The squad received a €54,000 donation from the Samoan public; funds raised in a 10-hour telethon.
Samoa beat Germany in a two-leg playoff to qualify for the World Cup finals.
Steve Jackson is a former New Zealand Maori representative and played for Tasman, Auckland, North Harbour and Southland, where he was captain.
He was assistant coach at Tasman and Counties-Manukau before securing his first head coaching role at North Harbour, leading them to the Championship win which saw them promoted to the Premiership.
