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Maori All Blacks too strong for rusty Samoa Issued on: 26/06/2021 - 11:34 Whetukamokamo Douglas scores a try during the rugby union match between the New Zealand Maori and Samoa in Wellington on June 26, 2021 Marty MELVILLE AFP 2 min Wellington (AFP) A rusty Samoa suffered a setback at the start of their preparations for next month's World Cup qualifiers against Tonga when they were trounced 35-10 by the Maori All Blacks on Saturday in a blustery, wet Wellington. It was Samoa's first international since the 2019 World Cup while most of the New Zea...

Veteran Manu Samoa flanker Jack Lam is weighing up his future as he looks to help his country qualify for the next Rugby World Cup.

Manu Samoa coach Seilala Mapusua is backing his new-look squad to hold their own against the Māori All Blacks and Tonga.

Pasifika athletes are being encouraged to seek advice before signing contracts with player agents. Former NRL and Super Rugby player Tupou Sopoaga last month tweeted that two Pasifika players in his club rugby team, who had just come off the back of playing in the Super Rugby Aotearoa Under  20s competition, were feeling stressed after agents had approached them and pressured them to sign on the dotted line.  In my rugby team we have 2 of NZs brightest players that just finished the NZ20s comp.1 of them mentioned he’s a bit stressed after some agents had said, if they don’t sign with ...

SunStar + March 01, 2021 LAST week, I had dinner at Kang Kang Sullai, a very chic and expensive Korean restaurant at the back of Midori Casino inside Clark Freeport. It celebrated its third anniversary and I expected it must be filled with people, or at least half of its capacity following health protocols. But lo and behold there were hardly any customers when I arrived at around six in the evening. A year ago before the pandemic, at the particular time of the evening, even before the sun will set, almost all seats including the resto's function rooms were already teeming with d...