South Bay Youth Rugby – Home of the SPARTANS Located in Southern California & founded in 2007, the South Bay Youth Rugby club, also known as SBYR, has grown significantly since then. From a mere three divisions and 25 players, to last year’s end count at 66 players to this season at 106 active players from ages 5 to 16 years old with now five divisions starting at with the U8s on up to the U16s in this, it’s third year. This year in the 7th annual Fullerton Junior Sevens tournament two divisions took first place, the U8s & the U10s, while the U12s took third. So far this year,...
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Curt Schilling, the only MLB player to win a World Series Championship in his 20′s, 30′s, & 40′s, visited Iraq and befriended Samoan native, and American Samoa National Baseball Team player Sale Solaita, as Solaita served as his guide in the Middle East.  Here is his post on his highly visited blog site. 38 Pitches By Curt Schilling First Lt. Sale Solaita is a very dear friend.  Sale (Pronounced “Solly”) is the big Samoan that escorted both my friend and I during our 10 day stay in Iraq in 2008. Sale is Samoan, and his family is from Samoa. Anyone following the...
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To all athletes in the Orem/Lindon Utah area, Ultimate Sports and Su’a Sport Psychology will be presenting a FREE sport psychology workshop entitled: “3 things you’re doing to get in the way of your own success.” Where: Ultimate Sports Lindon (930 W 410 N Lindon, UT 84042) Time: 8:30pm When: Thursday, February 18, 2010 For more information call:...
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So the wide spectrum of cyberspace says that Big Brandon Manumaleuna formerly of the St. Louis Rams and now the San Diego Charges has been picked up by the Tennessee Titans in the free agency market.  We are still working to confirm this but we wanted to at least throw it out there and peak your interest.  Give us some feedback if you have any to offer.  Let us know if this is TRUE or FALSE. *Note:  This is not an official statement nor press release!  This is the first segment of our newest blog Category “Rumorville” He was selected in the fourth round (129 overall) of the...
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If you’re not up on game with the MMA/UFC circuit then you probably haven’t seen the two samoan crushers go at it.  But lucky for all of us there’s YouTube.  Check out the footage of these two go at it as their fight was deemed and promoted quite heavily in the K1 circuit because of the tremendous skill they both possess as well as the iron chin they both were born with.  Take your pick and watch who gives who a punishing.  Don’t mind the foreign language commentary, they don’t fight in the United States MMA but they fight in Japan.  Either way, the fight...
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Story via Samoanews.com On behalf of the Cincinnati Bengals and the Tri-State Area in Cincinnati, Bengals lineman Domata Peko, defensive end Jonathan Fanene and linebacker Rey Maualuga— have donated $40,500 to the American Samoa Government to aid in efforts of recovery following the Sept. 29, 2009 tsunami in American Samoa. The Samoan players arrived Sunday night with a fourth teammate, defensive tackle Orien Harris. They presented the check yesterday to Gov. Togiola Tulafono at the Governor’s Office at the A.P. Lutali Executive Office Building (EOB) in Utulei. Togiola greeted the Bengals...
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As a young boy growing up in Samoa, John Schwalger thought it was “normal” to be slapped by his parents. But the Hurricanes star is hoping to break the cycle by taking an anti-domestic violence message back to his homeland. Ten members of the Wellington Lions and Hurricanes squads were honoured by Police Commissioner Howard Broad yesterday for their campaigning under a joint police and New Zealand Aid programme aimed at preventing violence. In November, the rugby stars were in Samoa using their public profiles to tell children and adult men that violence in the home must...
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New Zealand has been bundled out of the Wellington Sevens after suffering a shock 14-24 loss to Samoa in the Cup semi-finals. Uale Mai scored a hat-trick as Samoa outscored the home side by four tries to two. New Zealand’s defence had been so strong coming into the match but it slipped off too many tackles early in the game and was made to pay the price. Mai was the beneficiary in the opening minutes and although New Zealand took a 7-5 lead into the break thanks to a converted try for Tim Mikkelson it never looked in control. An intercept pass from Sherwin Stowers was gratefully...
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Hometown: Rose Park, Utah Home Golf Course: Thanksgiving Point Golf Club, Lehi, Utah Birthday: 8/19/90 Interests: Basketball and Tennis Family: Single “I hit the golf ball farther than my older brother Tony.” You’ll never be able to convince Gipper Finau otherwise, and he may be correct, once driving a par 5 that measured over 500 yards. The younger of the two brothers, he was the first to excel in golf. At the age of six, he won his second event playing against 10, 11 and 12-year-olds. Eventually, the two brothers were among the top ranked amateurs in the country in their age...
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These are the known Polynesians who are participating in the Super Bowl 2010 this Sunday.  We at SamoaSportsCentral.com wish each player a safe and secure game and send our alofa’s to your effort! Congratulations once again on a long and hard fought season! - Aaron Francisco-Indianapolis Colts-Defensive Back-Hawaiian - Freddy Keiaho-Indianapolis Colts-Middle Linebacker-Fijian - Fili Moala-Indianapolis Colts-Defensive Lineman-Tongan - Marcus Mailei-New Orleans Saints-Offensive Fullback-Tongan Thanks to Paul Scanlan & Jr Penelua for providing insight into the players! PLEASE LEAVE A...
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