Rugby League Samoa has announced its 23-man Toa Samoa squad for the IRL Rugby League World Cup 2026, with the team set to represent Samoa in the organisation\u2019s 40th anniversary year.<\/p>\n
Ahead of the tournament, Rugby League Samoa thanked Samoan communities around the world for their ongoing support and called on fans to celebrate both the men\u2019s and women\u2019s teams safely and with pride.<\/p>\n
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\u201cAs we build towards our first World Cup game, we want to thank all Samoans around the world for their ongoing support. Your blessings and prayers are welcomed.<\/p>\n
“Whether you are in Samoa, elsewhere around the world, taking part in a parade or marching into the ground, we see you and thank you for your love and support.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur staff and players look forward to seeing our colours, flags and supporters over the coming five weeks.<\/p>\n
“We encourage everyone to celebrate safely and positively, showing our men\u2019s and women\u2019s teams love and blessings from near and far. As we pull on the blue jersey in Rugby League Samoa\u2019s 40th anniversary year, we carry the pride and resilience of generations of players before us, while seeking to inspire the future of our game and our country.\u201d<\/p>\n
Toa Samoa squad (alphabetical)<\/p>\n
Shawn Blore Anae Ulesese (Melbourne Storm)
\nStephen Crichton (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs)
\nSua Fa\u2019alogo (Melbourne Storm)
\nClayton Faulalo (Manly Warringah Sea Eagles)
\nChanel Harris-Tavita (Warriors)
\nBenaiah Ioelu (Sydney Roosters)
\nConnelly Lemuelu (Dolphins)
\nSpencer Leniu (Sydney Roosters)
\nJarome Luai (Wests Tigers)
\nFrancis Manuleleua (Newcastle Knights)
\nDeine Mariner (Brisbane Broncos)
\nAta Mariota (Canberra Raiders)
\nGreg Marzhew (Newcastle Knights)
\nJermaine McEwen (Newcastle Knights)
\nFrancis Molo (Dolphins)
\nJunior Paulo (Parramatta Eels)
\nPasami Saulo (Newcastle Knights)
\nHamiso Tabuai-Fidow (Dolphins)
\nIzack Tago (Penrith Panthers)
\nJazz Tevaga (Wakefield Trinity)
\nBrian To\u2019o (Penrith Panthers)
\nEnari Tuala (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs)
\nRonald Volkman (Parramatta Eels)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Rugby League Samoa has announced its 23-man Toa Samoa squad for the IRL Rugby League World Cup 2026,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":621941,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[111,139,69,213],"class_list":["post-621940","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/621940","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=621940"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/621940\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/621941"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=621940"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=621940"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=621940"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}