Samoa has named its side for the upcoming World Cup Nines tournament.
The team is stacked with NRL talent, featuring the Leilua brothers in Canberra's Joey and St George Illawarra's Luciano.
It boasts are powerful group of forwards in Melbourne's Tino Fa'asuamaleaui, Wests Tigers' Michael Chee Kam to go with Luciano Leilua.
The back line group includes Manly's Jorge Taufua, Penrith's Brian To'o, Dragon Tim Lafai and Wests Tigers' David Nofoaluma.
Newcastle's Danny Levi and Penrith's Jarome Luai head up the playmaking stocks.
The World Cup Nines will be held at Bankwest Stadium on October 18 and 19.
Samoa World Cup Nines squad
- Bunty Afoa (NZ Warriors)
- Dean Blore (Penrith Panthers)
- Michael Chee Kam (Wests Tigers)
- Tino Fa'asuamaleaui (Melbourne Storm)
- Tim Lafai (St George Illawarra Dragons)
- Joey Leilua (Canberra Raiders)
- Luciano Leilua (St George Illawarra Dragons)
- Moses Leota (Penrith Panthers)
- Danny Levi (Newcastle Knights)
- Jarome Luai (Penrith Panthers)
- Lalotoa Mata'afa (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs)
- David Nofoaluma (Wests Tigers)
- Ligi Sao (NZ Warriors)
- Marion Seve (Melbourne Storm)
- Jorge Taufua (Manly Warringah Sea Eagles)
- Brian To'o (Penrith Panthers)
Worse team yet.
Where is Anthony Milford? Fa Manu Brown would be a decent utility or Jazz Teveaga
No Martin Taupau…Josh Pappalii…Josh McQuire
Micheal Chee-Kam is also a good versatile player
Jayden Su’a would’ve been nice
Sione Matautia would’ve been solid as a wide second rower/centre.
Btw can you please update about Esan Mastes and the kiwis test team
Can’t beleive Sam Moa was not Samoa’s first man picked.
Lafai hasn’t made a line break since 2017…… very poor 2019 and scored 2 tries 🤯🤯🤯🤯