TheBreakdown
Full time29 October 1988
Ireland
49–22
Samoa
Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland · Tour 1988Head-to-head

Ireland won by 27 points.

Scoring

  1. –CIreland conversion · Michael Kiernan2–0
  2. –CIreland conversion · Michael Kiernan4–0
  3. –CIreland conversion · Michael Kiernan6–0
  4. –CIreland conversion · Michael Kiernan8–0
  5. –PIreland penalty · Michael Kiernan11–0
  6. –PIreland penalty · Michael Kiernan14–0
  7. –TIreland try · John Sexton18–0
  8. –TIreland try · Brendan Mullin22–0
  9. –TIreland try · Michael Kiernan26–0
  10. –TIreland try · Keith Crossan30–0
  11. –TIreland try · Keith Crossan34–0
  12. –TIreland try · Neil Francis38–0
  13. –TIreland try · Phil Matthews42–0
  14. –TIreland try · Denis McBride46–0
  15. –DIreland drop goal · John Sexton49–0
  16. –CSamoa conversion · Andrew Aiolupo49–2
  17. –CSamoa conversion · Taufusi Salesa49–4
  18. –CSamoa conversion · Taufusi Salesa49–6
  19. –TSamoa try · Rolagi Koko49–10
  20. –TSamoa try · John Ah Kuoi49–14
  21. –TSamoa try · Phineas Young49–18
  22. –TSamoa try · Phineas Young49–22

Line-ups

Ireland

  1. 1Tom ClancyProp
  2. 2Steve SmithHooker
  3. 3Jim McCoyProp
  4. 4Donal LenihanSecond row
  5. 5Neil FrancisSecond row
  6. 6Phil MatthewsFlanker
  7. 7Denis McBrideFlanker
  8. 8Noel MannionNumber 8
  9. 9Fergus AherneScrum-half
  10. 10Paul DeanFly-half
  11. 11Keith CrossanWing
  12. 12Michael KiernanCentre
  13. 13Brendan MullinCentre
  14. 14John SextonWing
  15. 15Phil DanaherFull-back
  16. 16Fergus DunleaBench
  17. 17Vince CunninghamBench
  18. 18Michael BradleyBench
  19. 19Patrick O'HaraBench
  20. 20Des FitzgeraldBench
  21. 21John McDonaldBench

Samoa

  1. 1Vili AlalatoaProp
  2. 2Stan To'omalataiHooker
  3. 3Peter FatialofaProp
  4. 4Saini LemameaSecond row
  5. 5Daryl WilliamsSecond row
  6. 6Lafaele ManoFlanker
  7. 7Tuise SefoFlanker
  8. 8Malaki IupeliNumber 8
  9. 9Phineas YoungScrum-half
  10. 10Filipo SaenaFly-half
  11. 11Taueve UgapoWing
  12. 12John Ah KuoiCentre
  13. 13Keneti SioCentre
  14. 14Rolagi KokoWing
  15. 15Andrew AiolupoFull-back
  16. 16Ollie CrichtonBench
  17. 17Tupo Fa'amasinoBench
  18. 18Lino FaoiBench
  19. 19Sepe TupuolaBench
  20. 20Reupena RimoniBench
  21. 21Vaivase FaasuaBench
  22. Taufusi SalesaBench

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Context

All-time, Ireland 7–2 Samoa in 9 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

Ireland 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.