Alasdair Reid talks to Samoa's Seilala Mapusua about the continued lack of support from tier one nations for the Pacific islands in The Daily Telegraph.
"So distorted have the values of rugby become, so driven by the avaricious financial demands of the sport's so-called major nations, that Mapusua and his fellow islanders have consistently been denied the chance to play worthwhile games in front of their own people.
"New Zealand, disgracefully, have never played in Samoa. Nor have Australia. The Antipodean superpowers have exploited the rich playing resources of the tiny Pacific island group there, but they have never returned the favour by actually pitching up and playing a Test match there.
"The Celtic nations have a better – though not much better – record, but the last tier one Test side to play in Samoa was Ireland in 2003."
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