What has happened to Samoa? They used to be so competitive.

@@ianrwood21 lack of funding also players going over seas. Corrupt rugby federation in the country etc

@@willfrederick8348 Thanks for the reply. That is such a shame.

@@ianrwood21 the board and development of the game in the islands is what has let down the boys today. All cause Tuilepa former prime Minister is still there he clearly has been a toxic influence as a why Samoa is on a massive decline.

Hopefully with Shwalger and Tuilagi in the coaching staff for the top side makes some influence for their players good to see past players trying to do somethin about it. It's gonna be sometime but alot of ex Manu Samoan players are stepping up and saying something like Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu in that plus64 podcast

First time I've ever seen an undersized samoan team too lol wtf

Manu Samoa is still good, the men's just beat Italy 33 - 25. We back baby!! 😂

This team is 90% Samoan players from Samoa and the standard of schools rugby in Samoa is absolutely abysmal. Mainly because the coaching is terrible.

They are unfortunately. the bros didn't have gear so Scotland gifted them some of there kits.

Because it’s badly promoted and at a time where will people are working. SRU PR are horrible.

@@raypurchase1239 What a terrible wasted opportunity

Samoa used to use NZ-based kids back then. These are Samoa-based kids

@@AE-ix2iz this year's team majority are samoa based however there are still players based in nz/aus.

@@davejordan267 yup and that’s why they’re performing badly. Samoa is probably a decade or two behind tier one nations in both player and coaching standards. Manuma Samoa (new name for Samoa A), made up of the top local men talent, have been catching a hiding from Japan XV, a team made up of u22 players of Japan. On all levels of rugby, Samoa are far behind. But I still prefer to use local boys instead of overseas players. We need that experience to raise the level of play back home.

@@AE-ix2iz you think that they performed badly because of overseas players? I don't think that's problem mate. There is more to it. Yes I'm aware of Samoa A, we use to dominate in those games but losing to Japan by a massive score is crazy. We need proper development from grass roots and high school level. Making sure players understand the importance of their positions whilst also exposure to high level rugby. This is primary school level compared to Scotland. Playing a similar rugby that works also having players IQ raised up so they know what to do and what is to be expected.

@@davejordan267 I guess I can’t share links. Comment deleted. Anyway, reread what I wrote because that’s not what I wrote regarding local vs overseas players

@@GeorgeinScotland I seen that, could’ve been 200 points if defence work is good enough

​@@kelepingatuvai9449 that's bit of a stretch.

😂😂

The future of scottish rugby is dark, we can't even qualify for the world cup. Just look at the past u20 all blacks team with the barretts, tj perenara, richie mo'unga to name a few, meanwhile in years of u20 scotland all we can produce is rory darge...

@@scottyboyguy fair enough we sucked last year and so are in this tier 2 competition which is dark. But the second half of your comment is very odd and makes no sense at all. Mounga, TJ, and all but one barret are 30 or over???

@scottyboyguy meanwhile players we've had come through, fagerson brothers, good amount of young second rows like Williamson, Samuel, young to take over from ghilchrist. Cummings not old. Back rowers we have so much competition and half of them are like 26. Quite a few young guys for glasgow who have been great this year (Macbeth, ferrie, gordon) . I've not even mentioned Stafford Mcdowell who is amazing, slotted into the scotland team v ireland and didn't put a foot wrong. Meanwhile Kinghorn is off contributing to the best club rugby team in the world. These guys are not old, no where near the end of their career. Stop being so bloody pessimistic, glasgow just won the URC.

@scottyboyguy looking for these highlights I came across scotland v Australia u20s 8 years ago. That scotland team had zander, Jamie Ritchie and Adam hasting and they still did nothing. We're never gonna have a full u20s team of top level future pros, but most year we have 2 or 3 and that's enough depth when we only have 2 clubs

@@Zomo1553 I stand corrected. The future of Scottish rugby will be intriguing to say the least as to what will come of it.

apparently not all the samoan kit made to Scotland on time so they were gifted the shorts to use while the rest of the kit makes it way

@@VOIDHunter u can blame tuilepa for that one.

Absolutley not I can ssure you hahahaha

poor management on Lakapi Samoa.

Scotland were relegated from the world cup I believe, I seem to remember them being on the end of results similar to this one, although not quite as bad.

@@jamesconnor2499 yeah ireland put 80 points past us i believe. i think it was deserved to get relegated as there was clearly a gulf in class, but was just wondering how often this gets reconsidered?

Leai gi faku o ia kamaiki. 😅😅

@@user-gc8pc3ol6l poor management, u20s samoan players playing club rugby here can dom better. Feel for the boys but the lack of understanding of the game is a clear indicator as well as the management. Disappointing and sad to see