TheBreakdown
Full time18 June 2009
Japan
15–34
Samoa
Lawaqa Park, Sigatoka, Fiji · World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup 2009Head-to-head

Samoa won by 19 points.

Scoring

  1. 25’CSamoa conversion · Gavin Williams0–2
  2. 25’TSamoa try0–7
  3. 27’PJapan penalty · Ryan Nicholas3–7
  4. 37’TSamoa try · Justin Va'a3–12
  5. 48’CJapan conversion · Ryan Nicholas5–12
  6. 48’TJapan try · Jack Tarrant10–12
  7. 51’TJapan try · Hirotoki Onozawa15–12
  8. 53’CSamoa conversion · Gavin Williams15–14
  9. 53’TSamoa try · Sailosi Tagicakibau15–19
  10. 54’TSamoa try · Mase Mahonori Schwalger15–24
  11. 63’TSamoa try · Esera Lauina15–29
  12. 69’TSamoa try · Semo Sititi15–34

Line-ups

Japan

  1. 1Hisateru HirashimaProp
  2. 2Yusuke AokiHooker
  3. 3Hiroshi YamashitaProp
  4. 4Luke ThompsonSecond row
  5. 5Toshizumi KitagawaSecond row
  6. 6Michael LeitchFlanker
  7. 7Toetuu TaufaFlanker
  8. 8Takashi KikutaniNumber 8
  9. 9Fumiaki TanakaScrum-half
  10. 10Shaun WebbFly-half
  11. 11Hirotoki OnozawaWing
  12. 12Ryan NicholasCentre
  13. 13Koji TairaCentre
  14. 14Koji TomiokaWing
  15. 15Jack TarrantFull-back
  16. 16Tateo KanaiBench
  17. 17Kensuke HatakeyamaBench
  18. 18Hitoshi OnoBench
  19. 19Masakazu ToyotaBench
  20. 20Tomoki YoshidaBench
  21. 21James ArlidgeBench
  22. 22Yuta ImamuraBench

Samoa

  1. 1Justin Va'aProp
  2. 2Mase Mahonori SchwalgerHooker
  3. 3Census JohnstonProp
  4. 4Daniel LeoSecond row
  5. 5Filipo Lavea LeviSecond row
  6. 6Jonathon Fa'amatuainuFlanker
  7. 7William BrameFlanker
  8. 8George StowersNumber 8
  9. 9Notise TauafaoScrum-half
  10. 10Uale MaiFly-half
  11. 11Sailosi TagicakibauWing
  12. 12Eliota Fuimaono SapoluCentre
  13. 13Gavin WilliamsCentre
  14. 14Henry Fa'afiliWing
  15. 15Lolo LuiFull-back
  16. 16Andrew WilliamsBench
  17. 17Ernest SkeltonBench
  18. 18Semo SititiBench
  19. 19Ofisa TreviranusBench
  20. 20Junior PoluleuligagaBench
  21. 21Rupeni LevasaBench
  22. 22Esera LauinaBench

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Context

All-time, Japan 7–12 Samoa in 19 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

Japan going in
Samoa going in

Also on this day

Results to 27 September 2026. Scoring and line-ups come from World Rugby match summaries where available; older Tests may have neither.