Samoa rugby split deepens with launch of rival union
A rival rugby union has been launched in Samoa amid an ongoing dispute between the government and the existing governing body.
Samoa's rugby governance has fractured with the creation of a competing union. The conflict involves the Samoan government and Lakapi Samoa, the country's existing rugby body. Despite attempts by international rugby authorities to mediate and resolve the dispute, the divisions appear to be widening.
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'Something is very wrong': Samoa rugby split deepens with launch of rival union
This comes despite efforts by the sport's global governing body to mediate a resolution to the current impasse between the Samoan government and Lakapi Samoa.