WELCOME HOME CHAMPIONS
After a successful mission in Cape Town Africa , Coach Muliagatele Brian Lima and the HSBC Cape Town Leg of the world series Champions returned to their homeland in style.
The Manu Samoa 7s Champions exited the arrival doors with the Trophy that they won at the Cape Town 7s . Warm greetings from fans, families and loved ones anxiously awaiting their heroes in blue.
The crowd was then treated later on with a "Siva Tau" by the team at the Faleolo National Airport on Wednesday night.
Parade celebrations continued to be felt in the "685" as the nation of Samoa here and around the world have experienced a victorious year of Rugby and sports both local and international stages.
The whole team arrived in the late hours of Wednesday and were greeted by their families who cheered and celebrated their arrival.
Manu Samoa touched down at the Auckland New Zealand Airport at 11:25am on the same day ,with only a few hours of transiting before heading back to there homeland here in Samoa.
They will be spending quality time with their loved ones during the festive season , and will head back to New Zealand on the 21st & 22nd of January for the HSBC NZ 7's in Hamilton.