Full time1 June 1988
Apia Park, Apia, SamoaHead-to-head
Fiji won by 3 points.
Scoring
- 27’TFiji try · Sakeasi Vonolagi0–4
- 44’PTonga penalty · Asaeli Amore3–4
- 54’TTonga try · Manisela Hekeheke7–4
- 55’CTonga conversion · Sione Vai9–4
- 58’PFiji penalty · Kini Sarai9–7
- 61’PFiji penalty · Kini Sarai9–10
- 68’TTonga try · Taitusi Halasika13–10
- 73’PFiji penalty · Kini Sarai13–13
- 78’PFiji penalty · Kini Sarai13–16
Line-ups
Tonga
- 1Manisela HekehekeProp
- 2Taitusi HalasikaHooker
- 3Siaosi AtiolaProp
- 4Saia MoalaSecond row
- 5Sione PanelapaSecond row
- 6Maliepo TomaFlanker
- 7Paula TupouFlanker
- 8Kinisiliti FotuNumber 8
- 9Manu VunipolaScrum-half
- 10Asaeli AmoreFly-half
- 11Fou Ma'afuWing
- 12Fatai IkaCentre
- 13Hikito'ou VaingaloCentre
- 14Peni FakavaWing
- 15Sione VaiFull-back
- 16Ofa BlakeBench
- 17Tinitake MakBench
- 18Kuli FaletauBench
- 19Kite TuivailalaBench
- 20Easisi Pou'uhilaBench
- 21Viliami LutuaBench
Fiji
- 1Mosese TagaProp
- 2Salacieli NaivilawasaHooker
- 3Ilisoni NaitukuProp
- 4Pita NarumaSecond row
- 5Mesake RasariSecond row
- 6Tukeli NakautaFlanker
- 7Sakeasi VonolagiFlanker
- 8Max OlssonNumber 8
- 9Pauliasi TabulutuScrum-half
- 10Kini MalaiFly-half
- 11Tom MitchellWing
- 12Noa NadrukuCentre
- 13Savenaca AriaCentre
- 14Niko BaleiverataWing
- 15Kini SaraiFull-back
- 16Aporosa RanukuBench
- 17Rabilo PenasioBench
- 18John EdwardsBench
Match officials
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Context
All-time, Tonga 27–66 Fiji, 3 drawn in 96 scored Tests. Full head-to-head
Tonga going in
Fiji going in
- Previous meeting: 29 August 1987, Tonga 9–32 Fiji
- Next meeting on record: 2 July 1988
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.