Team information | ||||||
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Nickname | Toa Samoa | |||||
Governing body | Rugby League Samoa | |||||
Region | Asia-Pacific | |||||
Head coach | Ben Gardiner | |||||
Captain | Jarome Luai | |||||
Most caps | Tim Lafai (18) | |||||
Top try-scorer | Tim Lafai (9) | |||||
Top point-scorer | Stephen Crichton (77) | |||||
IRL ranking | 4th | |||||
Team results | ||||||
First game | ||||||
Western Samoa 34–12 Tokelau (Rarotonga, Cook Islands; 1986) | ||||||
Biggest win | ||||||
New Caledonia 0–76 Samoa (Auckland, New Zealand; 20 October 2004) | ||||||
Biggest defeat | ||||||
New Zealand Māori 70-10 Samoa (Auckland, New Zealand; 21 October 2004) | ||||||
World Cup | ||||||
Appearances | 6 (first time in 1995) | |||||
Best result | Runners-Up (2021) |
The Samoa national rugby league team represents Samoa in rugby league football and has participated in international competition since 1986. Known as Western Samoa before 1997, the team is administered by Rugby League Samoa and are nicknamed Toa Samoa (English: Samoan Warriors).