Kagifa Samoa

The Samoan franchise were pipped 38-32 by the Fijian Latui in their Rapid Rugby debut in Lautoka last month before being outclassed 63-5 by the Western Force on Friday in Perth.

CEO Richard Fale said they wanted to be competitive on the field this season, but are already thinking long-term.

The visitors had opened the scoring with an intercept try to lock Michael McKee in the third minute but the Latui responded with three of their own, including a length of the field power try worth nine points, to open up a 19-7 lead with less than quarter of an hour gone in the match.