The American Samoa women's national rugby sevens team represents American Samoa in women's rugby sevens.
| Union | American Samoa Rugby Union | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname | Segaula | |||
| Coach | Tommy Elisara | |||
| Captain | 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 |
|---|
| 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
edit| Pacific Games | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
edit| Oceania Sevens Championship | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
- 1 2 "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.