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My Life in Rugby: Former Sale Sharks back row Apollo Perelini

13 July 2020 0 comments

A teammate of Scott Gibbs in league, an opponent of Martin Johnson’s in age-grade union, read Perelini’s dual-code tales

Dan Leo wants an investigation into Pacific Island governance

Q&A – Dan Leo: We won’t be silenced in our fight to weed out corruption

16 June 2020 0 comments

Pacific Rugby Players Welfare chief Dan Leo talks in-depth about Fiji, Samoa, Tonga and World Rugby’s governance

Rugby Matters: South Sea Bubble could provide tonic for rugby

13 May 2020 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher looks at how Pacific Island countries were left behind at the turning of amateurism to professional

Influx of South Africans puts the squeeze of Europe’s Pacific Islanders, warns union chief

16 January 2020 0 comments

Dan Leo points out the shift in recruitment by European clubs from Pacific Islanders in the 80s, 90s and 2000s, to the South Africans

Rugby Matters: Make Pacific Islands rugby’s West Indies

17 October 2019 0 comments

The West Indies cricket team can be selected from 15 Caribbean island nations. Brendan Gallagher asks if the same can be applied to rugby and the Pacific Islands

Problems will exist in the Pacific until we get a professional team, says Fiji coach McKee

8 October 2019 0 comments

John McKee reflects on the issues facing Fiji, Samoa and Tonga, with all three nations set to exit the World Cup in the pool stage

Gallagher column: Tonga and Samoa should have a base in Auckland

26 September 2019 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher’s focusses on the lineage of Tonga, Samoa and Fiji’s squads, most of whom are based in New Zealand and Australia

Ken Pisi to leave Franklin’s Gardens after seven years

1 May 2019 0 comments

“When I first came over, I didn’t know what to expect” – Pisi

Probyn column: World Cup is still the best way to gain exposure for Tier 2 nations

14 March 2019 0 comments

A big meeting to come this month on World Rugby’s Nations League concept

Pacific island players’ union to explore nuclear option of boycotting 2019 Rugby World Cup in light of proposed ‘World League’

1 March 2019 0 comments

Fiji, Tonga and Samoa have all qualified for the 2019 Rugby World Cup

Jackson column: Trailblazing Bee-Gee who twice broke Welsh hearts

27 September 2018 0 comments

Peter Jackson throws things back to 1999 when Apollo Perelini took Samoa to glory

Leo column: Unearth the root causes to end off-field violence

16 August 2018 0 comments

Dan Leo highlights the skirmish between Amanaki Mafi and Lopeti Timani as one instance of how Pacific Islander physicality can take on another, more darker, meaning

Leo column: Give Charles Piutau a reprieve after early capture by All Blacks

1 August 2018 0 comments

If an issue affects one Pacific Island, it affects all…

Dan Leo column: World Rugby must act to redress this failing system

18 July 2018 0 comments

Dan Leo looks at how mistakes are allowed to re-occur and impact Tier 2 & 3 nations

Dan Leo column: Malielegaoi mind game brings the best out of Samoa

13 July 2018 0 comments

Manu Samoa played Germany in a World Cup qualifier – Dan Leo reveals the weight of expectation placed on Chris Vui and the team

Set an example with more cash for struggling Samoa

1 November 2017 0 comments

With no mandatory obligation to cough up more money, Colin Boag writes why the RFU should offer cash-strapped Samoa a higher share

Dan Leo: Charitable mindset has held back Pacific rugby

3 August 2017 0 comments

Much of the kiwi media-fare leading up to the third test between New Zealand and the Lions focussed on Kieran Read and the fact it […]

Dan Leo: Samoa left with mountain to climb after All Blacks error

28 July 2017 0 comments

After a brutally long season the ever-dwindling holiday period is finally upon us. Four weeks to rest those aches and pains, put the feet up […]

Quins announce new deal for Elia

15 June 2017 0 comments

Harlequins today announced that Samoan International hooker Ellia Ellia has committed his future to the club. Elia joined Harlequins on a short-term deal in December […]

Saracens bring in Samoan from Japan

8 February 2017 0 comments

Saracens have signed Samoan second-row Fa’atiga Lemalu on a short-term deal from Japanese Super Rugby side the Sunwolves with immediate effect. Lemalu is the vice-captain […]

Tag: Samoa

My Life in Rugby: Former Sale Sharks back row Apollo Perelini

Q&A – Dan Leo: We won’t be silenced in our fight to weed out corruption

Rugby Matters: South Sea Bubble could provide tonic for rugby

Influx of South Africans puts the squeeze of Europe’s Pacific Islanders, warns union chief

Rugby Matters: Make Pacific Islands rugby’s West Indies

Problems will exist in the Pacific until we get a professional team, says Fiji coach McKee

Gallagher column: Tonga and Samoa should have a base in Auckland

Ken Pisi to leave Franklin’s Gardens after seven years

Probyn column: World Cup is still the best way to gain exposure for Tier 2 nations

Pacific island players’ union to explore nuclear option of boycotting 2019 Rugby World Cup in light of proposed ‘World League’

Jackson column: Trailblazing Bee-Gee who twice broke Welsh hearts

Leo column: Unearth the root causes to end off-field violence

Leo column: Give Charles Piutau a reprieve after early capture by All Blacks

Dan Leo column: World Rugby must act to redress this failing system

Dan Leo column: Malielegaoi mind game brings the best out of Samoa

Set an example with more cash for struggling Samoa

Dan Leo: Charitable mindset has held back Pacific rugby

Dan Leo: Samoa left with mountain to climb after All Blacks error

Quins announce new deal for Elia

Saracens bring in Samoan from Japan

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