Category: Press Release

๐‘๐ž๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐š๐ซ๐š๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ž ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐‡๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐Œ๐š๐ง๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐š ๐ข๐ง ๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐‹๐š๐ค๐š๐ฉ๐ข ๐’๐š๐ฆ๐จ๐š ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐–๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐งโ€™๐ฌ ๐‘๐ฎ๐ ๐›๐ฒ ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ ๐‚๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“

Return to Paradise Resort is proud to announce its ongoing collaboration with Lakapi Samoa through the hosting of the national womenโ€™s rugby team, Manusina, for a dedicated team camp at the Resort. This strategic partnership is part of Manusinaโ€™s intensive preparation for the Womenโ€™s Rugby World Cup 2025, set to take place in England. Set […]

๐Œ๐š๐ง๐ฎ ๐’๐š๐ฆ๐จ๐š ๐’๐ช๐ฎ๐š๐ ๐€๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐’๐œ๐จ๐ญ๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ ๐“๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐‰๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐–๐ข๐ง๐๐จ๐ฐ & ๐๐š๐œ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ ๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐‚๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“

Lakapi Samoa is pleased to announce the Manu Samoa squad for the beginning of the international season, ahead of the highly anticipated test match against Scotland in July, and the Pacific Nations Cup (PNC) 2025 in August and September. Manu Samoa Head Coach, Lemalu Tusi Pisi, confirms his first squad since being appointed to lead […]

๐Œ๐€๐๐” ๐’๐€๐Œ๐Ž๐€ ๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐…๐ˆ๐‰๐ˆ ๐“๐„๐’๐“ ๐Œ๐€๐“๐‚๐‡ ๐€๐“ ๐‘๐Ž๐“๐Ž๐‘๐”๐€ ๐๐„๐– ๐™๐„๐€๐‹๐€๐๐ƒ

Rotorua is set to come alive as Manu Samoa take on the Flying Fijians in a much-anticipated rugby test match at ๐‘๐จ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฎ๐š ๐’๐ญ๐š๐๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ, ๐จ๐ง ๐Ÿ” ๐’๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“. Rotorua is set to come alive once again as Manu Samoa take on Fiji in a much-anticipated rugby test match at Rotorua Stadium on 6 September 2025. Rotorua […]

๐‹๐€๐Š๐€๐๐ˆ ๐’๐€๐Œ๐Ž๐€ ๐€๐๐๐Ž๐ˆ๐๐“๐’ ๐‹๐„๐Œ๐€๐‹๐”, ๐๐„๐– ๐Œ๐€๐๐” ๐’๐€๐Œ๐Ž๐€ ๐‡๐„๐€๐ƒ ๐‚๐Ž๐€๐‚๐‡

Lakapi Samoa is pleased to announce the appointment of Lemalu Tusiata Pisi, as the new Manu Samoa Head Coach. This exciting new chapter for Samoan rugby follows Lemaluโ€™s recent role as an assistant coach in last yearโ€™s international windows, including the Pacific Nations Cup 2024, and the 2023 Rugby World Cup. A highly respected figure […]

๐Œ๐€๐“๐€๐€๐…๐€ ๐‘๐€๐Œ๐’๐„๐˜ ๐“๐Ž๐Œ๐Ž๐Š๐ˆ๐๐Ž ๐๐„๐– ๐†๐„๐๐„๐‘๐€๐‹ ๐Œ๐€๐๐€๐†๐„๐‘ ๐Ž๐… ๐‡๐ˆ๐†๐‡ ๐๐„๐‘๐…๐Ž๐‘๐Œ๐€๐๐‚๐„

Lakapi Samoa is proud to announce the appointment of Mataafa Ramsey Tomokino as the newly appointed General Manager of High Performance. With an impressive track record in sports management and high-performance programs, Tomokino is set to take the lead in driving Lakapi Samoaโ€™s vision to elevate the performance of our athletes on both national and […]

๐€๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐š๐ง ๐†๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐’๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐‹๐š๐ค๐š๐ฉ๐ข ๐’๐š๐ฆ๐จ๐š ๐ข๐ง ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Œ๐š๐ง๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐š ๐Ÿ•๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ

Lakapi Samoa is proud to announce its partnership with Rugby Australia through the Australian Government’s PacificAus Sports initiative to enhance the Manusina 7s program. This partnership will see the Australian Government provide Lakapi Samoa with AUD$800,000.00 (approx. WST$1,430,000) over four years to support talent identification and development, marking a significant step towards Samoa’s quest for […]

๐‹akapi Samoa ๐’uper ๐–eek

Training and Education Course Delivery 13th โ€“ 24th January, 2025 Lakapi Samoa and Samoa Secondary Schools Principals Association are gearing up for a Super Week as part of its operational plan, commencing on Monday 13th to the 24th of January, 2025. The primary goal of this Super Week is to empower teachers involved in rugby […]

Manuma Samoa and New Zealand Heartland XV set for historic rugby series in November 2025

Lakapi Samoa and New Zealand Rugby are delighted to announce a landmark rugby series in November 2025, as Manuma Samoa hosts the New Zealand Heartland XV in Samoa. This highly anticipated tour will celebrate the enduring rugby relationship between Samoa and New Zealand, showcasing talent and passion from both nations. The tour will feature two […]

Mase steps down as Manu Samoa Head Coach

Lakapi Samoa has announced that Mase Mahonri Schwalger has resigned from his position as Head Coach of Manu Samoa, a decision that has been accepted by the Lakapi Samoa Board, effective immediately. This resignation follows a period of suspension granted to Mase following the filing of criminal charges against him in court. Under his leadership […]

Lakapi Samoa appoints Seumanu as New CEO

At its Board meeting on Tuesday, 17th December, the Lakapi Samoa Board appointed Seumanu Douglas Ngau Chun as its new Chief Executive Officer. He succeeds Faleomavaega Vincent Fepuleaโ€™i, who steps down after nine years of leadership at the helm of Lakapi Samoa. Seumanu brings over 15 years of extensive experience in governance and leadership to […]

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