MANU SAMOA 7's SQUAD FOR LA & VANCOUVER ANNOUNCED
Manu Samoa 7’s
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Manu Samoa 7's coach Muliagatele Brian Lima has announced its team players that will be representing Samoa in the Los Angeles and Vancouver 7's Tournaments for this year.
The Los Angeles 7s tournament which is set to kick off in a two day tournament on the 25th to the 26th of this month in the US. As for the Vancounver 7s tournament which will take place in Canada will commence next month on a 3 day period from the 3rd to the 5th of March.
In an announcement by the Lakapi Samoa on Monday this week , 14 players and 4 management members will take the lead in repping Samoa at one the biggest stages in the United States and also in Canada.
The team members that were announced are :
-Vaafauese Apelu Maliko (CC)
-Vaovasa Afa Su'a (CC)
-Melanie Matavao (CC)
-Paul Eti Slater
-Neueli Leitufia
-Motu Opetai
-Owen Niue
-Paul Scanlan
-Malo Luteru
-Taunuu Niulevaea
-Faafoi Falaniko
-Tuna Tuitama
-BJ Lima
-Fuli Faafouina.
Assistant Coach Tausa Faamoe Faamaoni will be assisting the Manu Samoa 7s Coach Muliagatele Brian Lima altogether with Junior Narayan as the team Analyst and Tuala Pat Leota as their Team Manager.
The Physiotherapist Nathan Foulagi from Aoteroa New Zealand will also be travelling with the boys in blue to assist them with broad range of conditions for the teams medical preparations.
Go Manu Samoa !