Bigger wealthy unions appear happy to keep Samoans under the thumb

Huge difference in match fees between England and Samoa is another example of how the game stacks the odds against Pacific Islands teamsThere is an old Samoan saying, “only the snake looks at its killer”. The snake, according to the proverb, is the only animal that does not fight back when attacked but endures the injustice with patience. Which fits.Early Thursday morning, Samoa were training on the pitch around the back of the Lensbury Hotel in Teddington. It was a sunny morning and they were scrambling through their drills, fielding steepling kicks and hammering down tackle bags. Talking to …