Making of Toa Samoa: History of Samoan Rugby League

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Great series on the history of the Samoan RL:

THE MAKING OF TOA SAMOA: PART 1 – Starting a movement for Samoan players to represent their Families and Heritage

APIA, SAMOA – 27 DECEMBER 2022: The Making of Toa Samoa The celebrated global success of Toa Samoa today, traces its roots to the initiative by a few Samoans back in 1985. They registered an entity with the underlying concept of a team to represent Samoa internationally. It was the start of a...

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Part 2

https://talamua.com/2022/12/27/the-...getting-rugby-league-off-the-ground-in-samoa/

THE MAKING OF TOA SAMOA: PART 3 – Taking a new Direction and Being in Control – Peter Paul

APIA, SAMOA – 27 DECEMBER 2022: With the vacuum left at the collapse of Super League, the local entity had to quickly reshape and refocus. Under Peter Paul as President, they revised the Constitution and changed the name to Rugby League Samoa (RLS) in 2007. They also launched what is the current...

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THE MAKING OF TOA SAMOA: PART 4 – A Heart that is inspired by Hope, Love and Trust can Overcome the Odds

APIA, SAMOA – 27 DECEMBER 2022: Toa Samoa’s unprecedented global success in the November 2022 Rugby League World Cup, speaks volumes of Rugby League Samoa’s 37 years existence. The man at the helm, Tagaloa Asiata Fa’afouina Su’a has led Rugby League Samoa for 12 years and the sport has made huge...

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THE MAKING OF TOA SAMOA: PART 5 – Making it Happen at the Grassroots Level

APIA, SAMOA – 27 DECEMBER 2022: When Super League landed in Samoa in 1995 and fronted by name players like Mel Meninga and Ruben Wiki, the local competition ballooned from 28 club teams to 56 and school teams to 96 for Upolu alone. Then four years later, things collapsed and the sport became...

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THE MAKING OF TOA SAMOA: PART 6 – The Little General of Rugby League Samoa

APIA, SAMOA – 27 DECEMBER 2022: He is known to close associates as the General. He is the Secretary General of Rugby League Samoa. Like many others, Fritz Tuiavi’i came to Rugby League from Rugby Union. He introduced Touch Rugby to Samoa as an extension of his involvement in the sport in New...

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