{"id":17996,"date":"2013-10-19T19:39:56","date_gmt":"2013-10-19T11:39:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dafabetsports.com\/en\/?p=17996"},"modified":"2014-02-13T14:47:07","modified_gmt":"2014-02-13T06:47:07","slug":"asotasi-defends-samoa-decision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dafabetsports.com\/en\/rugby\/asotasi-defends-samoa-decision-17996.html","title":{"rendered":"Rugby World Cup: Roy Asotasi defends Samoa decision"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dafabetsports.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Roy-Asotasi-Samoa-Rugby-World-Cup.jpg\" alt=\"Roy Asotasi Samoa Rugby World Cup\" width=\"620\" height=\"350\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18018\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dafabetsports.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Roy-Asotasi-Samoa-Rugby-World-Cup.jpg 620w, https:\/\/dafabetsports.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Roy-Asotasi-Samoa-Rugby-World-Cup-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dafabetsports.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Roy-Asotasi-Samoa-Rugby-World-Cup-584x330.jpg 584w, https:\/\/dafabetsports.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Roy-Asotasi-Samoa-Rugby-World-Cup-460x260.jpg 460w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"button-container\">\n<div class=\"button-align\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/signup.dafabet.com\/en\/registration.html?trackingId=TRK397730414&#038;mediaId=MED982939458&#038;language=en-US\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dafabetsports.com\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/unspoken\/images\/join-now.png\" \/><\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsbook.dafabet.com\/en?trackingId=TRK205753107&#038;mediaId=MED595488343&#038;language=en-US\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dafabetsports.com\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/unspoken\/images\/view-market.png\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class='content-column one_fourth'><p><strong>Share this story<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><\/p>\n<div class=\"addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style\">\n<a class=\"addthis_button_facebook_like\" fb:like:layout=\"button_count\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"addthis_button_tweet\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"addthis_button_google_plusone\" g:plusone:size=\"medium\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"addthis_button_pinterest_pinit\" pi:pinit:url=\"https:\/\/www.dafabet.com\" pi:pinit:media=\"#\" pi:pinit:layout=\"horizontal\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/s7.addthis.com\/js\/300\/addthis_widget.js#pubid=undefined\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- AddThis Button END --><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdb\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsbook.dafabet.com\/en?trackingId=TRK205753107&#038;mediaId=MED595488343&#038;language=en-US\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dafabetsports.com\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/unspoken\/images\/100-fdb-join-today.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><strong>Claim your Bonus<\/strong><br \/>\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsbook.dafabet.com\/en?trackingId=TRK205753107&#038;mediaId=MED595488343&#038;language=en-US\">Get 100% up to SGD100 Bonus on your First Deposit<\/a><br \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"three-fourth\">\n<h2>Roy Asotasi has defended his decision to pull out of Samoa\u2019s World Cup squad, after citing injuries and family reasons.<\/h2>\n<p>Early suggestions claimed that Asotasi, who is set to join Warrington next season, failed to turn up for the flight to England. Samoa coach Matt Parish told journalists in Manchester that the former New Zealand Test forward &#8220;wasn&#8217;t there for the flight&#8221; and was &#8220;lost and still in Australia&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Asotasi was expected to captain the side in this year\u2019s tournament, but Samoa have confirmed that Wigan second rower Harrison Hansen has been appointed as their new captain, starting with Saturday&#8217;s friendly against England Knights at Salford.<\/p>\n<p>However, Asotasi has claimed he was gutted to miss out on the tournament when issuing a statement through Rugby League Samoa.<\/p>\n<p>He said: &#8220;I want to clarify my situation and subsequent withdrawal from the Samoan RLWC team.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Through unforeseen family circumstances and ongoing niggling injuries that we tried to manage, I felt it was best for me to step down from the World Cup Samoan Squad, rather than travel knowing I couldn&#8217;t give 100 per cent<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am gutted not to be representing Samoa and playing against the world&#8217;s best rugby League players.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We still have a very strong squad and I wish the boys all the best for the tournament. 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