TOKYO: Samoan players will wear their hearts on their sleeves: But keep traditional Pacific islander tattoos under wraps with skin suits during the World Cup in Japan to avoid offending their hosts.
"We have to respect the culture of the land we are in wherever we go. We have our own culture as well but we are not in Samoa now," team manager Va'elua Aloi Alesana told the World Cup website. "The extra skins are only for when we go to the pools though. At the training we can wear our normal clothes."Last December, World Rugby advised both players and supporters to cover up tattoos during the tournament.
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