in pre-season friendly

29 April 2015 1 comment

Harlequins will prepare for next season with a pre-season tour to Philadelphia culminating in a unique friendly against the USA at PPL Park on Sunday, […]

Harlequins sign Samoan international Winston Stanley

23 April 2015 1 comment

Harlequins have confirmed that Samoan international Winston Stanley will join the club from next season. The Australian-born, 26, will arrive at The Stoop from the […]

My Life in Rugby: Terry Fanolua – former Gloucester, Brive and Samoa centre

7 April 2015 0 comments

Terry FanoluaI’m currently back at my home from home, Gloucester, coaching in schools as part of the club’s community programme. It’s great to be able […]

Samoa to play Wasps in RWC warm-up game

2 April 2015 0 comments

Samoa will take on Wasps at the Ricoh Arena on September 5 as a warm-up to their World Cup campaign. The game, which will kick […]

20 Questions: Ken Pisi – Northampton wing

4 March 2015 1 comment

Enjoyable to see Northampton at the top of the Premiership? Yes it is. There’s a great bunch of boys at the club and we’re all […]

Samoan joins Saints until end of the season

3 February 2015 0 comments

Northampton Saints announced that Ahsee Tuala has joined the club until the end of the current season. The full back, 25, who joins as injury […]

Farrell to miss entire Six Nations

27 January 2015 1 comment

Owen Farrell will miss the entire Six Nations after suffering a knee ligament injury at the weekend. The England fly-half was forced from the field […]

EXCLUSIVE: Tom Coventry to be handed London Irish job

13 January 2015 0 comments

Chiefs (NZ) assistant coach to join on three-year deal after Super Rugby season.

Nick Cain: Ritchie keeps the faith with Lancaster…for now

17 December 2014 0 comments

Ian Ritchie delivered an intriguing line in double-speak as he delivered his verdict on England‘s autumn return of two losses and one win against the […]

Challenge Cup round 4 teams

12 December 2014 1 comment

Bayonne v Connacht Bayonne: Jon Elissalde; Saimoni Vaka, Lalakai Foketi, Matthieu Ugalde, Pierre Sayerse; Clement Otazo, Christophe Loustalot (Capt.); JC Van Rensburg, David Roumieu, Florian […]

England Sevens change three for Port Elizabeth

10 December 2014 0 comments

England have made three enforced changes to their squad ahead of the Port Elizabeth leg of the World Rugby Sevens Series. Alex Davis, Sam Stanley […]

EXCLUSIVE: Samoan president accuses players of drinking culture

8 December 2014 3 comments

Players left raging by president’s hint at drinking culture and accusation of not training hard enough.

Challenge Cup round 3 teams

5 December 2014 0 comments

Bucharest v NG Dragons Bucharest: Luke Samoa; Robert Neagu, Catalin Dascalu, Florin Ionita, Ionut Botezatu; Florin Vlaicu (Capt.), Florin Surugiu; Constantin Pristavita, Otar Turashvili , […]

Nick Cain: Sabotage of Samoa is indictment of the IRB

27 November 2014 1 comment

Samoan rugby is in meltdown a year away from the 2015 World Cup, and the fact that a Pacific Island nation that has consistently punched […]

England recall Burrell for Samoa Test

17 November 2014 0 comments

Luther Burrell is in contention after being named in the England group preparing to face Samoa at Twickenham on Saturday. The Northampton Saints centre, who […]

EXCLUSIVE: Samoa strike threat to England Test

13 November 2014 1 comment

Players are threatening to boycott next week’s Test match against England at Twickenham unless concerns over governance issues are addressed.

IRB respond to Samoa threats

13 November 2014 1 comment

Following our exclusive story regarding the possibility of Samoa players boycotting the Test match against England next week, the International Rugby Board has released the […]