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Lakapi Samoa rejects rival union, calls for unity

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By Sulamanaia Manaui Faulalo 21 May 2026, 8:30PM

Lakapi Samoa chairman Namulauulu Sami Leota has rejected the creation of a second rugby union in Samoa and called on opposing rugby factions to work together, warning that division could damage Samoa’s standing with World Rugby.

By Sulamanaia Manaui Faulalo 21 May 2026, 8:30PM

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