TheBreakdown
Full time18 July 2015
USA
16–21
Samoa
Avaya Stadium, San Jose, California, United States · World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup 2015Head-to-head

Samoa won by 5 points.

Scoring

  1. 5’PSamoa penalty · Patrick Faapale0–3
  2. 16’PSamoa penalty · Patrick Faapale0–6
  3. 23’PUSA penalty · AJ MacGinty3–6
  4. 25’PSamoa penalty · Patrick Faapale3–9
  5. 33’TSamoa try · Tuilagi Alesana Tuilagi3–14
  6. 34’CSamoa conversion · Patrick Faapale3–16
  7. 38’TSamoa try · Ah See Tuala3–21
  8. 56’PUSA penalty · AJ MacGinty6–21
  9. 65’PUSA penalty · AJ MacGinty9–21
  10. 75’TUSA try · Titi Lamositele14–21
  11. 76’CUSA conversion · AJ MacGinty16–21

Line-ups

USA

  1. 1Eric FryProp
  2. 2Phil ThielHooker
  3. 3Matekitonga MoeakiolaProp
  4. 4Hayden SmithSecond row
  5. 5Greg PetersonSecond row
  6. 6Cam DolanFlanker
  7. 7John QuillFlanker
  8. 8Danny BarrettNumber 8
  9. 9Shalom SuniulaScrum-half
  10. 10AJ MacGintyFly-half
  11. 11Blaine ScullyWing
  12. 12Thretton PalamoCentre
  13. 13Seamus KellyCentre
  14. 14Takudzwa NgwenyaWing
  15. 15Chris WylesFull-back
  16. 16Zach FenoglioBench
  17. 17Chris BaumannBench
  18. 18Titi LamositeleBench
  19. 19Scott LaVallaBench
  20. 20Andrew DurutaloBench
  21. 21Mike PetriBench
  22. 22Andrew SuniulaBench
  23. 23Zack TestBench

Samoa

  1. 1Sakaria TaulafoProp
  2. 2Manu LeiatauaHooker
  3. 3Anthony PereniseProp
  4. 4Filo PauloSecond row
  5. 5Faatiga LemaluSecond row
  6. 6TJ IoaneFlanker
  7. 7Jack LamFlanker
  8. 8Sanele Vavae TuilagiNumber 8
  9. 9Vavao AfemaiScrum-half
  10. 10Patrick FaapaleFly-half
  11. 11Tuilagi Alesana TuilagiWing
  12. 12Faialaga AfamasagaCentre
  13. 13Paul PerezCentre
  14. 14Sinoti SinotiWing
  15. 15Ah See TualaFull-back
  16. 16Motu Matu'uBench
  17. 17Viliamu AfatiaBench
  18. 18Jake GreyBench
  19. 19Maselino PaulinoBench
  20. 20Oneone FaafouBench
  21. 21Pele CowleyBench
  22. 22Johnny LeotaBench
  23. 23Fa'atoina AutagavaiaBench

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Context

All-time, USA 3–6 Samoa in 9 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

USA 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.