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Men's Rugby World Cup 1995 · Ellis Park, Johannesburg · 10 June 1995Head-to-head
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South Africa won by 28 points.Half-time 23–0 · Tries 6–2

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Tacklesmademissed
RSA5432
SAM5223
Kicks at goalconv.pensdrops
RSA3/62/50
SAM2/20/20
← Samoa attack · South Africa 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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  • 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
MinTeamWhatScore
18′South AfricaTry, Chester Williams, conversion missed8–0
36′South AfricaTry, Chester Williams, conversion missed16–0
42′South AfricaTry, Chris Rossouw, converted21–0
48′South AfricaTry, Chester Williams, converted28–0
51′South AfricaTry, Mark Andrews, conversion missed35–0
70′SamoaTry, Tu Nu'uali'itia, converted35–5
76′SamoaTry, Shem Tatupu, converted35–12
78′South AfricaTry, Chester Williams, converted40–14
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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013253850HT0′20′40′60′80′
18′Chester Williams36′Chester Williams42′Chris Rossouw48′Chester Williams51′Mark Andrews70′Tu Nu'uali'itia76′Shem Tatupu78′Chester Williams
RSA

Team stats

SAM
75%Possession25%
101Carries99
565Metres gained563
17Clean breaks12
23Defenders beaten32
103Passes123
9Offloads15
54Tackles made52
32Tackles missed23
33/38Rucks won34/38
14/16Lineouts won9/14
8/11Scrums won5/5
10/11Mauls won6/6
8Penalties conceded16
42Kicks from hand35
Goal kicking
RSA conversions 3/6, penalties 2/5 · SAM conversions 2/2, penalties 0/2. 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. This feed has team statistics but no positions for this match.

Line-ups

South Africa

  1. 1Os du RandtProp
  2. 2Chris RossouwHooker
  3. 3Balie SwartProp
  4. 4Kobus WieseSecond row
  5. 5Mark AndrewsSecond row
  6. 6Francois PienaarFlanker
  7. 7Ruben KrugerFlanker
  8. 8Rudolf StraeuliNumber 8
  9. 9Joost van der WesthuizenScrum-half
  10. 10Hennie le RouxFly-half
  11. 11Chester WilliamsWing
  12. 12Chris ScholtzCentre
  13. 13Japie MulderCentre
  14. 14Gavin JohnsonWing
  15. 15Andre JoubertFull-back
  16. 16Brendan VenterBench
  17. 17Johan RouxBench
  18. 18Adriaan RichterBench
  19. 19Krynauw OttoBench
  20. 20James SmallBench
  21. 21Naka DrotskeBench

Samoa

  1. 1Mike MikaProp
  2. 2Tala LeiasamaivaoHooker
  3. 3George LatuProp
  4. 4Saini LemameaSecond row
  5. 5Lio FalanikoSecond row
  6. 6Shem TatupuFlanker
  7. 7Junior ParamoreFlanker
  8. 8Pat LamNumber 8
  9. 9Tu Nu'uali'itiaScrum-half
  10. 10Fata SiniFly-half
  11. 11George HarderWing
  12. 12Tupo Fa'amasinoCentre
  13. 13To'o VaegaCentre
  14. 14Brian LimaWing
  15. 15Mike UmagaFull-back
  16. 16Freddie TuilagiBench
  17. 17Vaa VitaleBench
  18. 18Tuala Sila VaifaleBench
  19. 19Sam KaletaBench
  20. 20Brendan ReidyBench
  21. 21Peter FatialofaBench

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Context

All-time, South Africa 9–0 Samoa in 9 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

South Africa going in
Samoa going in

Also on this day

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