TheBreakdown
Full time29 June 1997
Samoa
62–13
Tonga
Apia Park, Apia, SamoaHead-to-head

Samoa won by 49 points.

Scoring

  1. –CSamoa conversion · Silao Leaega2–0
  2. –CSamoa conversion · Silao Leaega4–0
  3. –CSamoa conversion · Silao Leaega6–0
  4. –CSamoa conversion · Silao Leaega8–0
  5. –CSamoa conversion · Silao Leaega10–0
  6. –CSamoa conversion · Va'aiga Tuigamala12–0
  7. –TSamoa try · Silao Leaega17–0
  8. –TSamoa try · Afato So'oialo22–0
  9. –TSamoa try · Afato So'oialo27–0
  10. –TSamoa try · Afato So'oialo32–0
  11. –TSamoa try · To'o Vaega37–0
  12. –TSamoa try · Jon Clarke42–0
  13. –TSamoa try · Robbie Ale47–0
  14. –TSamoa try · Robbie Ale52–0
  15. –TSamoa try · Junior Paramore57–0
  16. –TSamoa try · Junior Paramore62–0
  17. –CTonga conversion · Kusitafu Tonga62–2
  18. –PTonga penalty · Kusitafu Tonga62–5
  19. –PTonga penalty · Kusitafu Tonga62–8
  20. –TTonga try · Alipate Ta'ufo'ou62–13

Line-ups

Samoa

  1. 1Mike MikaProp
  2. 2Tala LeiasamaivaoHooker
  3. 3Robbie AleProp
  4. 4Mailo Potu LeavasaSecond row
  5. 5Sene Ta'alaSecond row
  6. 6Junior ParamoreFlanker
  7. 7Tuala Sila VaifaleFlanker
  8. 8Pat LamNumber 8
  9. 9Jon ClarkeScrum-half
  10. 10Terry FanoluaFly-half
  11. 11Va'aiga TuigamalaWing
  12. 12George LeaupepeCentre
  13. 13To'o VaegaCentre
  14. 14Afato So'oialoWing
  15. 15Silao LeaegaFull-back
  16. 16Tupae PatiBench
  17. 17Vaa VitaleBench
  18. 18Isaac Fea'unatiBench
  19. 19Sam KaletaBench
  20. 20Richard RasmussenBench
  21. 21Brendan ReidyBench
  22. 22Trevor LeotaBench

Tonga

  1. 1Ngalu Taufo'ouProp
  2. 2Tau'alupe SialeHooker
  3. 3Heamani LavakaProp
  4. 4Alipate Ta'ufo'ouSecond row
  5. 5Kuli FaletauSecond row
  6. 6Lone KatoaFlanker
  7. 7Maama MolitikaFlanker
  8. 8Kilioni TuipulotuNumber 8
  9. 9Semi TulikifangaScrum-half
  10. 10Vikilani AfeakiFly-half
  11. 11Dave TiuetiWing
  12. 12Viliami UhiCentre
  13. 13Fepikou TatafuCentre
  14. 14Semisi Faka 'osi'folauWing
  15. 15Kusitafu TongaFull-back
  16. 16Sione TuipulotuBench
  17. 17Johnny NgauamoBench
  18. 18Tevita AsiBench
  19. 19Feleti MahoniBench
  20. 20Damien PenisiniBench
  21. 21Katilimoni Tu'ipulotuBench

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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.