Head-to-head
TEST WINS
SAM
40Test wins
TGA
27Test wins
71 Tests: Samoa lead 40–27, 4 drawn.
Model win probability
SAM 60%TGA 40%
How it works: the gap between the two TheBreakdown ratings, neutral venue. Our own model built from every Test; see the rankings page for the method.
Test history
Points 1,358–1,068 in Samoa’s favour, first met 30 July 1926.
Biggest Samoa win
29 June 1997: 62–13
Biggest Tonga win
6 Sept 1963: 6–29
Last 10 meetings
- Tonga23 Aug 2025 · Pacific Nations Cup 2025 · Nuku'alofa16–30
- Samoa30 Aug 2024 · Pacific Nations Cup 2024 · Apia43–17
- Samoa5 Aug 2023 · Men's Internationals 2023 · Apia34–9
- Samoa9 July 2022 · World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup 2022 · Lautoka34–18
- Samoa17 July 2021 · Men's Rugby World Cup Qualifying 2021 · Hamilton37–15
- Samoa10 July 2021 · Men's Rugby World Cup Qualifying 2021 · Auckland42–13
- Samoa27 July 2019 · World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup 2019 · Apia25–17
- Tonga16 June 2018 · World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup 2018 · Suva18–28
- Tonga1 July 2017 · Men's Rugby World Cup Qualifying 2016 · Nuku'alofa26–30
- Samoa25 June 2016 · Men's Rugby World Cup Qualifying 2016 · Apia30–10
Scores show Samoa first.
Every meeting, with filters and CSVTests to date; World Cup finals to 2023.