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Men's Internationals 2025 · Eden Park, Auckland · 18 July 2025Head-to-head
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Scotland won by 29 points.Half-time 0–22 · Tries 2–7

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813313645505564776%Own 2242%Own half58%Opp half68%Opp 22
← Scotland attack · Samoa 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
Tries and goal kicks as a table
MinTeamWhatScore
8′ScotlandTry, Ewan Ashman, conversion missed0–5
13′ScotlandTry, Rory Hutchinson, converted0–10
31′ScotlandTry, Arron Reed, conversion missed0–17
36′ScotlandTry, Kyle Steyn, conversion missed0–22
45′ScotlandTry, Grant Gilchrist, converted0–27
50′SamoaTry, Ben Nee-Nee, conversion missed5–29
55′ScotlandTry, Kyle Rowe, conversion missed5–34
64′SamoaTry, Duncan Paia'aua, converted10–34
77′ScotlandTry, George Turner, converted12–39
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′
8′Ewan Ashman13′Rory Hutchinson31′Arron Reed36′Kyle Steyn45′Grant Gilchrist50′Ben Nee-Nee55′Kyle Rowe64′Duncan Paia'aua77′George Turner
SAM

Team stats

SCO
46%Possession54%
53%Territory47%
111Carries144
398Metres gained502
6Clean breaks11
30Defenders beaten26
142Passes169
12Offloads5
138Tackles made162
26Tackles missed30
78/80Rucks won89/93
13/15Lineouts won18/18
5/6Scrums won8/11
3/5Mauls won8/8
5Turnovers won9
9Penalties conceded8
12Kicks from hand22
289Kick metres568
Goal kicking
SAM conversions 1/2, penalties 0/0 · SCO conversions 3/7, penalties 0/0. 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.

Line-ups

Samoa

  1. 1Aki SeiuliProp
  2. 2Pita Anae Ah-SueHooker
  3. 3Michael AlaalatoaProp
  4. 4Ben Nee-NeeSecond row
  5. 5Sam SladeSecond row
  6. 6Theo McFarlandFlanker
  7. 7Jonah Mau'uFlanker
  8. 8Taleni SeuNumber 8
  9. 9Melani MatavaoScrum-half
  10. 10Jacob UmagaFly-half
  11. 11Tomasi AlosioWing
  12. 12Henry TaefuCentre
  13. 13Duncan Paia'auaCentre
  14. 14Tuna TuitamaWing
  15. 15Latrell Ah KiongFull-back
  16. 16Luteru TolaiBench
  17. 17Kaynan Siteine-TuaBench
  18. 18Marco Fepulea'iBench
  19. 19Michael CurryBench
  20. 20Niko JonesBench
  21. 21Iakopo Petelo-MapuBench
  22. 22Connor TupaiBench
  23. 23Rodney IonaBench

Scotland

  1. 1Rory SutherlandProp
  2. 2Ewan AshmanHooker
  3. 3Elliot Millar MillsProp
  4. 4Gregor BrownSecond row
  5. 5Grant GilchristSecond row
  6. 6Andy Onyeama ChristieFlanker
  7. 7Rory DargeFlanker
  8. 8Matt FagersonNumber 8
  9. 9Jamie DobieScrum-half
  10. 10Fergus BurkeFly-half
  11. 11Arron ReedWing
  12. 12Stafford McDowallCentre
  13. 13Rory HutchinsonCentre
  14. 14Kyle SteynWing
  15. 15Kyle RoweFull-back
  16. 16George TurnerBench
  17. 17Nathan McBethBench
  18. 18Finlay RichardsonBench
  19. 19Cameron HendersonBench
  20. 20Marshall SykesBench
  21. 21Ben MuncasterBench
  22. 22George HorneBench
  23. 23Adam HastingsBench

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Context

All-time, Samoa 2–11 Scotland, 1 drawn in 14 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

Samoa going in
Scotland 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.