Edinburgh (AFP) – Scotland coach Gregor Townsend has told his side to prepare for a typically proud Samoa at Murrayfield on Saturday regardless of the financial meltdown that has engulfed the Pacific islanders.
Townsend expects stern test despite Samoa cash crisis
This week saw the Samoa Rugby Union declared bankrupt by chairman Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegao, also the country’s prime minister.
“We are bankrupt,” Malielegao told the Samoa Observer as he launched an appeal for public donations.
“It means the union cannot continue to pay off our debts with the banks. We also need money to pay the players so they can continue to play,” he added ahead of a Samoa tour …
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