News & Updates

Long Beach, California — July 26, 2026 — The American Samoa Rugby Mo Le Lumana'i Foundation (ASRLF) concluded its third national team player identification camp of 2026 on July 17 at St. Anthony Athletic Complex in Long Beach, California, with 27 athletes–16 male and 11 female–turning out for evaluation by Talavalu Head Coach Mose Timoteo.

The Amerika Samoa Rugby Union (ASRU) joined rugby development leaders from across the Pacific at the 2026 Oceania Rugby Growth Conference, held July 16–17 at the Tanoa International Hotel in Nadi, Fiji.

Southern California is one of the largest concentrations of American Samoa-connected athletes in the United States, and the Long Beach camp runs the day before the 2nd Annual AIGA Rugby Bowl, a premier Polynesian high school and middle school rugby event, where Coach Timoteo will be present as an official recruiter.

Registration is now open for the next American Samoa National Team men’s and women’s 7s player ID camp. The session takes place on Friday, July 17 (afternoon time TBD).