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Men's Rugby World Cup 2015 · Brighton Community Stadium, Brighton and Hove · 20 September 2015Head-to-head
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Samoa won by 9 points.Half-time 14–8 · Tries 2–2

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8′17′28′31′39′51′53′70′203446742950Attacks718Ball won142113443013613244355242201137%Own 2256%Own half51%Opp half55%Opp 22
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Tacklesmademissed
SAM11519
USA11729
← USA attack · Samoa 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
  • Tackle positions are not in the feed for this match.
Tries and goal kicks as a table
MinTeamWhatScore
20′SamoaTry, Tim Nanai-Williams, conversion missed8–0
34′USATry, Chris Wyles, conversion missed11–8
46′SamoaTry, Ofisa Treviranus, conversion missed19–8
74′USATry, Chris Baumann, conversion missed25–16
8′SamoaPenalty goal scored
17′SamoaPenalty goal missed
28′SamoaPenalty goal scored
31′USAPenalty goal scored
39′SamoaPenalty goal scored
51′SamoaPenalty goal scored
53′USAPenalty goal scored
70′SamoaPenalty goal scored
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

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20′Tim Nanai-Williams34′Chris Wyles46′Ofisa Treviranus74′Chris Baumann
SAM

Team stats

USA
55%Possession45%
56%Territory44%
113Carries100
436Metres gained379
8Clean breaks8
29Defenders beaten19
123Passes131
7Offloads5
115Tackles made117
19Tackles missed29
85/88Rucks won71/77
19/20Lineouts won9/13
8/8Scrums won5/5
6/6Mauls won1/2
5Turnovers won3
7Penalties conceded15
39Kicks from hand30
326Kick metres460
Goal kicking
SAM conversions 0/2, penalties 5/6 · USA conversions 0/2, penalties 2/2. 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.

Line-ups

Samoa

  1. 1Sakaria TaulafoProp
  2. 2Wayne Ole AveiHooker
  3. 3Anthony PereniseProp
  4. 4Filo PauloSecond row
  5. 5Iosefa TekoriSecond row
  6. 6Maurie FaasavaluFlanker
  7. 7Jack LamFlanker
  8. 8Ofisa TreviranusNumber 8
  9. 9Kahn Fotuali'iScrum-half
  10. 10Lemalu Tusiata PisiFly-half
  11. 11Tuilagi Alesana TuilagiWing
  12. 12Rey Lee-LoCentre
  13. 13Paul PerezCentre
  14. 14Ken PisiWing
  15. 15Tim Nanai-WilliamsFull-back
  16. 16Motu Matu'uBench
  17. 17Viliamu AfatiaBench
  18. 18Census JohnstonBench
  19. 19Faifili LevaveBench
  20. 20Alafoti FaosilivaBench
  21. 21Vavao AfemaiBench
  22. 22Mike StanleyBench
  23. 23Fa'atoina AutagavaiaBench

USA

  1. 1Eric FryProp
  2. 2Zach FenoglioHooker
  3. 3Titi LamositeleProp
  4. 4Hayden SmithSecond row
  5. 5Greg PetersonSecond row
  6. 6Al McFarlandFlanker
  7. 7Andrew DurutaloFlanker
  8. 8Samu ManoaNumber 8
  9. 9Mike PetriScrum-half
  10. 10AJ MacGintyFly-half
  11. 11Chris WylesWing
  12. 12Thretton PalamoCentre
  13. 13Seamus KellyCentre
  14. 14Takudzwa NgwenyaWing
  15. 15Blaine ScullyFull-back
  16. 16Phil ThielBench
  17. 17Olive KilifiBench
  18. 18Chris BaumannBench
  19. 19Cam DolanBench
  20. 20Danny BarrettBench
  21. 21Shalom SuniulaBench
  22. 22Folau NiuaBench
  23. 23Brett ThompsonBench

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Context

All-time, Samoa 6–3 USA in 9 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

Samoa going in
USA 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.