Samoa coach Mahonri Schwalger has resigned four months after he was charged with multiple sex offences, the Samoa rugby board (Lakapi Samoa) has announced.

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,

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Samoa head coach Mahonri Schwalger has stepped down from his position, the country's federation announced on Monday.

Manu Samoa head coach Mahonri Schwalger has stepped down from his position, the country’s federation has confirmed overnight. Ex-Samoa test hooker Schwalger, 46, had been suspended since September of last year,