TheBreakdown
Full time28 May 1988
Samoa
20–13
Tonga
Venue not recordedHead-to-head

Samoa won by 7 points.

Scoring

  1. –PSamoa penalty · Andrew Aiolupo3–0
  2. –PSamoa penalty · Andrew Aiolupo6–0
  3. –PSamoa penalty · Andrew Aiolupo9–0
  4. –PSamoa penalty · Andrew Aiolupo12–0
  5. –TSamoa try · Rolagi Koko16–0
  6. –TSamoa try · Taueve Ugapo20–0
  7. –PTonga penalty · Sione Vai20–3
  8. –PTonga penalty · Sione Vai20–6
  9. –PTonga penalty · Sione Vai20–9
  10. –TTonga try · Kinisiliti Fotu20–13

Line-ups

Samoa

  1. 1Lomitusi SasiProp
  2. 2Stan To'omalataiHooker
  3. 3Fineaso Aima'asuProp
  4. 4Peleiupu FuataiSecond row
  5. 5Ekeroma LuaiufiSecond row
  6. 6Vaivase FaasuaFlanker
  7. 7Malaki IupeliFlanker
  8. 8T MageleNumber 8
  9. 9S UatiScrum-half
  10. 10Filipo SaenaFly-half
  11. 11Taueve UgapoWing
  12. 12Taufusi SalesaCentre
  13. 13Keneti SioCentre
  14. 14Rolagi KokoWing
  15. 15Andrew AiolupoFull-back
  16. Ollie CrichtonBench

Tonga

  1. 2Ofa BlakeHooker
  2. 4Kuli FaletauSecond row
  3. 6Maliepo TomaFlanker
  4. 8Kinisiliti FotuNumber 8
  5. 9Manu VunipolaScrum-half
  6. 10Kite TuivailalaFly-half
  7. 12Fatai IkaCentre
  8. 13Fou Ma'afuCentre
  9. 14Peni FakavaWing
  10. 15Sione VaiFull-back

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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.