TheBreakdown
Full time9 July 2022
Samoa
34–18
Tonga
Churchill Park, Lautoka, Fiji · World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup 2022Head-to-head

Samoa won by 16 points.

Scoring

  1. 5’PTonga penalty · James Faiva0–3
  2. 8’PTonga penalty · James Faiva0–6
  3. 19’PSamoa penalty · AJ Alatimu3–6
  4. 21’TTonga try · Fetuli Paea3–11
  5. 28’TTonga try · Veikoso Poloniati3–16
  6. 29’CTonga conversion · James Faiva3–18
  7. 35’TSamoa try · Ray Niuia8–18
  8. 36’CSamoa conversion · AJ Alatimu10–18
  9. 46’TSamoa try · Ray Niuia15–18
  10. 52’TSamoa try · Ray Niuia20–18
  11. 63’TSamoa try · Tumua Manu25–18
  12. 64’CSamoa conversion · AJ Alatimu27–18
  13. 77’TSamoa try · Theo McFarland32–18
  14. 78’CSamoa conversion · Alai D'Angelo Leuila34–18

Line-ups

Samoa

  1. 1Andrew TualaProp
  2. 2Ray NiuiaHooker
  3. 3Michael AlaalatoaProp
  4. 4Sam SladeSecond row
  5. 5Chris VuiSecond row
  6. 6Theo McFarlandFlanker
  7. 7Jack LamFlanker
  8. 8Sa Jordan TaufuaNumber 8
  9. 9Jonathan TaumateineScrum-half
  10. 10AJ AlatimuFly-half
  11. 11Nigel Ah-WongWing
  12. 12Tumua ManuCentre
  13. 13Neria FomaiCentre
  14. 14Ed FidowWing
  15. 15Danny ToalaFull-back
  16. 16Seilala LamBench
  17. 17Aki SeiuliBench
  18. 18Kalolo TuilomaBench
  19. 19Michael CurryBench
  20. 20Fritz LeeBench
  21. 21Auvasa FalealiiBench
  22. 22Alai D'Angelo LeuilaBench
  23. 23Lolagi VisiniaBench

Tonga

  1. 1Siegfried FisiihoiProp
  2. 2Siua MaileHooker
  3. 3Ben TameifunaProp
  4. 4Veikoso PoloniatiSecond row
  5. 5Sam LousiSecond row
  6. 6Tanginoa HalaifonuaFlanker
  7. 7Sione TalituiFlanker
  8. 8Sione Tu'ipulotuNumber 8
  9. 9Sonatane TakuluaScrum-half
  10. 10James FaivaFly-half
  11. 11Anzelo TuitavukiWing
  12. 12Fetuli PaeaCentre
  13. 13Afusipa TaumoepeauCentre
  14. 14Lotima Fainga'anukuWing
  15. 15William HaviliFull-back
  16. 16Sam MoliBench
  17. 17Feao FotuaikaBench
  18. 18Siate TokolahiBench
  19. 19Semisi PaeaBench
  20. 20Solomone FunakiBench
  21. 21Lotu InisiBench
  22. 22Manusiu PaeaBench
  23. 23Otumaka MausiaBench

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Context

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

Samoa going in
Tonga 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.