Men's Rugby World Cup 1995 · ABSA Stadium, Durban · 4 June 1995Head-to-head
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England won by 22 points.Half-time 21–0 · Tries 4–3
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Tacklesmademissed
ENG5429
SAM5218
Kicks at goalconv.pensdrops
ENG3/35/51
SAM2/21/10
← Samoa attack · England attack →Hover a try for detail · dots = tackles made · dashed = penalty goal · orange = missed · squares = rucks · triangles = line breaks and defenders beaten · rings = turnovers · bars at the foot = zone counts · thin lines = kicks from hand = attacking entries and ball won per band
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- Zone counts are not in the feed for this match.
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- Ruck, line break, turnover, lineout and kick-from-hand positions are not in the feed for this match.
- Tries with a dashed ring have no recorded position, so they sit in the in-goal at the end that side attacked.
Tries and goal kicks as a table
| Min | Team | What | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2′ | England | Try, Neil Back | 5–0 |
| 37′ | England | Try, Rory Underwood, converted | 16–0 |
| 47′ | Samoa | Try, Fata Sini, converted | 21–8 |
| 54′ | Samoa | Try, Fata Sini, converted | 24–15 |
| 62′ | England | Try, converted | 29–17 |
| 70′ | England | Try, Rory Underwood, converted | 39–17 |
| 82′ | Samoa | Try, Mike Umaga | 44–22 |
Sample dataTerritory shares are estimated, and tries without a recorded position are placed in the in-goal. Other positions are as logged by the match feed and approximate.
Score progression
Drag to replay the match on the pitchSwipe the chart sideways for the full match.2′Neil Back37′Rory Underwood47′Fata Sini54′Fata Sini62′ENG70′Rory Underwood82′Mike Umaga
ENG
Team stats
SAM57%Possession43%
80Carries77
387Metres gained320
11Clean breaks7
18Defenders beaten29
96Passes102
10Offloads9
54Tackles made52
29Tackles missed18
36/39Rucks won34/41
14/20Lineouts won19/21
7/7Scrums won8/9
14/16Mauls won6/9
15Penalties conceded11
43Kicks from hand45
Goal kicking
ENG conversions 3/3, penalties 5/5 · SAM conversions 2/2, penalties 1/1. Pale segment = set piece lost.
ENG conversions 3/3, penalties 5/5 · SAM conversions 2/2, penalties 1/1. Pale segment = set piece lost.
Match statistics and event positions come from World Rugby’s public match feed, which is unofficial and not licensed for reuse; TheBreakdown reduces them to the figures shown. This feed has team statistics but no positions for this match.
Line-ups
England
- 1Graham RowntreeProp
- 2Graham DaweHooker
- 3Victor UboguProp
- 4Martin JohnsonSecond row
- 5Richard WestSecond row
- 6Steve OjomohFlanker
- 7Neil BackFlanker
- 8Dean RichardsNumber 8
- 9Dewi MorrisScrum-half
- 10Mike CattFly-half
- 11Rory UnderwoodWing
- 12Phil De GlanvilleCentre
- 13Will CarlingCentre
- 14Ian HunterWing
- 15Jon CallardFull-back
- 16Damian HopleyBench
- 17Rob AndrewBench
- 18Kyran BrackenBench
- 19Tim RodberBench
- 20Brian MooreBench
- 21John MallettBench
Samoa
- 1Mike MikaProp
- 2Tala LeiasamaivaoHooker
- 3George LatuProp
- 4Daryl WilliamsSecond row
- 5Lio FalanikoSecond row
- 6Mailo Potu LeavasaFlanker
- 7Shem TatupuFlanker
- 8Pat LamNumber 8
- 9Tu Nu'uali'itiaScrum-half
- 10Esera PuleituFly-half
- 11George LeaupepeWing
- 12Tupo Fa'amasinoCentre
- 13To'o VaegaCentre
- 14Brian LimaWing
- 15Mike UmagaFull-back
- 16Freddie TuilagiBench
- 17Fata SiniBench
- 18Vaa VitaleBench
- 19Malaki IupeliBench
- 20Saini LemameaBench
- 21Peter FatialofaBench
Match officials
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Context
All-time, England 9–0 Samoa in 9 scored Tests. Full head-to-head
England going in
Samoa going in
- Next meeting on record: 16 December 1995
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.