Hutt Valley Samoa Rugby League - HVSRL

01/11/2026

💚💛💙 CELEBRATING OUR HV SAMOA PLAYERS! 🏉

Congratulations to our HV Samoa players who continue to achieve amazing things in the Rugby League space through international selections!

🇼🇸 Ryder Ulugia – Samoa U15 PYC
🇹🇴 Amos Manu – Tonga U15 PYC
🇨🇰 Jakoby Harawira-Marino – Cook Islands U17 PYC
🏉 Casey Sio – NZ Clubs U18s

We are incredibly proud to see our players excelling on regional, national, and international stages, proudly representing their cultures, communities, and families.

No matter the culture, heritage, or pathway you represent, every part of your identity contributes to the athlete and person you are becoming. Your achievements are a reflection of your hard work, commitment, and dedication, both on and off the field.

At HV Samoa, we celebrate ALL our players and their achievements. Whether you’re representing the Orcas, competing in Māori tournaments, taking part in the Club Rugby Tour, earning representative honours, or pursuing opportunities in other sports and codes, we are proud of the way you continue to challenge yourselves and represent our community.

Your success is our success, and your journeys continue to inspire the next generation coming through. We look forward to seeing you grow, achieve, and continue making our people proud.

Keep flying the flag, representing your people, and inspiring those around you! 💪🏉

Fa’amālō le tautua and heartfelt congratulations to you and your families 💚💛💙

09/10/2026

🌴🏉 HVSRL 2026 UPDATE 🏉🌴

Talofa lava HVSRL players, parents, coaches, managers, volunteers and wider HVSRL family —

After careful consideration, HVSRL Komiti has made the decision not to run a 2026 club campaign, as unfortunately our headline event, Samoa Mo Samoa Festival, is not going ahead for 2026.

We know this may be disappointing, and we sincerely thank everyone who continues to support our club and community. 💚💛💙

Our focus now turns to 2027 — taking the time to regroup, plan and come back bigger, better and stronger.

But 2026 isn’t over! 🏉🔥
Rugby League Samoa Wellington (RLSW) will be hosting a visiting U13 team from Sydney, with trials for eligible players across the Wellington region and games to be announced by RLSW. Keep an eye out for those opportunities to get involved.

Keep being proud to be Samoan 🇼🇸 Keep supporting each other. Keep representing HVSRL 🌺

See you in 2027.

Ma le fa’aaloalo lava
HVSRL Komiti
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05/05/2026

We are proud to announce that our very own, Dr Adam Fa’atoese is a finalist in the Media Contribution of the Year category for the 2026 Hutt Valley Sports awards.

This nomination reflects “Doc’s” dedication to walking alongside our komiti and teams, capturing our journey for the world to witness and helping ensure the history of Hutt Valley Samoa is preserved for future generations - every member of our komiti is worthy of the highest recognition. Though we carry ourselves with humility, we will always lift our voices with pride when one of our own rises — because their success is our collective strength, our collective story, and our collective victory.
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29/04/2026

We extend our warmest congratulations to the following Hutt Valley Samoa players: Ryder Ulugia, Raphael Tugalua and Solomone Tuiano for their outstanding achievement in playing the curtain‑raiser match prior to the Warriors vs Dolphins game on Saturday.

Their selection into the WRL Futures Warriors Academy reflects months of dedication and training from December 2025 to April 2026, supported by exceptional Wellington coaching staff: Daniel McEwan, Amanda McEwan, Ralph Leafe, Nui Ririnui, Kieran O’Brien and Ace Tiatia.

A massive thank you to their parents and families for their unwavering support throughout the boys’ journeys — your commitment behind the scenes makes moments like this possible.

Both teams delivered an impressive performance, with the Wellington Academy securing a 48–24 victory. It was fantastic to see such strong support for both teams, which was a great lead up to the mens game - the vibe was 100% at Hnry Stadium.

We look forward to many more opportunities from WRL for our young male and female athletes to showcase their talent.
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22/02/2026

🌺🏉 Celebrating Casey Sio

We’re so proud of HVSRL U16 Girls player, Casey Sio, who was selected for the Harvey Norman Heartland Athletes programme run by !

Over the past two days, Casey had the amazing opportunity to train with NRLW Warriors coach Ron Griffiths, captain Apii Nicholls, and Shakira Baker. She learned valuable lessons about player wellbeing, leadership, and what it takes to perform at the top level. 💪🏽🔥

Also joining in to support and learn was our very own HVSRL Chairperson, U12s, and Randwick Queenfishers coach, Tarsh — always leading by example! 🙌🏽

We’re proud to see our HVSRL players and leaders continuing to grow, represent our community, and inspire others through rugby league 💚💛💙

03/11/2025

📢 BIG NEWS FOR HVSRL!
After hard work in the background over the past few years, in 2025, Hutt Valley Samoa Rugby League has now officially become a Registered Charitable Trust in Aotearoa New Zealand.

This is a huge step in strengthening the future of our organisation, and we want to acknowledge and thank Vai Lui from Healthy Families Hutt Valley, for her strong support and guidance in getting us across the line. 🙏🏽

So why is this a big deal?
Becoming a Charitable Trust:
• opens the door to bigger funding opportunities
• increases credibility and accountability
• helps us strengthen our drive for success for our next generation

What does this change for you?
Nothing changes in how you register, play, volunteer, or support HVSRL - but it changes a lot for what we can now access, build and deliver for our families and our tamaiti.
It strengthens our foundation — so we can keep growing, keep serving, and keep creating opportunities in the Hutt Valley.

📎 Please also view our 5 Year Strategic Plan with the below link:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xj3CaTLGOQfh-6muq3UdKt7PPYAO8MQ1/view?usp=sharing

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01/11/2025

APPRECIATION POST 💙💚💛
On behalf of HVSRL & our Komiti — we would like to take a moment to acknowledge and thank everyone who has supported us throughout 2025. Your tautua, support, time, resources, and belief in our tamaiti and this space has made such a massive difference in allowing HVSRL to keep growing, delivering, and serving.

To the following — fa’afetai tele lava:
• Hutt Mana Charitable Trust – Funding support towards Ambulance services at SMS
• The Warehouse Lower Hutt – Reusable Bags Community Fund to support lunches & snacks for SMS
• Nuku Ora – Granting us Tu Mānawa Funding
• Fruit & Vege Co-op Hutt Valley – Fruit for Samoa Mo Samoa
• CUS (Classic Uniforms & Sportswear) – Ensuring our new U8’s alternative strip were received in time
• Tasi Finau | Hutt City Council – Meeting room bookings for our fonos
• Healthy Families Lower Hutt – Providing “Star of the Week” awards
• James Wichman | Pak’n’Save Lower Hutt – Fruit for SMS
• Hutt Old Boys Marist (HOBM) – Green room access for training
• Randwick Rugby League Sports Club – Lending of junior playing jerseys
• The Mad Butcher Lower Hutt – Discounted meat to feed our tamaiti
• Marvin Guerrero & Gracias Coffee – Coming to the rescue with a stall at SMS
• Bella .behindacamera – Photos/videos
• Lysh – Photos/videos
• Ruth Manu / – Photos/videos
• Taulapapa Ivanah Tiata-Penita | .tua_ – Sweet treats for Kid’s EOY break up
• Jimroy Savaiinaea – Use of BBQ to help feed our tamaiti
• George Lajpold | NZRL – Coaching clinic support to upskill our coaches
• Benny Manu & Sope Manu – Refereeing for Samoa Mo Samoa
• Jo | Mexted – Support and flexibility with training field bookings
• Jamie & Chrissy Thompson – Treats for kids’ EOY break up
• Haven Vaofusi-Toaga – Support at HVSRL HQ during SMS
• Luti & Rose Lologa – Sausages and marquee for Mauga Exchange
• Lastly to all our members for supporting us this campaign

To every single person, organisation, and business listed — and to all the unseen hands behind the scenes — thank you for investing into our kids, our community, and our vision.

Fa’afetai lava ❤️
HVSRL Komiti 2025 🙌🏽

31/10/2025

Hutt Valley Samoa Rugby League extends our biggest congratulations to three of our players who have been selected to represent their other cultures at the 2025 Pasifika Youth Cup, which commenced today.

🇳🇺 Izaiah Hetutu-Bahm – Niue U14
🇹🇴 Amos Manu – Tonga U14
🇳🇺 Aquino Asovale – Niue U13

We are incredibly proud of their achievements and the opportunity to showcase their talent, culture, and pride on this stage.

We apologise if we have missed any players that we did not know about 🙏🏽

Mālo le galue - best wishes for the tournament ahead — your HVSRL aiga are proud of you all. 💙💚💛🏉

30/10/2025

Fa’afetai lava to everyone who came out and supported us at the Samoa Mo Samoa Festival and also throughout the last few weeks, we really appreciate all the support! 🙏🏽

As we look to the future of Hutt Valley Samoa Rugby League, we’d love your feedback to help us grow stronger together 💪🏽

Click the link below to share your thoughts 💬

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29/10/2025

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