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Men's Rugby World Cup 2003 · Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane | Meeanjin · 1 November 2003Head-to-head
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South Africa won by 50 points.Half-time 31–3 · Tries 8–1

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Tacklesmademissed
RSA8533
SAM6025
Kicks at goalconv.pensdrops
RSA7/71/11
SAM1/11/10
← Samoa attack · South Africa attack →Hover a try for detail · dots = tackles made · dashed = penalty goal · orange = missed · squares = rucks · triangles = line breaks and defenders beaten · rings = turnovers · bars at the foot = zone counts · thin lines = kicks from hand = attacking entries and ball won per band
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  • Tackle positions are not in the feed for this match.
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  • Ruck, line break, turnover, lineout and kick-from-hand positions are not in the feed for this match.
  • Tries with a dashed ring have no recorded position, so they sit in the in-goal at the end that side attacked.
Tries and goal kicks as a table
MinTeamWhatScore
3′South AfricaTry, Joe Van Niekerk, converted5–0
13′South AfricaTry, Jorrie Muller, converted15–3
27′South AfricaTry, Derick Hougaard, converted22–3
40′South AfricaTry, Juan Smith, converted29–3
46′SamoaTry, Opeta Palepoi, converted31–8
69′South AfricaTry, Ashwin Willemse, converted39–10
71′South AfricaTry, Jaque Fourie46–10
75′South AfricaTry, Jaco van der Westhuyzen, converted51–10
80′South AfricaTry, Neil de Kock, converted58–10
Sample dataTerritory shares are estimated, and tries without a recorded position are placed in the in-goal. Other positions are as logged by the match feed and approximate.

Score progression

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3′Joe Van Niekerk13′Jorrie Muller27′Derick Hougaard40′Juan Smith46′Opeta Palepoi69′Ashwin Willemse71′Jaque Fourie75′Jaco van der Westhuyzen80′Neil de Kock
RSA

Team stats

SAM
89%Possession11%
117Carries126
764Metres gained658
27Clean breaks16
25Defenders beaten33
125Passes157
17Offloads17
85Tackles made60
33Tackles missed25
49/51Rucks won69/75
10/12Lineouts won16/24
10/10Scrums won9/11
14/16Mauls won2/2
14Turnovers won6
14Penalties conceded10
29Kicks from hand12
857Kick metres382
Goal kicking
RSA conversions 7/7, penalties 1/1 · SAM conversions 1/1, penalties 1/1. Pale segment = set piece lost.

Match statistics and event positions come from World Rugby’s public match feed, which is unofficial and not licensed for reuse; TheBreakdown reduces them to the figures shown. This feed has team statistics but no positions for this match.

Line-ups

South Africa

  1. 1Christo BezuidenhoudtProp
  2. 2John SmitHooker
  3. 3Faan RautenbachProp
  4. 4Bakkies BothaSecond row
  5. 5Victor MatfieldSecond row
  6. 6Corne KrigeFlanker
  7. 7Joe Van NiekerkFlanker
  8. 8Juan SmithNumber 8
  9. 9Joost van der WesthuizenScrum-half
  10. 10Derick HougaardFly-half
  11. 11Thinus DelportWing
  12. 12De Wet BarryCentre
  13. 13Jorrie MullerCentre
  14. 14Ashwin WillemseWing
  15. 15Jaco van der WesthuyzenFull-back
  16. 16Danie CoetzeeBench
  17. 17Richard BandsBench
  18. 18Danie RossouwBench
  19. 19Schalk BurgerBench
  20. 20Neil de KockBench
  21. 21Louis KoenBench
  22. 22Jaque FourieBench

Samoa

  1. 1Kas LealamanuaProp
  2. 2Jonathan MeredithHooker
  3. 3Jeremy TomuliProp
  4. 4Opeta PalepoiSecond row
  5. 5Leo Lafaiali'ISecond row
  6. 6Peter PoulosFlanker
  7. 7Maurie FaasavaluFlanker
  8. 8Semo SititiNumber 8
  9. 9Steve So'oialoScrum-half
  10. 10Earl Va'aFly-half
  11. 11Sailosi TagicakibauWing
  12. 12Brian LimaCentre
  13. 13Romi RopatiCentre
  14. 14Lome Fa'atauWing
  15. 15Tanner ViliFull-back
  16. 16Mase Mahonori SchwalgerBench
  17. 17Tamato LeupoluBench
  18. 18Kitiona ViliamuBench
  19. 19Des Tuiavi'iBench
  20. 20Denning TyrrellBench
  21. 21Dale RasmussenBench
  22. 22Dominic FeaunatiBench

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Context

All-time, South Africa 9–0 Samoa in 9 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

South Africa 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.