TheBreakdown
Full time7 June 1996
New Zealand
51–10
Samoa
McLean Park, Napier, New Zealand · Tour 1996Head-to-head

New Zealand won by 41 points.

Scoring

  1. –CNew Zealand conversion · Andrew Mehrtens2–0
  2. –CNew Zealand conversion · Andrew Mehrtens4–0
  3. –CNew Zealand conversion · Andrew Mehrtens6–0
  4. –CNew Zealand conversion · Andrew Mehrtens8–0
  5. –CNew Zealand conversion · Andrew Mehrtens10–0
  6. –PNew Zealand penalty · Andrew Mehrtens13–0
  7. –TNew Zealand try · Christian Cullen18–0
  8. –TNew Zealand try · Christian Cullen23–0
  9. –TNew Zealand try · Christian Cullen28–0
  10. –TNew Zealand try · Scott McLeod33–0
  11. –TNew Zealand try · Jeff Wilson38–0
  12. –TNew Zealand try · Justin Marshall43–0
  13. –TNew Zealand try · Olo Brown48–0
  14. –DNew Zealand drop goal · Andrew Mehrtens51–0
  15. –CSamoa conversion · Tupo Fa'amasino51–2
  16. –PSamoa penalty · Tupo Fa'amasino51–5
  17. –TSamoa try · Alex Telea51–10

Line-ups

New Zealand

  1. 1Craig DowdProp
  2. 2Sean FitzpatrickHooker
  3. 3Olo BrownProp
  4. 4Ian JonesSecond row
  5. 5Robin BrookeSecond row
  6. 6Michael JonesFlanker
  7. 7Josh KronfeldFlanker
  8. 8Zinzan BrookeNumber 8
  9. 9Justin MarshallScrum-half
  10. 10Andrew MehrtensFly-half
  11. 11Jonah LomuWing
  12. 12Scott McLeodCentre
  13. 13Frank BunceCentre
  14. 14Jeff WilsonWing
  15. 15Christian CullenFull-back
  16. 16Jon PrestonBench
  17. 17Eric RushBench
  18. 18Alama IeremiaBench
  19. 19Blair LarsenBench
  20. 20Norm HewittBench
  21. 21Mark AllenBench

Samoa

  1. 1Brendan ReidyProp
  2. 2Tala LeiasamaivaoHooker
  3. 3Peter FatialofaProp
  4. 4Mailo Potu LeavasaSecond row
  5. 5Lio FalanikoSecond row
  6. 6Sam KaletaFlanker
  7. 7Tuala Sila VaifaleFlanker
  8. 8Pat LamNumber 8
  9. 9Tu Nu'uali'itiaScrum-half
  10. 10Joe FilemuFly-half
  11. 11Brian LimaWing
  12. 12George LeaupepeCentre
  13. 13To'o VaegaCentre
  14. 14Alex TeleaWing
  15. 15Tupo Fa'amasinoFull-back
  16. 16Fa'avaivai Tanoa'iBench
  17. 17Toa SamaniaBench
  18. 18Terry FanoluaBench
  19. 19Onehunga MatauiauBench
  20. 20Steve SmithBench
  21. 21George LatuBench

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Context

All-time, New Zealand 8–0 Samoa in 8 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

New Zealand 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.