TheBreakdown
Full time1 June 2002
Samoa
16–17
Fiji
Apia Park, Apia, Samoa · Pacific Tri Nations 2002Head-to-head

Fiji won by 1 point.

Scoring

  1. –PSamoa penalty · Silao Leaega3–0
  2. –PSamoa penalty · Silao Leaega6–0
  3. –TSamoa try · Freddie Tuilagi11–0
  4. –TSamoa try · Jonathan Meredith16–0
  5. –PFiji penalty · Nicky Little16–3
  6. –PFiji penalty · Nicky Little16–6
  7. –PFiji penalty · Nicky Little16–9
  8. –PFiji penalty · Nicky Little16–12
  9. –TFiji try · Tevita Latianara16–17

Line-ups

Samoa

  1. 1Tamato LeupoluProp
  2. 2Trevor LeotaHooker
  3. 3Jeremy TomuliProp
  4. 4Opeta PalepoiSecond row
  5. 5Leo Lafaiali'ISecond row
  6. 6Semo SititiFlanker
  7. 7Siaosi VailiFlanker
  8. 8Patrick SegiNumber 8
  9. 9Denning TyrrellScrum-half
  10. 10Earl Va'aFly-half
  11. 11Brian LimaWing
  12. 12Freddie TuilagiCentre
  13. 13Elvis SevealiiCentre
  14. 14Lome Fa'atauWing
  15. 15Silao LeaegaFull-back
  16. Henry TuilagiBench
  17. Carl ManuBench
  18. Kas LealamanuaBench
  19. Jonathan MeredithBench
  20. Kitiona ViliamuBench

Fiji

  1. 1Richard NyholtProp
  2. 2Greg SmithHooker
  3. 3Paula BiuProp
  4. 4Sisa KoyamaiboleSecond row
  5. 5Simon RaiwaluiSecond row
  6. 6Setareki TawakeFlanker
  7. 7Alifereti DoviverataFlanker
  8. 8Alivereti MocelutuNumber 8
  9. 9Jacob RauluniScrum-half
  10. 10Nicky LittleFly-half
  11. 11Isaac MowWing
  12. 12Alfred UluinayauCentre
  13. 13Seru RabeniCentre
  14. 14Tevita LatianaraWing
  15. 15Norman LigairiFull-back
  16. Senirusi SeruvakulaBench
  17. Isaia RasilaBench
  18. Sami RabakaBench
  19. Daniele BaleinadogoBench
  20. Joseph NarruhnBench
  21. Ifereimi RawaqaBench
  22. Epeli RatuniataBench

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Context

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

Samoa going in
Fiji 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.