The American Samoa women's national rugby sevens team represents American Samoa in women's rugby sevens.
Union | American Samoa Rugby Union | |||
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Nickname(s) | Segaula | |||
Coach(es) | Tommy Elisara | |||
Captain(s) | Chardelle Fayee Tuiavi | |||
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World Cup Sevens | ||||
Appearances | 0 |
Background
editAmerican Samoa competed at the 2019 Pacific Games that was held in Samoa.[1]
The Segaula made their Oceania Sevens debut at the 2023 tournament in Brisbane, Australia.[2][3] It was a historic moment because it was their first international competition.[4][3] They finished eighth overall after losing to the Cook Islands in the seventh place playoff.[5]
Players
editSquad to the 2023 Pacific Games:
Players |
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Marlee Ana Garrison |
Leonia Levale Lolesio |
Manaia Maleka Moala |
Sa’afia Saufua |
Rhonda Semau |
Punipuao Lealofi Skipps |
Mary Juliette Takitaki |
Precious Tavete |
Precious Tuloto Toilolo |
Chardelle Fayee Tuiavi'i |
Tauilo Vaitogi Konelio |
Iliui Williams |
Tournament History
editPacific Games
editPacific Games | ||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L |
2011 | Did Not Compete | |||||
2015 | ||||||
2019 | 7th Place Playoff | 8th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
2023 | 5th Place Playoff | 6th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Total | 0 Titles | 2/4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
Oceania Sevens
editOceania Sevens Championship | ||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L |
2008–2022 | Did Not Compete | |||||
2023 | 7th Place Playoff | 8th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Total | 0 Titles | 1/2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
References
edit- ^ Fausia, Ausage (2019-06-21). "American Samoa Women's Rugby 7s at Pacific Games for the first time ever". samoanews.com. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
- ^ "Brisbane Set to host 2023 Oceania Rugby Sevens Championship with Olympic Qualification on the line". oceania.rugby. 2023-09-28. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
- ^ a b "Final lap before three-day sevens thriller". oceania.rugby. 2023-11-09. Retrieved 2023-11-11.
- ^ Fa’asau, Asi Andrew (2023-11-07). "Talavalu and Segaula first of Team American Samoa off to Games". www.samoanews.com. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
- ^ Grey, Lachlan (2023-11-12). "Aussie women & NZ men claim Oceania 7s gold, Fiji and Samoa book tickets to Paris". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 2023-11-12.