TheBreakdown
Full time17 July 2021
Tonga
15–37
Samoa
FMG Stadium, Hamilton, New Zealand · Men's Rugby World Cup Qualifying 2021Head-to-head

Samoa won by 22 points.

Scoring

  1. 4’PTonga penalty · James Faiva3–0
  2. 9’PSamoa penalty · Henry Taefu3–3
  3. 14’PSamoa penalty · Henry Taefu3–6
  4. 26’TSamoa try · Ed Fidow3–11
  5. 27’CSamoa conversion · Henry Taefu3–13
  6. 38’TSamoa try · Jonathan Taumateine3–18
  7. 39’CSamoa conversion · Henry Taefu3–20
  8. 43’PSamoa penalty · Henry Taefu3–23
  9. 51’TTonga try · Jay Fonokalafi8–23
  10. 52’CTonga conversion · James Faiva10–23
  11. 56’TTonga try · Sione Tu'ipulotu15–23
  12. 73’TSamoa try · Stacey Ili15–28
  13. 74’CSamoa conversion · Henry Taefu15–30
  14. 80’TSamoa try · Kalolo Tuiloma15–35
  15. 80’CSamoa conversion · Henry Taefu15–37

Line-ups

Tonga

  1. 1Jethro FelemiProp
  2. 2Siua MaileHooker
  3. 3Sila PuafisiProp
  4. 4Don LoloSecond row
  5. 5Harison MataeleSecond row
  6. 6Sione Tu'ipulotuFlanker
  7. 7Mateaki KafatoluFlanker
  8. 8Nasi ManuNumber 8
  9. 9Sonatane TakuluaScrum-half
  10. 10James FaivaFly-half
  11. 11Hosea SaumakiWing
  12. 12Nikolai FoliakiCentre
  13. 13Fine InisiCentre
  14. 14Penikolo LatuWing
  15. 15Kali HalaFull-back
  16. 16Jay FonokalafiBench
  17. 17Duke NgininginiBench
  18. 18Ben TameifunaBench
  19. 19Maama VaipuluBench
  20. 20Viliami TaulaniBench
  21. 21Aisea HaloBench
  22. 22Nafi TuitavakeBench
  23. 23Walter FifitaBench

Samoa

  1. 1Tietie TuimaugaProp
  2. 2Ray NiuiaHooker
  3. 3Michael AlaalatoaProp
  4. 4Ben Nee-NeeSecond row
  5. 5Sam SladeSecond row
  6. 6Olajuwon NoaFlanker
  7. 7Alamanda MotugaFlanker
  8. 8Henry StowersNumber 8
  9. 9Jonathan TaumateineScrum-half
  10. 10Rodney IonaFly-half
  11. 11Neria FomaiWing
  12. 12Henry TaefuCentre
  13. 13Stacey IliCentre
  14. 14Ed FidowWing
  15. 15Tomasi AlosioFull-back
  16. 16JP SauniBench
  17. 17Jonah AoinaBench
  18. 18Kalolo TuilomaBench
  19. 19Theo McFarlandBench
  20. 20Jack LamBench
  21. 21Dwayne PolataivaoBench
  22. 22Alai D'Angelo LeuilaBench
  23. 23Losi FilipoBench

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Context

All-time, Tonga 27–40 Samoa, 4 drawn in 71 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

Tonga 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.