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SHAKE UP IN MANU SAMOA AS LAS VEGAS SEVENS NOW IN PLAY

Manu Samoa Captain, Lolo Lui who visited with Samoa News at the Monte Carlo Hotel, Las Vegas, will be enforcing the on field spirit and discipline of Manu Samoa's squad as they seek to restore their prominence in international rugby 7s during the Las Vegas 7s now in play — Feb. 12- 14.

 

In Samoa, there is a shakeup happening within the Manu Samoa management, as reported in the Samoa Observer, this week. The shakeup has seen the chief executive of the Samoa Rugby Union quit his post, just a day after the resignation of the Union's High Performance boss.

 

According to the paper, Alama Ieremia, the former All Blacks midfielder and Hurricanes assistant coach, is taking over as interim general manager while the position is being formally advertised. In the meantime, Faleomavaega Vincent Fepuleai has been appointed as interim CEO, while the SRU board has tasked the Oversight Reforms Manager, SRU treasurer, and chairman of the sponsorship committee, Tamaleta Taimang Jensen, as the coordinator of the interim management team.

 

The Samoa Observer said, “These developments come after an audit on Samoan Rugby from 2011 revealed around NZ$895,731 in funds were unaccounted for. The explosive findings included missing receipt books, the use of 12 bank accounts and allowances being paid to staff despite that not being in their contract agreements. Uniform supplier BLK Sport is also suing Samoan Rugby for $1.5 million to recover debts.” The paper also pointed to a player revolt that led to threats of strike action around the test against England at Twickenham last year unless major governance changes were made, as another major reason for the shakeup. Management changes are occurring ahead of a historic test against the All Blacks in Apia on July 8. See Samoan story inside today’s sports.

 

In local news, Samoa News understands there will be no TMO Marist 7s this year due to TMO pulling its sponsorship of the annual event due to major differences between TMO and the Marist St. Joseph’s Sports Club of Pago Pago. There has been no word from the sports club if a new sponsor is being sought for the popular event.

 

TOFIA PULEGA FOU A LE MANU SAMOA

 

faalilu: A. Fausia

 

APIA, SAMOA — E na o le lua aso talu ona tauaao e le Pulega a le Manu Samoa tusi fa’amavae mai ni isi o ana tofiga maualuluga, ae toe fai le fa’aiuga a le Pulega e filifilia ai isi sui fou e to’alua e sui tulaga i sui ua fa’amavae.

 

O le aso Gafua na te’a nei, le aso 9 Fepuari na tuaao ai e le pulega a le Manu Samoa le tusi fa’amavae mai le afioga ia Tuala Mathew Vaea, lea sa avea ma Pule o le Polokalame o lo o aooga sikolasipi ai fanau aoga i Alafua mo le atina’eina o le ta’aloga lakapi (Union’s High Performance Unit - UHPU), ae o le aso na soso’o ai tauaao e le pulega le tusi fa’amavae mai le Pulesili o le Iuni Lakapi a Samoa, susuga Fred Amoa.

 

I se fonotaga fa’anatinati a le Iuni Lakapi i le aso Lulu na te’a nei, e le gata na fa’alauiloa aloaia ai le taliaina o tusi fa’amavae a Tuala ma Amoa, ae na filifilia ai loa fo’i suiga fou mo le pulega a le Manu Samoa, lea ua filifilia i ai le afioga a Faleomavaega Vincent Fepulea’i e avea ma Pulesili o le Iuni Lakapi a Samoa, ae tofia le afioga ia Namulauulu Alama Ieremia e avea ma Pule o le Vaega a le UHPU.

 

E ui i le fesuiaiga vave ua faia e le Iuni Lakapi a Samoa i lana au ofisa, peita’i o le fesili tele ua tula’i mai i le taimi nei, pe fa’amata e i ai se a’afiaga o tapenaga a le Manu Samoa 15 mo ana ta’aloga o lo o fuafua e faia i le totonu o le isi 8 masina, e aofia ai le ta’aloga faitaulia ma le All Blacks i le ogatotonu o le tausaga nei, atoa ai ma le ta’amilosaga o le Ipu o le Lalolagi.

 

Ae na taua e le Iuni Lakapi i se pepa o fa’amatalaga sa tu’uina mai i tusitala e fa’apea, o le fa’amavae ai o Amoa ma Tuala mai tofiga maualuluga a le Iuni Lakapi, ua tula’i mai ai se lu’itau tele i le Iuni Lakapi a le atunu’u, ina ia fa’amalosia ma fa’amautu atili ana tapenapenaga mo ta’aloga faitaulia a le Manu Samoa i le tausaga nei.

 

Na taua fo’i i se vaega o le pepa o fa’amatalaga le fa’afetaia e le Iuni Lakapi o le auaunaga a Amoa ma Tuala, i le atina’eina lea ma le fa’aleleia atili o le lakapi i le atunu’u.

 

Na taua e le pulega a le Manu Samoa e fa’apea, o le afioga a Faleomavaega, e le gata o se tasi o tasi o tamali’i ua iloga lona tomai i tulaga tau pisinisi i Samoa, ae o ona tomai i tulaga e feso’ota’i ma le fa’alauiloaina o fuafuaga a le au lakapi a le atunu’u i maketi i fafo.

 

Mo le afioga a Namulauulu, o lo o avea nei o ia ma Faufautua fa’apitoa a le au ta’ito’a 15 a le Manu Samoa i le itu tau i le malo, ae ua iloga lona silafia i le atina’eina o le ta’aloga lakapi i le atunu’u, sa avea fo’i o ia ma totino o le Manu Samoa i le tele o tausaga ua mavae.

 

 O se tasi o itu lelei ua taua mo le afioga a Namulauulu, o se tasi ua lava lona tomai i le tulaga maualuga ua i ai le lakapi i le taimi nei, e le gata i Samoa ae fa’apea fo’i Niu Sila ma Iapani, lea sa tele se taimi o lona soifua na taalo lakapi ai.

 

Na taua e Amoa ina ua fesiligia e tusitala i Samoa, o mafua’aaga lava fa’aletagata ua mafua ai ona manatu e fa’amavae, ae ua o o i le taimi ua tatau ai ona filifili se isi na te tauaveina le nofoa sa ia tauaveina.

 

Sa ia taua fo’i le mae’a lea ona togi lana ma’a i totonu o le Iuni Lakapi, ae ua o o i le taimi o se isi fo’i tagata e togi ai sana ia ma’a.

 

O se tasi o fa’anaunauga na taua e Amoa ua mafua ai ona manatu e fa’amavae, o le toe fo’i lea e fa’aauau lana tautua fa’a loia, atoa ai ma lona talitonuga, o le a vave filifilia e le Iuni Lakapi se tasi na te tauaveina le galuega, ina ia fa’aauau ai pea tapenaga a le Manu Samoa mo ana ta’aloga o lo o loma nei.

 

E anoanoa’i tusitusiga a tagata Samoa i vaega eseese o le lalolagi e fa’atatau i le mataupu lenei, ina ua salalau ripoti e fa’atatau i le fa’amavae o sui sinia o le Iuni Lakapi, atoa ai ma le tulaga pau maualalo ua i ai taumafaiga a le Manu Samoa 7’s i ta’amilosaga a le IRB o lo o fa’agasolo i le taimi nei.

 

O le to’atele o tagata Samoa sa faia a latou tusitusiga ma fa’asalalau i luga o upega o feso’otaiga e aofia ai le ‘Facebook’, o lo o latou alalaga ai i le tatau lea ona fa’amavae le pulega a le Iuni Lakapi a Samoa o lo o i ai, e aofia ai ma le fa’amavae o le Ta’ita’ifono, o le Palemia fo’i lea o Samoa, susuga Tuilaepa Lupesoliai Lupesa’ilele Malielegaoi.

 

O vae e lua o le ta’amilosaga ta’ito’a 7 a le IRB sa faia i Dubai i le masina o Tesema 2014 ma le ta’amilosaga lea sa faia i Ueligitone i Niu Sila i le vaiaso na te’a nei, na vaaia ai le pau maualalo o le tulaga ua i ai le Manu Samoa 7’s, ina ua le ausia au e 8 pito i luga e sailia ai le Ipu autu.

 

I le fa’atulagaina o au i le ta’amilosaga ta’ito’a 7 a le IRB ua i ai i le taimi nei, ua tulai mai ai Samoa i le tulaga 14 ina ua mae’a le ta’amilosaga i Ueligitone i le fa’aiuga o le vaiaso na te’a nei, ae o lo o i ai le fa’amoemoe e si’itia lea tulaga pe afai ae manuia taumafaiga a le au a Samoa i le ta’amilosaga i Las Vegas lea e fa’ataunu’uina i le fa’aiuga o le vaiaso nei.