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The Latest Breaking News from Samoa

Tonga-Samoa given Suncorp Stadium for Pacific cracker

All roads will lead to Suncorp Stadium in October when powerhouse nations Tonga and Samoa are scheduled to clash in the Pacific Championships.

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Tino hails Samoa visit as Test choice call looms

Tino Fa'asuamaleaui is yet to make a call on whether he will make himself available for Samoa or Australia as he targets an early return from a knee injury.

AAP

Walters will speak to Samoa trio about rep futures

New Australia coach Kevin Walters will deal with the threat of Samoa fielding three of his stars for the Pacific Championships and beyond when the time's right.

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Don't begrudge them: Carrigan gives Samoa trio blessing

Payne Haas could join the exodus to Samoa at the upcoming Pacific Championships.

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Gregor Townsend hails Scotland for showing ‘true identity’ in victory over Samoa

Seven different Scotland players scored tries as the tourists won 41-12 at Eden Park in Auckland.

The Independent UK

Scotland round off tour with seven-try win over Samoa

Gregor Townsend’s side finished their season on a high.

The Independent UK

Ewan Ashman and Rory Sutherland to start for Scotland before Lions duty

The front-row forwards have been named in Gregor Townsend’s team for their final summer tour match at Eden Park in Auckland on Friday.

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Jamie Ritchie and Tom Jordan ruled out of Scotland’s Test with Samoa

Matt Fagerson is fit to feature after he too was injured against Fiji.

The Independent UK

King and Queen’s visit to Samoa tops list of most expensive royal trips

The 11-day visit in October 2024 involved travel costs of £400,535.

Evening Standard

The King and Queen’s most expensive royal trips revealed

There are 43 separate journeys by royal family members listed in the official report for 2024/25

The Independent UK

Panthers premiership winner joins Bears as assistant

Ben Gardiner has joined Mal Meninga's coaching staff at the Perth Bears, signing a five-year deal.

AAP

South Pacific tour ‘crucial’ to Scotland seeding for World Cup – Gregor Townsend

Townsend’s men face the Maori All Blacks, Fiji and finally Samoa over three fixtures.

The Independent UK

George Turner returns to Scotland squad for three-match South Pacific tour

The hooker comes back into the fold for the games against Maori All Blacks, Fiji and Samoa.

The Independent UK

Date set for snap election in Samoa

Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa will lead her newly formed Samoa Uniting Party at the snap election, which has been called for Friday August 29.

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The Independent UK

A US territory's colonial history emerges in state disputes over voting and citizenship

A criminal case in Alaska involving nearly a dozen people born in American Samoa is highlighting concerns about birthright citizenship and voting by people who are not U.S. citizens, issues that have been prominent in the early months of President Donald Trump’s second term

AAP

Samoa takes a step into uncertainty with snap election

Samoa Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa has endured a political year from hell and it's not yet clear whether she will be allowed to stand again.

The Independent UK

Samoa’s leader seeks an early election after opponents reject her budget

Samoa’s prime minister says she will seek to dissolve Parliament, prompting an early election, after a budget vote failed

AAP

Samoa set for election after Fiame's budget fails

One of only two female Pacific heads of government - Samoa's Fiame Naomi Mata'afa - could lose power after failing to pass her budget in parliament.

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The Guardian - AU

Tinā: the tiny, big-hearted New Zealand movie that became a smash hit – against the odds

Following a school choir practising for a competition, Tinā is now the sixth-highest grossing Kiwi film of all time – and it all stems from a Samoan love ballad

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Tonga want to host Test match in 2025 Pacific Cup

Tonga is a powerhouse of international rugby league and seek to host a Test in Nuku'alofa in this year's Pacific Cup to build on their incredible following.

AAP

Samoa's 'field of dreams' the magnet for players: coach

More players are keen to play for Samoa, and coach Ben Gardiner says it is not due to "stealing" them but because of the unique four-pillar program.

AAP

Dolphins gun Tabuai-Fidow wants to play for Samoa again

Dolphins fullback Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow has a burning desire to play for Samoa again, but whether that's this year is dependant on his Kangaroos selection.

The National (Scotland)

Scotland 2025 Summer Tour details in full as three fixtures confirmed

The Guardian - AU

A Trump acolyte, a rival billionaire and a power struggle: how civil war erupted in Australian basketball

Soon-to-be US ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa Jared Novelly is leading NBL clubs in a messy dispute that could reshape the sport

The Independent UK

Crew of New Zealand navy ship that sank off Samoa lacked training and experience, inquiry finds

A lack of training, qualifications and experience among the crew on board a New Zealand navy ship that ran aground, caught fire and sank off the coast of Samoa have been identified by a military Court of Inquiry in a final report into the disaster released Friday

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