Thursday, June 3, 2010

[pima.nius] National holiday in Samoa over sevens win

2:25 PM |

The IRB world sevens champions have returned home to Samoa to a heroes' welcome and a day off.

Samoan Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele says it is one of the greatest sporting achievements in Samoa's history and probably won a few votes by promptly declared a national holiday.

Samoa became the fourth nation to win the IRB world series when they won the final leg in Edinburgh. The other countries to have been world champions are New Zealand, Fiji and South Africa.

- NEWSTALK ZB

Sourced from - http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10649624

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