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Men's Rugby World Cup 1991 · Pontypool Park, Pontypool · 9 October 1991Head-to-head
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Australia won by 6 points.Half-time 6–0

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Tacklesmademissed
AUS529
SAM5211
Kicks at goalconv.pensdrops
AUS0/03/30
SAM0/01/10
← Samoa attack · Australia 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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Team stats

SAM
58Carries59
172Metres gained229
0Clean breaks5
11Defenders beaten9
45Passes75
4Offloads3
52Tackles made52
9Tackles missed11
6/15Rucks won18/22
13/19Lineouts won14/21
22/24Scrums won14/15
7/15Mauls won3/5
10Penalties conceded14
66Kicks from hand63
Goal kicking
AUS conversions 0/0, penalties 3/3 · SAM conversions 0/0, penalties 1/1. Pale segment = set piece lost.

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Line-ups

Australia

  1. 1Cameron LillicrapProp
  2. 2Phil KearnsHooker
  3. 3Dan CrowleyProp
  4. 4Troy CokerSecond row
  5. 5Steve CutlerSecond row
  6. 6Jeff MillerFlanker
  7. 7Brendan NasserFlanker
  8. 8John EalesNumber 8
  9. 9Nick Farr-JonesScrum-half
  10. 10Michael LynaghFly-half
  11. 11David CampeseWing
  12. 12Tim HoranCentre
  13. 13Anthony HerbertCentre
  14. 14John FlettWing
  15. 15Marty RoebuckFull-back
  16. 16Peter SlatteryBench
  17. 17Bob EgertonBench
  18. 18Jason LittleBench
  19. 19Willie OfahengaueBench
  20. 20Tony DalyBench
  21. 21David NuciforaBench

Samoa

  1. 1Peter FatialofaProp
  2. 2Stan To'omalataiHooker
  3. 3Vili AlalatoaProp
  4. 4Mark BirtwistleSecond row
  5. 5Mata'afa KeenanSecond row
  6. 6Junior ParamoreFlanker
  7. 7Danny KaleopaFlanker
  8. 8Apollo PereliniNumber 8
  9. 9Matthew VaeaScrum-half
  10. 10Steve BachopFly-half
  11. 11Tupo Fa'amasinoWing
  12. 12Frank BunceCentre
  13. 13To'o VaegaCentre
  14. 14Brian LimaWing
  15. 15Andrew AiolupoFull-back
  16. 16Timo TagaloaBench
  17. 17Tu Nu'uali'itiaBench
  18. 18Filipo SaenaBench
  19. 19Tuala Sila VaifaleBench
  20. 20Eddie IoaneBench
  21. 21Palemia LilomaiavaBench

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Context

All-time, Australia 5–1 Samoa in 6 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

Australia going in
Samoa going in

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Results to 27 September 2026. Scoring and line-ups come from World Rugby match summaries where available; older Tests may have neither.