In a damning report to Samoa's prime minister,the Pacific nation's rugby captain has blamed their World Cup failure on a lack of professionalism and a culture of alcohol abuse in the team management.
Samoa's rugby captain has accused his bosses of treating the recent World Cup tournament like a massive boozy holiday with mates.
Samoa's prime minister has slammed the International Rugby Board (IRB) for allowing a Welshman to referee his country's World Cup loss to South Africa last week which ended with Wales making the quarter-finals at Samoa's expense.
Samoa's Eliota Fuimaono Sapolu has again put himself on a collision course with rugby's overlords after another Twitter tirade,this time for not acknowledging his country's worst natural disaster.
AUCKLAND:Banned Samoan player Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu has branded his own union''absolute liars''for failing to tell him about Tuesday's disciplinary hearing.
Samoa's Eliota Fuimaono Sapolu was banned from playing rugby at all levels on Tuesday after calling Welsh referee Nigel Owens"racist"in a Twitter message.
AUCKLAND:Samoan rugby star Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu today called the International Rugby Board"muppets"for charging him over Twitter attacks he made on the board and a referee.
Samoa centre Eliota Sapolu Fuimaono faces a misconduct hearing,World Cup organisers said on Sunday,after the Gloucester player launched his second tirade of the tournament on Twitter following his side's 13-5 loss to South Africa.
Samoa fullback Paul Williams has escaped a ban after being sent off in the World Cup game against South Africa for striking an opponent in the face,organisers announced on Saturday.
The Samoan player who compared the World Cup to"slavery"was at the centre of another row on Saturday when he accused a referee of being racist and biased in an expletive-filled Twitter rant.