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Competition heats up at Super 9
By Thomas Airey
•
10 May 2019, 12:00AM
As the P.P.S. Super 9 Senior A season approaches the halfway mark, four teams are staking early claims for places in the semifinals.
Coming into round five this weekend, The A’ana Chiefs, Vaimauga Eels, Savai’i Vikings and Safata Navigators make up the top four with three wins each.
The Vikings are undefeated ahead of their game against the league-leading Chiefs at Fasito’o Tai Primary School Field in A’ana at 1 pm tomorrow.
Vikings Assistant Coach Mase Mahonri Schwalger said the season has been exciting this year.
“There’s a lot of good teams now.
“And that’s what Samoan rugby needs, we need to have all these good teams.”
He said in the past only a couple of the franchises have been able to stand out.
In the first two seasons of Super 9, the Eels won the final over the Chiefs both times.
In fact, such was Vaimauga’s dominance over the competition that they were undefeated through more than two whole seasons, with their first ever loss coming against the Vikings in round two.
They play the Tuamasaga Eagles in the main game at A.C.P. Marist Stadium in Lotopa at 1 pm.
After their last place finish in 2018, the Faleata Knights have been a surprise package this year with two wins from three games.
Their game against the Safata Navigators at the Samoa Rugby Union Fields in Tuanaimato at 11 am gives them the chance to leapfrog the Navigators into fourth place with a win.
The round’s final game is a bottom-of-the-table clash between the Savai’i Warriors and Southern Tornadoes at Palauli College Field in Palauli at 10:30 am.
Senior A
Kick off times:
10.30am: WARRIORS vs SOUTHERN TORNADOES, Palauli College Field, Palauli Savaii
11.00am: NAVIGATORS vs KNIGHTS
01.00pm: EELS vs EAGLES, A.C.P. Marist Stadium, Lotopa
01.00pm: CHIEFS vs VIKINGS, Fasitoo Tai Primary School Field, Aana
LEGENDS bye
Standings:
Points |
Played |
Won |
Drawn |
Lost |
4 Try BP |
<7 Loss BP |
Points For |
Points Against |
Points Difference |
|
A'ana Chiefs |
16 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
130 |
71 |
59 |
Vaimauga Eels |
15 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
121 |
87 |
34 |
Savai'i Vikings |
14 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
115 |
56 |
59 |
Safata Navigators |
13 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
84 |
76 |
8 |
Atua Legends |
10 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
119 |
119 |
0 |
Faleata Knights |
10 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
70 |
85 |
-15 |
Tuamasaga Eagles |
6 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
67 |
90 |
-23 |
Southern Tornadoes |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
59 |
142 |
-83 |
Savai'i Warriors |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
49 |
88 |
-39 |
Under 20
Kick off times:
08.30am: Warriors U20s vs Southern Tornadoes U20s, Palauli College Field, Palauli Savaii
09.00am: Navigators U20s vs Knights U20s, S.R.U. Fields, Tuanaimato
10.30am: Chiefs U20s vs Vikings U20s, Fasitoo Tai Primary School Field, Aana
11.00am: Eels U20s vs Eagles U20s, A.C.P. Marist Stadium, Lotopa
Legends bye
Standings:
Points |
Played |
Won |
Drawn |
Lost |
4 Try BP |
<7 Loss BP |
Points For |
Points Against |
Points Difference |
|
Vaimauga Eels |
15 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
125 |
68 |
57 |
A'ana Chiefs |
15 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
100 |
77 |
23 |
Atua Legends |
14 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
83 |
65 |
18 |
Tuamasaga Eagles |
12 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
94 |
81 |
13 |
Savai'i Vikings |
11 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
113 |
48 |
65 |
Safata Navigators |
10 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
84 |
50 |
34 |
Savai'i Warriors |
3 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
60 |
101 |
-41 |
Southern Tornadoes |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
33 |
94 |
-61 |
Faleata Knights |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
25 |
133 |
-108 |
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By Thomas Airey
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10 May 2019, 12:00AM
