Samoa coach Mahonri Schwalger has resigned four months after he was charged with multiple sex offences, the Samoa rugby board (Lakapi Samoa) has announced. The former test hooker was suspended from his job in September after being charged by Samoan police with the offences,

Samoa coach Mahonri Schwalger has resigned four months after he was charged with multiple sex offences, the Samoa rugby board [Lakapi Samoa] has announced. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

Lakapi Samoa (Samoan Rugby Union) have confirmed that their national team’s head coach, Mahonri Schwalger, has stepped down from his position due to sexual misconduct charges. The 46-year-old was suspended by the Lakapi Samoa board late last year after he was charged with “multiple serious offences,