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Full time5 September 1979
Fiji
16–13
Samoa
National Stadium, Suva, Fiji · South Pacific Games 1979Head-to-head

Fiji won by 3 points.

Scoring

  1. –CFiji conversion · Kemueli Musunamasi2–0
  2. –CFiji conversion · Kemueli Musunamasi4–0
  3. –TFiji try · Pita Kewa Nacuva8–0
  4. –TFiji try · Esala Labalaba12–0
  5. –TFiji try · Tevita Makutu16–0
  6. –PSamoa penalty · A Palamo16–3
  7. –PSamoa penalty · A Palamo16–6
  8. –PSamoa penalty · A Palamo16–9
  9. –TSamoa try · Niko Palamo16–13

Line-ups

Fiji

  1. 1Josateki SovauProp
  2. 2Atonio RacikaHooker
  3. 3Joketani RavouvouProp
  4. 4Green RayawaSecond row
  5. 5Simione NaidukiSecond row
  6. 6Joape KuinikoroFlanker
  7. 7Vuata NarisiaFlanker
  8. 8Isikeli CagilabaNumber 8
  9. 9Samisoni ViriviriScrum-half
  10. 10Esala LabalabaFly-half
  11. 11Kini VosailagiWing
  12. 12Kemueli MusunamasiCentre
  13. 13Senitiki NasaveCentre
  14. 14Tevita MakutuWing
  15. 15Pita Kewa NacuvaFull-back

Samoa

  1. 1F MaleleProp
  2. 2L MaloHooker
  3. 3S LeaupepeProp
  4. 4P MarekoSecond row
  5. 5Keli SaifoloiSecond row
  6. 6I Laga'aiaFlanker
  7. 7Faitala TalapusiFlanker
  8. 8Susuga AlesanaNumber 8
  9. 9L ToelupeScrum-half
  10. 10A PalamoFly-half
  11. 11Taufusi SalesaWing
  12. 12Niko PalamoCentre
  13. 13A Utu'utuCentre
  14. 14P GreyWing
  15. 15T PatuFull-back
  16. A LeavasaBench

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Context

All-time, Fiji 36–21 Samoa, 3 drawn in 60 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

Fiji 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.