Appeal launched for Samoan players

News broke this morning of the Samoan Rugby Union declaring bankruptcy, an outcome that sadly seemed inevitable given the events of recent months. With the Manu Samoa team currently on tour in the UK, Pacific Rugby Players Welfare has launched an appeal to ensure the players aren’t left financially vulnerable.

With Samoan Rugby confirming bankruptcy, help us ensure players & families are looked after! #helpsamoa Please RT. https://t.co/VMl10i9Nyv

— PacificRugbyWelfare (@pacificwelfare) November 8, 2017

Last month, PRPW head Dan Leo gave a wide-ranging interview to RugbyPass that highlighted the often precarious position many Pacific Island players find themselves in.

“The biggest voice in all of this, of course, is the public.” he said.

“I have a lot of faith in the rugby public, there’s so much good faith out there for the Pacific Islands and the players – every true rugby supporter I meet wants to see Pacific Island rugby thrive, and unions and governing bodies should be reflective of what the public wants to see.”

Manu Samoa play Scotland this weekend at Murrayfield and England at Twickenham the following Saturday.

You can give to the appeal HERE.