Incentive up for grabs for Manu Samoa XV Tour.

Manu Samoa’s recent Pacific Nations Cup success has further impelled the Samoan Government to offer more if the team wins any two (2) games against tier one nation on the upcoming Northern Hemisphere tour at the end of this year.

More than $100,000 tala is on offer, if the XV team complied. Recently the government distributed 100,000 tala to the Manu Samoa XV players and management, an incentive for winning the ANZ-PNC Tournament. Samoa Rugby Union Chairman and Prime Minister Tuilaepa Lupesoliai Sailele Malielegaoi stressed to Management the part of the deal. “You do your part by winning and we do ours by looking for bonuses for all of you”.

The Pacific Nation’s Cup incentive includes a more than 20,000 tala distributed to the Management including assistant Manager, Trainer and Physiotherapist, doctor and Video analyst. Seventy Five thousand tala was spread out to the 30 players, each getting more than $2000.00 tala.

Samoa Rugby Union Gives Blessings to Pesamino and Faosiliva.

 15:07:2010  Samoa Rugby Union Chief Executive Officer, Su'a Peter Schuster, gives to Samoa's lightening Mikaele Pesamino and Mr Strongman, Alafoti Faosiliva following the Board's approval to release Pesamino and Faosiliva to their respective overseas clubs.Pesamino's recent signed on to UK's Sales Sharks Club have created a alot of speculations wether he will be released by the Samoa Rugby Union." This is all about for the boys, to have the opportunity to enable the players to get overseas contracts  to assist and help their families says Su'a" "It is also an opportunity for more exposure to their rugby carreers". Su'a says it will be of course a loss to Samoa, however, it will be another chance for other upcoming and future Pesamino and Faosiliva.

It is not yet clear wether Pesamino and Faosiliva will be released to play for the Commonwealth Games in Delhi, October this year, however, Su'a added, under the IRB Regulations, only the Olympics and the Sevens World Cup, where the clubs are said to release the players to play in their home country national Teams.

CEO Su'a further added,there were a few information that needed to be confirmed on Pesamino and Faosiliva's contracts that causes a delay to their release. 

Manu Samoa Sevens Head Coach Stephen Betham is currently in New Zealand and will be back, this weekend. Manager Tausa Faamaoni Lalomilo, also offered his piece of good fortune to both, and if both Mikaele and Alafoti wishes to return to the Manu Samoa, the door is always open. It is not yet confirmed but there are other Manu Samoa Sevens players waiting in the pipeline for overseas contracts.

Meanwhile, Manu Samoa Sevens will start it's training program on Monday at the High Performance Unit at Alafua. The Betham and Tausa training Squad for the Commonwealth includes Patrick Faapale, Sani Niue,Apelu Faaiuga,Levi Asi Faamatala,Taulagi Afamasaga,Alatasi Tupou,Falemiga Selesele,Reupena Levasa,Paletuatoa Toelupe, Alafoti Faosiliva,Paul Chan Tung,FautuaOtto,Mikaele Pesamino,Timoteo Iosua, Uale Ma'i,Lolo Lui, Ofisa Trevaranius,Simaika Mikaele, and Afa Aiono.

Manu Samoa Sevens will be facing against the ever dangerous Kenya in the Commonwealth pool C games , together with the Cranes of Uganda, and Puks Puks Papua New Guinea. 

Manu Samoa XV a side Head Coach, Fuimaono Titimaea Tafua, told reporters that Japan’s team, should not be underestimated. “We will not under-estimate the Japanese team forwards, the whole team is good and we are expecting another harder game”

Head Coach also added Manu Samoa wants to play open rugby at all times. “We want to play a good game against Japan, and we will want to play open rugby at all times throughout the match”