Full time2 June 2001
Apia Park, Apia, Samoa · Pacific Rim Championship 2001Head-to-head
Samoa won by 2 points.
Scoring
- –CSamoa conversion · Silao Leaega2–0
- –CSamoa conversion · Silao Leaega4–0
- –PSamoa penalty · Silao Leaega7–0
- –PSamoa penalty · Silao Leaega10–0
- –TSamoa try15–0
- –TSamoa try · Elvis Sevealii20–0
- –CTonga conversion · Sengili Tu'ihalamaka20–2
- –PTonga penalty · Sengili Tu'ihalamaka20–5
- –PTonga penalty · Sengili Tu'ihalamaka20–8
- –TTonga try · 'Elisi Vunipola20–13
- –TTonga try · Ta'u Fainga'anuku20–18
Line-ups
Samoa
- 1Mark LuafalealoProp
- 2Trevor LeotaHooker
- 3Polo AsiProp
- 4Sika PochingSecond row
- 5Leo Lafaiali'ISecond row
- 6Semo SititiFlanker
- 7Alfie To'oala VaeluagaFlanker
- 8Junior ParamoreNumber 8
- 9Steve So'oialoScrum-half
- 10Earl Va'aFly-half
- 11Elvis SevealiiWing
- 12Terry FanoluaCentre
- 13Faapulou So'olefaiCentre
- 14Afato So'oialoWing
- 15Silao LeaegaFull-back
- Joe FilemuBench
- Ace TiatiaBench
- Henry WilliamsBench
- Tanner ViliBench
- Toa SamaniaBench
- Craig GlendinningBench
- Opeta PalepoiBench
Tonga
- 1Tevita TaumoepeauProp
- 3Ta'u Fainga'anukuProp
- 4Viliami VakiSecond row
- 5Nisifolo NaufahuSecond row
- 6Chris Hala'ufiaFlanker
- 8Manako TongaNumber 8
- 10'Elisi VunipolaFly-half
- 11Taunaholo TaufahemaWing
- 14Aisea HaviliWing
- 15Sengili Tu'ihalamakaFull-back
Match officials
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Context
All-time, Samoa 40–27 Tonga, 4 drawn in 71 scored Tests. Full head-to-head
Samoa going in
Tonga going in
- Previous meeting: 24 June 2000, Samoa 13–16 Tonga
- Next meeting on record: 30 June 2001
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.