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“Possibility” the All Blacks will play in Apia next year

Prime Minister, Tuilaepa Sa’ilele Malielegaoi, is delighted with the news that there is a “possibility” the All Blacks will play in Apia next July.The news was revealed last weekend by the Chief Executive Officer of the New Zealand Rugby Union (N.Z.R.U), Steve Tew.Speaking to Radio Australia, Tuilaepa said he is still awaiting official confirmation.“But I have seen the C.E.O of the Union (N.Z.R.U) speak over the television and the news item is most welcomed,” Tuilaepa said.“They’ve even named a date which is next year, about July.”The Prime Minister, who is also the Chairman of the Samoa Rugby Union, said the visit is long overdue.“The whole country of a hundred and eighty thousand people in this paradise in the center of the Pacific are all excited about the proposed match,” he said.“We have made a lot of compliments about the way the Pacific play and it is ridiculous that our closest neighbours, Australia and New Zealand, have not played a match in our respective capitals.”The Prime Minister commends the management of the All Blacks “and I hope the Wallabies will do likewise.”Last Sunday, a statement from Mr Tew confirmed the All Blacks’ intentions.“We have had positive initial conversations with the IRB and our partner Air New Zealand, who have committed early support to the prospect of taking the All Blacks to Samoa,” Mr Tew said. “It is fair to say that at 2015 Test is a possibility…”Mr Tew, however, would not commit to a time and date.