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EDITORIAL: Every time we win, doors open
 By Tupuola Terry Tavita It has been a November to remember for Samoan rugby. On the back of a watershed tour of Europe, the sevens team has finally captured the elusive Dubai crown blitzing the fancied All Blacks in emphatic fashion. For the Manu Samoa, their achievements this time around are timely as they come on the eve of the official 2015...
EDITORIAL: Our signpost tour of Europe
By Tupuola Terry Tavita If anything, the loss against the French was possibly the second best thing that could happen...



Go get ‘em, PM tells Manu 7s
By Tupuola Terry Tavita Prime Minister and chairman of the Samoa Rugby Union Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi told a new look...
EDITORIAL: How come Samoa is not playing in the Rugby Championship?
 By Tupuola Terry Tavita Hey, wait a minute, how come Samoa is not playing in the Rugby Championship? Watching the All Blacks go through the paces against Argentina this afternoon in La Plata, this column is reminded, and for those who don’t know, Samoa has beaten Argentina three times in four test matches including a 28-12 drubbing in Buenos Aires...



EDITORIAL: Samoa’s grievances, lost in translation
 By Tupuola Terry Tavita Samoa’s Prime Minister Tuilaepa Fatialofa Lupesoliai Sailele Malielegaoi – who also just so happens to be chairman of the Samoa Rugby Union – is hardly losing sleep over threats from the IRB to investigate some comments he made on a radio programme several weeks ago. The weekly programme, Talanoaga ma le Palemia (Speaking...
Tuilaepa welcomes IRB response
By Tupuola Terry Tavita Prime Minister and chairman of the Samoa Rugby Union Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi has welcomed...



EDITORIAL – Manu: Out with the old, in with the new
 By Tupuola Terry Tavita Despite what the partisan media claims, the new look Manu Samoa is a breath of fresh air. A new coach, a new manager, a new Rugby Union boss and a new look Manu Samoa team. With ten local players named, you will be at task to find a dissenting voice among the rugby-playing public. In fact, much of the complaints seem...
Press Release – RWCL and Manu close twitter topic
(Auckland, NZ)  Public comments made by Manu Samoa player Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu on the social networking site Twitter was discussed...