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Men's Rugby World Cup 1991 · Sardis Road, Pontypridd · 13 October 1991Head-to-head
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Samoa won by 23 points.Half-time 12–15 · Tries 1–6

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Tacklesmademissed
ARG5022
SAM7522
← Samoa attack · Argentina 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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  • Zone counts are not in the feed for this match.
  • Tackle positions are not in the feed for this match.
  • 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
21′SamoaTry, Timo Tagaloa, converted3–4
36′ArgentinaTry, Martin Teran, converted10–9
41′SamoaTry, Brian Lima, converted12–13
49′SamoaTry, Frank Bunce12–19
71′SamoaTry, Timo Tagaloa, converted12–23
75′SamoaTry, Steve Bachop, converted12–29
80′SamoaTry, Brian Lima12–35
29′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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010203040HT0′20′40′60′80′1 ARG card · 1 SAM card
21′Timo Tagaloa36′Martin Teran41′Brian Lima49′Frank Bunce71′Timo Tagaloa75′Steve Bachop80′Brian Lima
ARG

Team stats

SAM
14%Possession86%
91Carries81
383Metres gained439
5Clean breaks13
22Defenders beaten22
96Passes91
8Offloads16
50Tackles made75
22Tackles missed22
31/39Rucks won20/25
11/16Lineouts won9/15
12/13Scrums won14/17
7/11Mauls won1/1
13Penalties conceded15
43Kicks from hand50
Goal kicking
ARG conversions 1/1, penalties 2/2 · SAM conversions 4/4, penalties 1/1. 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

Argentina

  1. 1Manuel AguirreProp
  2. 2Mariano BoschHooker
  3. 3Diego CashProp
  4. 4Pedro SporlederSecond row
  5. 5Pablo BuabseSecond row
  6. 6Francisco IrarrazabalFlanker
  7. 7Pablo GarretonFlanker
  8. 8Jose SantamarinaNumber 8
  9. 9Gonzalo CamardonScrum-half
  10. 10Lisandro ArbizuFly-half
  11. 11Diego Cuesta SilvaWing
  12. 12Hernan Garcia SimonCentre
  13. 13Eduardo LabordeCentre
  14. 14Martin TeranWing
  15. 15Guillermo AngautFull-back
  16. 16Santiago MesonBench
  17. 17Mario CarrerasBench
  18. 18Federico MéndezBench
  19. 19Ricardo Le FortBench
  20. 20German LlanesBench
  21. 21Agustin ZanoniBench

Samoa

  1. 1Peter FatialofaProp
  2. 2Stan To'omalataiHooker
  3. 3Vili AlalatoaProp
  4. 4Mark BirtwistleSecond row
  5. 5Mata'afa KeenanSecond row
  6. 6Tuala Sila VaifaleFlanker
  7. 7Apollo PereliniFlanker
  8. 8Pat LamNumber 8
  9. 9Matthew VaeaScrum-half
  10. 10Steve BachopFly-half
  11. 11Timo TagaloaWing
  12. 12Frank BunceCentre
  13. 13To'o VaegaCentre
  14. 14Brian LimaWing
  15. 15Andrew AiolupoFull-back
  16. 16Tu Nu'uali'itiaBench
  17. 17Filipo SaenaBench
  18. 18Tupo Fa'amasinoBench
  19. 19Junior ParamoreBench
  20. 20Eddie IoaneBench

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Context

All-time, Argentina 2–3 Samoa in 5 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

Argentina 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.