Samoa A national rugby union team
# Samoa A national rugby union team

Samoa A is a national representative rugby union team of the Samoan rugby union. It is the second-tier side to the Samoa national rugby union team. Samoa A competes in the Pacific Challenge, formerly known as the Pacific Rugby Cup, against teams including Tonga A and Fiji Warriors. Since 2016, the team has also competed in the Americas Pacific Challenge.

Between 2006 and 2010, Samoa was represented by two teams at the Pacific Rugby Cup; Upolu Samoa and Savaii Samoa. The two teams were replaced in 2011 by Samoa A which is now the sole Samoan representative in the Pacific Challenge. The tournament is now mainly contested by national 'A' teams.

## International results

Matches against national teams or national 'A" teams up to and including 2014 Pacific Rugby Cup:

| 22-03-2011 | Samoa A | 12–23 | Fiji Warriors | Churchill Park, Lautoka |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 26-03-2011 | Tonga A | 15–13 | Samoa A | Lawaqa Park, Sigatoka |
| 11-10-2012 | Samoa A | 18–20 | Tonga A | Teufaiva Stadium, Nuku'alofa |
| 15-10-2012 | Fiji Warriors | 42–34 | Samoa A | Teufaiva Stadium, Nuku'alofa |
| 04-03-2014 | Samoa A | 27–18 | Tonga A | TG Milner Field, Sydney |
| 11-03-2014 | Pampas XV | 38–24 | Samoa A | David Phillips Field, Sydney |

## Record

### Honours

Pacific Rugby Cup

* Runner-up: 2011, 2012, 2013.

Americas Pacific Challenge

* Winner: 2018.

### Season standings

Pacific Challenge (formerly Pacific Rugby Cup)

    Year Pos Pld W D L F A +/- TB LB Pts Final  Notes 2018 3rd 3 1 0 2 82 72 +10 — — 5 — 2017 4th 3 0 0 3 78 112 -34 0 1 1 — 2016 2nd 3 2 0 1 98 56 +42 2 0 10 — 2015 2nd 3 2 0 1 69 87 -18 1 0 3 — Finished 2nd in Pool A 2014 4th 41038291-9127 — Finished 4th in Pool B 2013 2nd 6204134198-641110 — Runner-up on league table (no final) 2012 2nd 8305191238-470113 — Runner-up on league table (no final) 2011 2nd 8305135171-361215 — Runner-up on league table (no final)

Americas Pacific Challenge

    Year Pos Pld W D L F A +/- TB LB Pts Final  Notes 2018 1st 33009772+252014 — First on league table (no final) 2017 4th 310290142-52217 — Fourth on league table (no final) 2016 3rd 320197103-6109 — Third on league table (no final)
