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Full time30 June 2001
Tonga
14–23
Samoa
Venue not recorded · Pacific Rim Championship 2001Head-to-head

Samoa won by 9 points.

Scoring

  1. –CTonga conversion · Kusitafu Tonga2–0
  2. –CTonga conversion · Kusitafu Tonga4–0
  3. –TTonga try · Solomone Matangi9–0
  4. –TTonga try · Viliami Ma'asi14–0
  5. –CSamoa conversion · Silao Leaega14–2
  6. –CSamoa conversion · Silao Leaega14–4
  7. –PSamoa penalty · Silao Leaega14–7
  8. –PSamoa penalty · Silao Leaega14–10
  9. –PSamoa penalty · Silao Leaega14–13
  10. –TSamoa try · Semo Sititi14–18
  11. –TSamoa try · Terry Fanolua14–23

Line-ups

Tonga

  1. 1Tevita TaumoepeauProp
  2. 2Viliami Ma'asiHooker
  3. 3Ta'u Fainga'anukuProp
  4. 4Viliami VakiSecond row
  5. 5Fakataha MolitikaSecond row
  6. 6Chris Hala'ufiaFlanker
  7. 7Jonny KoloiFlanker
  8. 8Manako TongaNumber 8
  9. 9Sione TuipulotuScrum-half
  10. 10'Elisi VunipolaFly-half
  11. 11Semi TaupeaafeWing
  12. 12Siua TaumaloloCentre
  13. 13Semisi Faka 'osi'folauCentre
  14. 14Solomone MatangiWing
  15. 15Kusitafu TongaFull-back
  16. Feao VunipolaBench
  17. Sioeli NauBench
  18. Aisea HaviliBench
  19. Puku FaletauBench
  20. Nisifolo NaufahuBench
  21. Sateki TuipulotuBench
  22. Tevita FifitaBench

Samoa

  1. 1Kas LealamanuaProp
  2. 2Ace TiatiaHooker
  3. 3Polo AsiProp
  4. 4Lama ToneSecond row
  5. 5Leo Lafaiali'ISecond row
  6. 6Semo SititiFlanker
  7. 7Craig GlendinningFlanker
  8. 8Junior ParamoreNumber 8
  9. 9Joe FilemuScrum-half
  10. 10Earl Va'aFly-half
  11. 11Brian LimaWing
  12. 12Freddie TuilagiCentre
  13. 13To'o VaegaCentre
  14. 14Afato So'oialoWing
  15. 15Silao LeaegaFull-back
  16. Alfie To'oala VaeluagaBench
  17. Opeta PalepoiBench
  18. Patrick SegiBench
  19. Terry FanoluaBench
  20. Henry WilliamsBench

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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.