National (sevens)
The Samoa national rugby sevens team is one of the 12 "core teams" that compete in every event in the annual IRB Sevens World Series. Long a solidly competitive side, Samoa Sevens burst into prominence in 2006–07, when they ran traditional favourites New Zealand and Fiji very close for the title. They cemented their status as one of the world's sevens powers by winning the 2009–10 season title.
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