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Connacht Rugby have announced they will play a match against Manu Samoa at the Sportsground on Tuesday, November the 9th. The glamorous fixture is still subject to final IRB approval but CEO of Connacht Rugby, Gerry Kelly, said he was 99% certain there would be no issue with that. “We are delighted to have a fixture of this calibre in the Sportsground, it continues a tradition of National teams visiting the West, Portugal played here the year before last and South Africa played here in 2007, the year they went onto win the World Cup, so we are well used to hosting teams from other nations. Season tickets will be valid for this match and we are hoping that the midweek fixture will enable plenty of people who cannot make weekend games to attend.”
Connacht Rugby has a long association with Samoa, Gavin Willams and Ofisa Treveranus have both been capped by the Samoan National side having played with Connacht, whilst Ray Ofisa and Niva Ta’auso (both regulars on the Connacht team) also hail from the Navigators Islands.
Manu Samoa will play Ireland, England and Scotland before returning to play a one off test match against Japan as part of their October tour to the Northern Hemisphere.
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