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The Samoa Rugby Union are the governing body of the sport of rugby union in Samoa.〔i.e. ''Western Samoa'', Rugby union in American Samoa is administered separately.〕 They were formerly members of the Pacific Islands Rugby Alliance (PIRA) along with Fiji and Tonga.〔http://www.samoaobserver.ws/index.php?view=article&id=10568%3Awe-quit&option=com_content&Itemid=53〕 There are 12 provincial unions made up of around 120 clubs and boasting nearly 5,000 senior and twice as many junior players in a country with a population of just under 175,000 people. The Western Samoa Rugby Football Union was formed in 1924. It joined the International Rugby Board in 1988. In 2009 Samoa traveled to the Northern Hemisphere to play Wales, France and Italy. ==See also== * Samoa national rugby union team * Samoa national rugby union team (sevens) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Samoa Rugby Union」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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