TheBreakdown
Full time5 July 1997
Samoa
26–17
Fiji
Apia Park, Apia, Samoa · Pacific Rim Championship 1997Head-to-head

Samoa won by 9 points.

Scoring

  1. –CSamoa conversion · Earl Va'a2–0
  2. –CSamoa conversion · Earl Va'a4–0
  3. –PSamoa penalty · Earl Va'a7–0
  4. –PSamoa penalty · Earl Va'a10–0
  5. –PSamoa penalty · Earl Va'a13–0
  6. –PSamoa penalty · Earl Va'a16–0
  7. –TSamoa try · Va'aiga Tuigamala21–0
  8. –TSamoa try · Tala Leiasamaivao26–0
  9. –CFiji conversion · Nicky Little26–2
  10. –CFiji conversion · Nicky Little26–4
  11. –PFiji penalty · Nicky Little26–7
  12. –TFiji try · Alfred Uluinayau26–12
  13. –TFiji try · Mosese Rauluni26–17

Line-ups

Samoa

  1. 1Mike MikaProp
  2. 2Tala LeiasamaivaoHooker
  3. 3Robbie AleProp
  4. 4Mailo Potu LeavasaSecond row
  5. 5Sene Ta'alaSecond row
  6. 6Sam KaletaFlanker
  7. 7Junior ParamoreFlanker
  8. 8Pat LamNumber 8
  9. 9Joe FilemuScrum-half
  10. 10Earl Va'aFly-half
  11. 11Brian LimaWing
  12. 12George LeaupepeCentre
  13. 13Va'aiga TuigamalaCentre
  14. 14Afato So'oialoWing
  15. 15Silao LeaegaFull-back
  16. Isaac Fea'unatiBench
  17. To'o TaegaBench
  18. Jon ClarkeBench
  19. Trevor LeotaBench
  20. Brendan ReidyBench
  21. Tuala Sila VaifaleBench
  22. Terry FanoluaBench

Fiji

  1. 1Daniel RouseProp
  2. 2Greg SmithHooker
  3. 3Epeli NaituivauProp
  4. 4Emori KatalauSecond row
  5. 5Simon RaiwaluiSecond row
  6. 6Api NaevoFlanker
  7. 7Aminiasi NaituyagaFlanker
  8. 8Alivereti MocelutuNumber 8
  9. 9Mosese RauluniScrum-half
  10. 10Nicky LittleFly-half
  11. 11Sale SorovakiWing
  12. 12Alfred UluinayauCentre
  13. 13Fero LasagavibauCentre
  14. 14Aisea TuilevuWing
  15. 15Jonetani WaqabituFull-back
  16. Billy CavubatiBench
  17. Ifereimi TawakeBench
  18. Mosese TagaBench
  19. Sekove RauliniBench
  20. Manasa BariBench
  21. Lawrence LittleBench

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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.