Samoa national rugby union team
Player Position Date of birth ( age ) Caps Club/province
Seilala Lam Hooker ( 1989-02-18 ) 18 February 1989 ( aged 30 ) 15 Perpignan
Motu Matu ' u Hooker ( 1987-04-30 ) 30 April 1987 ( aged 32 ) 22 London Irish
Ray Niuia Hooker ( 1991-10-14 ) 14 October 1991 ( aged 27 ) 7 Highlanders
Michael Alaalatoa Prop ( 1991-08-28 ) 28 August 1991 ( aged 28 ) 4 Crusaders
Paul Alo-Emile Prop ( 1991-12-22 ) 22 December 1991 ( aged 27 ) 16 Stade Français
James Lay Prop ( 1993-12-16 ) 16 December 1993 ( aged 25 ) 11 Bristol
Jordan Lay Prop ( 1992-11-05 ) 5 November 1992 ( aged 26 ) 19 Bristol
Logovi ' i Mulipola Prop ( 1987-03-11 ) 11 March 1987 ( aged 32 ) 32 Newcastle Falcons
Kane Le'aupepe Lock ( 1992-12-03 ) 3 December 1992 ( aged 26 ) 9 Hurricanes
Filo Paulo Lock ( 1987-11-06 ) 6 November 1987 ( aged 31 ) 36 Unattached
Senio Toleafoa Lock ( 1993-08-26 ) 26 August 1993 ( aged 26 ) 4 Nevers
Josh Tyrell Lock ( 1990-10-16 ) 16 October 1990 ( aged 28 ) 10 Oyonnax
Piula Fa'asalele Loose forward ( 1988-01-22 ) 22 January 1988 ( aged 31 ) 20 Perpignan
TJ Ioane Loose forward ( 1989-05-09 ) 9 May 1989 ( aged 30 ) 24 London Irish
Jack Lam ( c ) Loose forward ( 1987-11-18 ) 18 November 1987 ( aged 31 ) 37 Unattached
Alamanda Motuga Loose forward ( 1994-09-11 ) 11 September 1994 ( age 25 ) 1 Manurewa RFC
Chris Vui Loose forward ( 1993-02-11 ) 11 February 1993 ( aged 26 ) 17 Bristol
Pele Cowley Scrum-half ( 1993-04-16 ) 16 April 1993 ( aged 26 ) 14 Ponsonby
Melani Matavao Scrum-half ( 1995-11-19 ) 19 November 1995 ( aged 23 ) 10 Aana Chiefs
Dwayne Polataivao Scrum-half ( 1990-07-30 ) 30 July 1990 ( aged 29 ) 16 Unattached
The Samoa national rugby union team (also known as Manu Samoa) represents Samoa in men's international rugby union and it's governed by the Samoa Rugby Union. The name Manu Samoa is in honour of a famous Samoan warrior. They perform a traditional Samoan challenge called the siva tau before each game. Samoa Rugby Union were formerly members of the Pacific Islands Rugby Alliance (PIRA) along with Fiji and Tonga. They are ranked 15th in the world. Rugby was introduced to Samoa in the early 1920s and a governing body was soon formed. The first international was played as Western Samoa against Fiji in August 1924. Along with Tonga, these nations would meet regularly and eventually contest competitions such as the Pacific Tri-Nations - with Western Samoa winning the first of these. From 1924 to 1997 Samoa was known as Western Samoa. Samoa have been to every Rugby World Cup since the 1991 tournament. That tournament, along with the 1995 competition, saw them make the quarter-finals. Under their new coach, former New Zealand and Samoan international player Michael Jones, Samoa competed in the 2007 Rugby World Cup.