The Samoan Rugby Union (SRU) has been declared bankrupt by its chairman ahead of the countrys November internationals against Scotland and England.
Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegao, who is both the prime minister and chairman of the SRU, is reported as saying that the union cannot afford to pay the players insurance, which could prevent their match against Scotland at Murrayfield from going ahead. With debts of around £1 million, Malielegao has launched a fundraising radio phone-in on the island and has also called on the Rugby Football Union to offer some of its gate receipts for the teams fixture on Nov 25.
We are bankrupt, the Prime Minister told the Samoa Observer. In other words we are insolvent. It means the Union cannot continue t…
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