The Samoan Rugby union team obviously changes personnel constantly but the most recent squad that competed in the 2011 Rugby World Cup was:
Ole Avei
Ti'i Paulo
Mahonri Schwalger
Census Johnston
Logovi'i Mulipola
Anthony Perenise
Zak Taulafo
Dan Leo
Filipo Levi
Joe Tekori
Kane Thompson
Maurie Fa'asavalu
Ofisa Treviranus
George Stowers
Taiasina Tuifu'a
Kahn Fotuali'i
Junior Poluleuligaga
Jeremy Su'a
Tasesa Lavea
Tusi Pisi
Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu
Johnny Leota
Seilala Mapusua
George Pisi
David Lemi
Sailosi Tagicakibau
Alesana Tuilagi
James So'oialo
Paul Williams
As yet teams have not been selected for the event (up to June 2011)
Mahonri Schwalger.
There wasn't a 2009 Rugby World Cup
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The best rugby player in the world of 2012 is.... Dylan Hartley
Generally their is 2 types of rugby. Rugby Union (15 Players) and Rugby League (13 players). The rules differ but they remain very similar sports. Rugby Uniuon is also played on a sevens basis accross the world.
England have the most registered players with 2.5 million
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Rugby Union players. They are better publicised on the world stage. They gain more money from sponsorship deals. Rugby Union is a more popular sport so people are more willing to pay to see them.
World-wide rugby is more popular in terms of number of players and fan bases.
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It's hard to say, generally soccer players all need to be very quick, but in rugby some players do little running. Brian Habanna is probably the quickest rugby player in the world and may be quicker than Cristiano Ronaldo when running, however a 20st forward would be slower. The quickest rugby and soccer players may be similar, but the slowest soccer player would be quicker than than slowest rugby player.