**Marist Mulivai to St Josephs College (Highest rugby grade in School – 1st 15)
Ask any rugby fanatic – young or old about who they feel has done so much for the sport of rugby in American Samoan and one name tops the cake Tavita Taumua. He serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the Football Federation American Samoa (FFAS) working diligently in developing the sport of soccer for our footballers, young and old. But before his career for the football pitch there was the rugby field.
1983-1985 Player, Moataa Rugby Club Senior A, Apia, Samoa
1983 Player, Apia Union 7 A-Side to Fiji
1984 Player, Samoa team on 3 Nations tournament with Tonga & Fiji
1987-1989 Player, Marist Rugby Club, American Samoa
1990-1996 Founder, Barbarians Rugby Club, American Samoa Player, Barbarians Rugby Club, American Samoa Coach, Barbarians Rugby Club, American Samoa
1990-1991 Player, American Samoa National Team, Tour to Samoa
1991 Player, American Samoa Rugby Team, South Pacific Games, Papua New Guinea
*Won Silver Medal
1991 Captain, Marist 7s Aside, Samoa
*Made it to bowl final with Auckland
1991-1995 Player / Coach, Western Rugby Union (7 a side)
*Setefano Fata selected to Manu Samoa in 1995
1992-1994 Player, American Samoa National Team, Tour to Samoa
1992-1996 Certified Referee / Technical Official
1994 & 1995 Coach, Western Union U-25 team, Pacific Nations Small Islands
*Against Tahiti & Cook Islands
*Founder of this competition
