When rugby players taunt… Samoa and New Zealand bringing the spice to SVNS 🌶️ #HSBCSVNS | #HSBCSVNSVAN | World Rugby Sevens

Rugby sevens: Samoan style! #HSBC7s | World Rugby Sevens

Ancient tattoos are considered a rite of passage when entering manhood for Samoans, but they're painful and can take many days to complete. Despite the drawbacks, some are making long journeys to keep the tradition alive. Some fly all the way from New Zealand and Australia to the island nation of Samoa to see a special tattoo master. The process is long and arduous. Some tattoos take as long as 35 hours -- over seven days -- to complete the full design. The patterns of the tattoos represent the

We love welcoming visiting choirs to the Minster, who sing for services whilst the Choir of York Minster are on breaks. This morning we welcomed a choir with a difference - The Samoa national rugby league team, known as The Toa Samoa (Samoan Warriors). The team attended Choral Matins, sung by the Choir of All Saints' Church, Kingston and then decided to treat us to a hymn of their own. | York Minster